Cath News report:Cast members of the musical MacKillop helped raise awareness about the production by joining unsuspecting passengers on a morning cruise around Sydney Harbour aboard the ferry Mary MacKillop.
The cast got into the spirit by entertaining the passengers with songs from the show, taking photos and handing out flyers and the official program, said a report in The Catholic Weekly.
Operatic soprano Joanna Cole, who portrays Mary MacKillop, says she "had a lot of fun" joining fellow cast members in "raising a few smiles" among the passengers.
"Everyone seemed to get into the spirit of things and I think the passengers got a real kick out of seeing us nuns in full habit," she said.
"People wanted to take photos with us and were interested in learning more about the production.
Writer-director Anthony McCarthy says the ferry ride was a great opportunity to bring together the real Sisters of St Joseph and the women's chorus from the musical.
"And to do it on the Mary Mackillop Ferry gave it that sense of movement as well," he said. "And also the fact that Mary MacKillop travelled on ferries quite a lot, back and forth from North Sydney."
"The Sisters of St Joseph have really liked the production. They have found it very entertaining and humorous at different times," he told The Catholic Weekly.
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