Sister Offers Lessons on Marriage and More in Her Latest “Late Nite Catechism” Class

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the world premiere of Late Nite Catechism III: ‘Til Death Do Us Part on October 2, 2008. The class will run weekly throughout the season in the Center’s Stage 2 theater and will replace both Late Nite Catechism and Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty, which closed in August.

Tickets are available for $36 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/ or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

Created by “Mother Superior” Maripat Donovan and starring Patti Hannon as “Sister,” Late Nite Catechism III: ‘Til Death Do Us Part is the latest class to be unveiled in this sinfully funny series. After teaching countless students all about the saints, venial sins, guilt, limbo and more, Sister is now offering up her hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and Last Rites, including her own whacky version of The Newlywed Game. She will also be sharing with her lucky students some fresh doctrine “right off the net” that has her searching the stars for new recruits. Classroom participation is a must, so bring along your sweetie and your sense of humor for some quality time with Arizona’s feistiest couples counselor. As always, each performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.

SHOW TIMES
Ongoing starting October 2, 2008
Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Sunday @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees @ 2 p.m.

PATTI HANNON
Patti Hannon performed Late Nite Catechism in Boston, Chicago and New York before moving to Arizona in 2000 to star in the production at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, which lasted a record-breaking eight years. She also starred in the show’s sequel, Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty, which ran for four years in Scottsdale starting in 2004. In addition to starring in the all-new Late Nite Catechism III: ‘Til Death Do Us Part, Hannon will reprise her role in the annual holiday extravaganza Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold at Theater 4301 later this year. Originally a Chicago actor, Hannon has a flair for improvisation and has written for and performed with Hit and Run and Bit Players. She earned Joseph Jefferson citations for her roles as Lil in Ask for the Moon and Lorette in Between Daylight and Booneville and a special AriZoni Award for Late Nite Catechism’s longevity. When not performing as Sister, Hannon teaches improvisation and acting to school children as a member of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ education department.

LOCATION AND PARKING
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at 7380 East Second Street in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. The amphitheater is located on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall at 75th Street and Main Street. Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and directly behind Los Olivos restaurant on Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.

ACCESSIBILITY
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance audience members’ experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks advance notice. Assisted listening devices and wheelchair seating are always available. Visit the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/ or contact the box office at (480) 994-ARTS [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets.

GROUP DISCOUNTS
A $3 discount per ticket is available for groups of 15 or more (subject to restriction and limitation). Call (480) 874-4690 for more information.

STUDENT DISCOUNTS
Students with valid student identification may purchase half-price tickets (subject to availability; limit one per student) 72 hours before any performance at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office. Tickets must be purchased in-person; phone orders are not accepted.

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Opened in 1975, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presents a dynamic, culturally diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and satire. Approximately 1,000 performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are showcased annually serving more than 300,000 people and contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. Performances take place in the Center’s 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater (closed for renovation during the 2008-09 season) and 136-seat Stage 2 as well as the 2,200-seat amphitheater on the grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and the 326-seat Theater 4301 in the Galleria Corporate Centre. The Center’s youth education and outreach programs reach more than 40,000 school children each year, and its free programs are available to the entire public. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts also produces the popular Scottsdale Arts Festival every March; Sunday A’Fair, a series of free outdoor music festivals held on Sunday afternoons from January to April; and Native Trails, a collaboration with the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau that features free demonstrations of Native American arts and culture from January to April. Open daily and during performances, The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers hand-crafted jewelry, accessories for the home, toys for imaginative young minds, recordings, books, greeting cards and more.

The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of members and donors and grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

HOW TO REACH US
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 East Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Box Office: (480) 994-ARTS (2787)
TDD: (480) 874-4694
Web: www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
E-mail: info@sccarts.org
Fax: (480) 874-4699