Pelican Players Community Theater presents “Drinking Habits” July 20-22 A door-slamming farce full of belly laughs, plot twists, and rampant paranoia. Sun City Center, Fla. — May 15, 2023 — “Drinking Habits,” a zany farce full of multi-layered, hysterical mistaken identity, is the second main-stage production offered this year by the Pelican Players Community Theater of Sun City Center. Written by award-winning playwright Tom Smith, “Drinking Habits" is an uproarious comedy about the threat of a small convent closing its doors and two nuns who desperately try to keep them open by secretly making and selling wine. The play ingeniously combines mistaken and assumed identities with well-drawn characters, revealed secrets, and an abundance of high jinks. “What drew me to the play is that it’s a fast-paced farce filled with entrances and exits, mistaken identities, and — at its heart — a good, old-fashioned love story. Actually, two love stories. Well, actually … three love stories,” says Paul Ansell, director of the show. “Oh, and did I mention that it all takes place within the walls of a convent?” Set in the Convent of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing, the only actual needlework going on will be the audience when they are in stitches with laughter. The role of Mother Superior is being played by Shirley Walker; Sister Philamena is played by Kathryn Shea; Sister Augusta by Barbara Boyle; George by Kevin Steinke; Sally by Sandra Foell-Goldman; Paul by Steve Preuss; Sister Mary Catherine by Diane Keyes; and Father Chenille by James Williams. Julie Ramsey is assistant director, and Joy Dunn is stage manager. Audiences will have four opportunities to see the play, starting Thursday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m.; Friday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, July 22, at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. Tickets are on sale now at the Kings Point Box Office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Evening performances are $16; $13 for matinees. Tickets will also be sold at the door for each show. All performances are at the Kings Point Veterans Theater in the North Clubhouse, 1900 Clubhouse Drive, in Sun City Center. Founded in 1981, the Pelican Players Community Theater, a 501(c)(3) organization run by volunteers, seeks to promote the dramatic arts by staging productions and educational activities. All profits go toward the Pelican Players Scholarship Fund, handled by Community Foundation Tampa Bay and benefiting local students pursuing the arts.