All That Glitters Is Not Guilt

Sister puts away the ruler for Magi's Gold

Comments (0) By Julie Peterson Thursday, Nov 22 2007

Jesus was born, some other stuff happened, and we wound up with Sister, the feisty, habit-clad heroine of Late Nite Catechism, Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty, and, yes, Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold.

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"You get to know Sister more [in Magi's Gold]," says Patti Hannon, who's in her eighth season of nun-playing in Scottsdale. "Here, she's having fun. From her perspective, she thinks it's a party." Does that mean a reindeer headband and glittery sweater over the penguin suit? "No," Hannon says, "but she gets to wear a little addition -- I won't say what -- during the Nativity scene," which Sister casts with audience members. Having a flock of amateurs on the same side of the fourth wall is as big a thrill for Hannon as it is for them: "I feel like they could be burning the ship at any moment. You never know. It's outrageous."

Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m.; Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Starts: Nov. 23. Continues through Dec. 20, 2007