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Preview of 'Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold' at Long Wharf Theatre
I look forward to another lesson with Sister at Long Wharf in New Haven.
SISTER IS BACK! SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM RETURNS TO LONG WHARF THEATRE DECEMBER 4-15, 2013
NEW HAVEN – Long Wharf Theatre announces that Entertainment Events’ production of Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold, by Maripat Donovan with Jane Morris and Marc Silvia, will return to Long Wharf Theatre on Stage II from December 4 through December 15, 2013.
Nonie Newton-Breen, who has delighted Long Wharf Theatre audiences in the past, will return in her role of Sister. The New Haven Theatre Jerk blog describes Newton-Breen’s improvisational skills as “heaven-sent.” “We are thrilled to welcome our favorite nun back to Long Wharf Theatre for this holiday treat,” said Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein.
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In this holiday mystery extravaganza, by the author of Late Nite Catechism, Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages – whatever happened to the Magi’s gold? Employing her own scientific tools and assisted by local choirs as well as a gaggle of audience members, Sister creates a living nativity unlike any ever seen. With gifts galore and bundles of laughs, Sister’s Christmas Catechism is sure to become a new holiday tradition.
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“A mystery, a quiz on the Catholic Christmas story and a bunch of unsuspecting audience members who make up one of the most motley looking nativity scenes you’ll ever see are all part of the non-stop laugh fest that is Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold,” raved American TheatreWeb.
Tickets to Sister’s Christmas Catechism are $35.
Performance schedule:
Wednesday, December 4, 8 pm
Thursday, December 5, 8 pm
Friday, December 6, 8 pm
Saturday, December 7, 3 pm and 8 pm
Sunday, December 8, 3 pm and 8 pm
Tuesday, December 10, 8 pm
Wednesday, December 11, 3 pm and 8 pm
Thursday, December 12, 8 pm
Friday, December 13, 8 pm
Saturday, December 14, 3 pm and 8 pm
Sunday, December 15, 3 pm
For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www.longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282.
NONIE NEWTON-BREEN (Sister) hails from a large Irish-Catholic mob in Chicago, honing her comedy skills at the dinner table then, later at Chicago’s famed Second City Theatre where she learned to “write on her feet” and opened three shows on the Mainstage. She played three seasons at the Green Mountain Guild in Vermont, toured clubs and colleges in the South with plays and later the improvisation group, The Reification Company. She enjoyed a two year run in Jerry Mayer’s Aspirin & Elephants at the Santa Monica Playhouse. Nonie earned an Emmy for writing and performing “Oh, Art!” for PBS in Chicago. She has appeared in soaps, sit-coms, and hidden camera shows. Television writing credits include “Candid Camera,” CBS’ “Say What,” and “Late Date.” The last thirteen years, Nonie has proudly toured the country in the one-woman Late Nite Catechism plays. She performs all seven shows in the highly successful Catechism series; recently opening Sister’s Summer Catechism (for truants of all ages) at the Eisemann Center. Nonie has performed regularly at The Laguna Beach Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, the Coronet in Hollywood, La Mirada, Olney Theatre in Maryland, Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the Lyric in Stuart, Florida, Proctor Theatre in Schenectady, the Empire-Majestic in San Antonio, Texas, the Kirkland Center in Washington, Eismann Center in Dallas, Wilson Center in Jacksonville to name a few. She was nominated for a Wilde Award in Detroit for best solo performance 2011 for Will My Bunny Go to Heaven, the Easter Catechism show at Gem Theatre. Nonie wrote and performed her own show I’d Rather Walk at the Lyric in Stuart, Fl. in 2010. Her “Sister” writes original roasts for corporate and private events. Nonie is thrilled to be back again at LWT where they treat you like family-only better. She happily dedicates this show to Sister Regina Therese, her fifth grade nun, who whacked her frequently -usually for a very good reason.
