SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM Opens at The Civic Temple Theater Tonight, 12/2

It's "Forensic Files meets Bethlehem" when SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM arrives at the Civic Center's Temple Theater to search for the Magi's Gold beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 for a limited two-week engagement. SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM marks the first presentation of the 2009-2010 Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series

Tickets for SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at the Civic Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-8000 and online at CivicCenter.org. Groups of 10 or more should call (515) 246-2321.

In this latest addition to the LATE NITE CATECHIM series, Sister employs techniques from her favorite TV show, Forensic Files to discover the whereabouts of the Magi's Gold. As she points out in her hilarious opening, "We know what happened to the myrrh and the frankincense - Mary used them as a sort of potpourri. They were in a barn after all. But who was the culprit who made off with the gold coins and left Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus in that lousy stable without any chance to upgrade to a suite?"

Forensic tools in hand, Sister creates a living nativity using audience members dressed as the Holy Family, magi, shepherds, sheep, cattle...and of course, an ass. She then sets the stage for the crime by directing a local choir in songs of the season that are sure to add even more clues to her investigation.

SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM, with hysterical audience interaction, musical highlights, wacky prizes, non-stop laughs and the irrepressible, irresistible Sister, is bound to become a must-see holiday tradition.

SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM is presented by the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines at the Civic Center's Temple Theater in the Temple for Performing Arts as part of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines is a private not-for-profit corporation celebrating over 30 years of presenting the performing arts to Iowa and the surrounding states. It is the presenter of major Broadway and educational touring companies, performers and groups, and is the performing home of many local and regional groups, including the Des Moines Symphony and StageWest. All performances of the Broadway Series are supported by Willis Auto Campus. All performances at the Civic Center's Temple Theater are supported by Prairie Meadows. All performances of the Family Series are supported by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

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