LATE NIGHT CATECHISM Opens 3/18 at Plymouth Playhouse

Catechism classes are never as much fun - or as hilarious - as when they are led by Sister in the international hit comedy Late Nite Catechism by Vicki Quade and Maripat.

Donovan. Late Nite Catechism will be presented at Plymouth Playhouse opening March 18 and continuing through June 14, 2015. Performance(s) are Wednesday (1 p.m.), Thursday (1 & 7:30 p.m.), Friday (7:30 p.m.), Saturday (3 & 7:30 p.m.) and Sunday at 2 p.m.) Ticket prices are $28-$39. Tickets are available by calling the Plymouth Playhouse box office at 763-553-1600 x 1 or may be purchased online at plymouthplayhouse.com. Generous group discounts are available by calling 763-383- 1073.

Late Nite Catechism is an uproarious piece of theater that takes audience members back - sometimes nostalgically, sometimes fearfully - to the children they once were. The irrepressible Sister teaches an adult catechism class to a roomful of "students" (the audience). Over the course of the play, Sister goes from benevolent instructor, rewarding the "students" for correct answers with glow-in-the-dark rosaries and laminated saint cards, to authoritative drill sergeant. These abrupt mood swings are bound to strike a resonant chord with everyone who survived the ups and downs of going to school, with an omniscient authoritarian at the helm.

The Catholic Register (Toronto) said,"The show appeals to Catholics and non- Catholics alike since 'Sister' clearly explains religious references in lighthearted ways while maintaining a serious tone that isn't too preachy and far from being saccharine." The New York Times declared "Late Nite Catechism speaks to an audience much broader than the membership of any one church."

Late Nite Catechism, which was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award in New York and recently won the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance for Maripat Donovan, is currently playing in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Vancouver, Scottsdale, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Chicago, where it has been playing to full "classes" since it opened in 1993. Productions in Boston, Sydney and Melbourne recently ended after playing two years in each city. Sister is always available for private classes and fundraisers through Entertainment Events, Inc. at (877) FUNNY NUN.

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