LEWISTON —

With the magnificent Franco Center Performance Hall serving as the classroom, the irrepressible Sister teaches class to a roomful of “students.” Throughout the course of the class, the benevolent instructor rewards the “students” for correct answers with glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other nifty prizes.

Naughty students may well find themselves on stage sitting in a corner reflecting their actions. However, even the most reluctant “students” will be clamoring to get into this Sister’s class.

Now in its 14th year, “Late Nite Catechism” has brought its nostalgic kick to every state in the U.S. as well as to Canada, the U.K., and Australia.

With the blessings of the archdiocese, Sister has assembled banners, filmstrips, mimeographed handouts, historical facts, and hysterical insights, as she conducts her class in an overview of Heaven and Hell, comparing them to a catholic version of Chutes and Ladders.

Sister also offers her personal list of sins for the new millennium (including, tattoos, body-piercings, and Botox injections).

Tickets are $35 each for reserved seating at www.francocenter.org, 207-689-2000 or 46 Cedar Street. Box office hours are from noon-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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