MOTHER SUPERIOR HO-HO-HOLY NIGHT Comes To Marcus Center's Vogel Hall 11/8-19

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the hilarious holiday comedy, Mother Superior's Ho-Ho-Holy Night, is coming to Vogel Hall on December 8 through 19. In this performance, Mother Superior shows up to answer many puzzling questions about the real meaning of Christmas, including how Santa took over the holiday, and how she can get it back. From the writer of Late Nite Catechism, Vicki Quade, comes a holiday comedy for the whole family to enjoy.

Andrea Moser, starring as Mother Superior, is happy to once again work with one of Vicki Quade's holiday shows. She appeared as a variety of southern characters in the Tennessee Williams spoof, "Dysfunctional Dixie Christmas," which Quade previously produced in Milwaukee and Chicago. Andrea is thrilled to rejoin the group for another holiday show! She is a member of the sketch comedy/improv group, The Show, which has performed at various Milwaukee venues. She has also worked with Noble Fools Productions (Flanagan's Wake), Sunset Playhouse (Switch Witch, and Goodnight, Lulu), and in Seattle with Unexpected Productions, Greenstage, and Theatersports. She has directed numerous children's shows with North Shore Academy of the Arts and also participates in Milwaukee's 24- and 48-hour film festivals.

Vicki Quade has written and produced a lot of theater in Chicago, including comedies, bluegrass musicals, improv, and magic. She is best known for co-creating the one-woman show, Late Nite Catechism, which opened in 1993 in Chicago and holds the record for the longest running religious comedy in the city's history. She has created a new series of nun comedies, featuring her character Mother Superior. Those comedies include Put the Nuns in Charge!, Sunday School Cinema (where Mother Superior reviews movies), Saints & Sinners, and a new holiday show called Mother Superior's Ho-Ho-Holy Night. She is also working with WGN radio guys Jerry Agar, Tim Slagle, Dobie Maxwell, and Ken Sevara to create a talk radio parody called You're On the Air. Some of her other plays include Room for Advancement, Mr. Nanny, and Here Come the Famous Brothers. She also has produced the mentalist Christopher Carter (2002-05), the musical Forever Plaid (2003), the improv comedy Cast on a Hot Tin Roof (2004), and the political spoken word piece Verbatim Verboten (Chicago and off-off-Broadway). As a performer, she appeared in Portraits: Stories of Hope and Survival as part of the Chicago Foundation for Women's anti-violence campaign:What Will It Take? She also appeared in the All the Women You Want comedy festival at Los Manos Gallery, in Chicago, delivered political rants in Verbatim Verboten at the Royal George, and appeared in a benefit performance of Vagina Monologues at the Apollo Theater. In habit as a nun she did a guest appearance in Scarrie, the Musical, at the Theatre Building in Chicago, and also chased WGN's Dean Richards on stage as part of the Dance for Life fundraiser at the Harris Theatre in Chicago's Millenium Park. She appears frequently in the TV-ReRun series with A Reasonable Fascimile Theater Company (ARFTCO). Vicki grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and started her career in journalism, working for daily newspapers, national magazines, and writing for just about every publication in Chicago. She also spent 10 years as a correspondent for Newsweek. In 1999, she contributed to the Chicago Sun-Times millennium book, 20th Century Chicago: 100 Years, 100 Voices. She also wrote the biography, I Remember Bob Collins, about the WGN-Radio legend who was killed in a plane crash in February 2000. Vicki has three children, Michael, David, and Catherine, who keep her sane.
Show times are Wednesday, December 8th at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 11th at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, December 12th at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 17th at 8 p.m., Saturday, December 18th at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 19th at 2 p.m. Single tickets are on sale now and are available through the Marcus Center Box Office (414) 273-7206, online at www.MarcusCenter.org and through all Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices are $36 and are subject to change. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at a discount by calling Group Sales at (414) 273-7121 x210.

About Marcus Center For The Performing Arts
Owned and partially funded by Milwaukee County, the Marcus Center has been the premier entertainment destination for Milwaukee and Wisconsin since 1969. It provides the setting for outstanding cultural experiences, where the arts come to life for current and future generations. Located in the heart of the Downtown Theater District, the Marcus Center is a community facility that offers live performances of opera, ballet, children's theater, symphony and first-class national touring productions. For more information visit www.MarcusCenter.org.

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