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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:NOTICE:  Performances of "Sister=
 Mary..." WILL RESUME as scheduled on Sunday, July 1. Helen Hayes-hono=
red director Joe Banno makes his American Century Theater stage debut =
with playwright Christopher Durang’s first TACT appearance, a hard-nos=
ed comedy that takes on religion, dogma, and the Catholic Church. Bann=
o considers Durang's play more a documentary exposé than satire.  “Sav=
agely funny, the play feels strikingly contemporary in its dealings wi=
th social issues like abortion, women's rights, gay rights and domesti=
c violence in the context of so-called ‘Christian’ compassion,” says B=
anno.  This is a theater piece that still delivers the laughs -- and c=
hills -- a generation after it was written.   Sister Mary Ignatius Exp=
lains It All For You premiered in New York in 1979 and won an Obie Awa=
rd in 1980. The play's stark criticism of the Catholic Church ignited =
controversy around the country. Some conservative Catholics were offen=
ded by the play's stereotyping, and in St. Louis and Boston, major pro=
tests against the play occurred. Although unsuccessful, attempts were =
made in those cities to keep the play from being produced. And in St. =
Louis, two state senators attempted to pass a law penalizing theaters =
that refused to promise not to present plays audiences might find offe=
nsive.  =0D=0AEach performance of Sister Mary will be followed by a li=
vely post-show discussion about issues raised by the play.  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D==
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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL=
 FOR YOU by Christopher Durang
URL:http://www.arlingtonarts.org/calendar/event-details/Theatre/SISTER-MARY-IGNATIUS-EXPLAINS-IT-ALL-FOR-YOU-by-Christopher-Durang.aspx
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