Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide

Articles written by Tracy Silvers


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 3 of 3

  • Nunsense is one helluva holy romp at the BeeKay Theatre

    Tracy Silvers, Assistant Director for Nunsense|Sep 25, 2021

    It's a hoot! The answer to your prayers! Five nuns on stage, four in the freezer! Raising hell since its Off-Broadway debut in 1985, Nunsense brings "the humor of the nun" to Tehachapi Community Theatre's BeeKay Theatre. With dynamite singing, a pinch of puppetry, the tip-tap of time steps, and a hefty dose of soul, it's no wonder this musical comedy is the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show. This one's good, old-fashioned fun! The loose storyline is that five nuns from the Little Sisters...

  • Pandemic no match for 'Nunsense'

    Tracy Silvers, Assistant Director for Nunsense|Sep 11, 2021

    The hit musical "Nunsense" may be a smaller show in the number of actors on stage, but there are certainly no small parts in this musical comedy. "It's a small cast show, but a very demanding show. They have to sing, dance, act, work props and costumes and play characters all at the same time. They do it all," said veteran Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) Director Doug Jockinsen. Jockinsen has been participating in theater for 54 years, but the pandemic has mostly kept him and his children at...

  • Nunsense comes to Tehachapi

    Tracy Silvers, Assistant Director for Nunsense|Aug 28, 2021

    Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) was looking for a musical that was fun and played to its strengths, hadn't ever been done locally, and would give director Doug Jockinsen – who is also the Executive Producer for TCT – a big project to produce. "Nunsense" fit the bill perfectly. The musical about the lovable nuns has been a crowd-pleaser since it opened in 1985. It ran for 10 years and 3,672 performances, becoming the second-longest-running Off-Broadway show in history and an international phe...