"Alright Now Class, Pay Attention!" "Yes, Sister"

Sister's Christmas Catechism, a special edition of Late Night Catachism opened on the day after Thanksgiving. This was a hilarious depiction of what we now think of as "Old School" Catachism classes, with the sardonic nun in residence. Now, not a Catholic school student outside of Kindergarten myself - thus, I didn't know all the nuances of catholic school as many in the crowd did (including my mother who was with me). This performance while hilarious was very generational - feeling. As soo many of the people I know can sympathise with, public school is a way of life where as in my mother's generation of the 50's a good catholic school was a way of life, this show plays on those memories.

“SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM” tackles the question, “Whatever happened to the Three King’s gold?” It’s CSI: Bethlehem when sister invites her audience to be characters in a living nativity/crime scene! A hilarious new way to celebrate the holidays, local choirs will join Sister on stage with Christmas carols.


“SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold” stars Nonie Newton-Breen as Sister. For eight years Newton-Breen has appeared across the country in the “Catechism” plays. From a large Irish-Catholic family in Chicago, she herself attended Catholic school where she studied under the raised ruler of a Sister Regina Therese. Newton-Breen is a veteran of Chicago’s famed Second City Theatre where she learned to “write on her feet.”


All of the donated proceeds post-performances go to the convents and nuns of the Catholic church that are not covered under any type of pension or salary program for all their years of service.