The Nuns Take Charge

The Nuns Take Charge at Peace

Burbank, IL – January 28, 2008 – “Sharp, funny, and richly humane,” said the Chicago Tribune of Vicki Quade’s 2005 hit comedy Put the Nuns in Charge! The same could be said of the playwright-producer herself. Quade, who attended Queen of Peace High School from 1967 to 1968, will partner with Peace as the school kicks off its fine arts expansion program. On March 1 at Queen of Peace High School, Quade will present Put the Nuns in Charge!, a spin-off of the nationally acclaimed hit comedy Late Nite Catechism.

This past fall, the Chicago-born playwright visited Peace and treated theatre students to a special Q&A session. It was then that she decided to become part of the school’s fine arts fundraising program.

The March 1 performance will serve to raise the curtain on a planned fine arts expansion at Peace. Proceeds will benefit this new program, Art Without Borders, set to launch when sufficient resources are garnered. The objective of the program is to engage students in the dynamic fine arts world that exists just a bus ride away.

“Chicago is right next door, and we need to take advantage of these fine resources,” Peace President/Principal Kathleen Hanlon said.

Students will venture out to the city’s finest cultural institutions –the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Civic Opera House, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Hubbard Street Dance, to just name a few –to gain a first-hand look into the artistic riches the city has to offer. This program will include writing, research and reflective components and will be an addition to the fine arts offerings already in place.

The March 1 production will take place at Peace at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. General seating is $30 and V.I.P. seating is $75 which includes a reception and special seating. For more information or to purchase tickets to Put the Nuns in Charge!, call 708.458.7600.