Midwest Theater presents "Church Basement Ladies, Rise Up O Men "

Rise Up O Men features familar rural Norwegian Lutheran faces: Mrs. Mavis Gilmerson, Mrs. Vivian Snustad, and Mrs. Karin Engleson who would never leave the basement kitchen unattended, of course (who would make bars for the youth group meeting?).  But as they busy themselves with preparations for their church's participation in the town's 1964 Centennial Celebration, we get to see their coming and goings from the eyes of the menfolk, who have their own problems to solve.  Karin's husband Elroy, farmer Carl and Great War Vet Arlo are joined in brotherhood by series staple Pastor E.L. Gunderson.  Their camaraderie unites them as they deal wiht furnace salesmen, looming retirement, rival Protestant denominations, the Pastor's bad jokes, and Arlene's even-worse cooking.