Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas

The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University proudly presents the smash musical comedy "Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas," a show featuring those fiery women who serve a holiday helping of laughs and good will towards men, on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets, priced from $20 to $42, are available by calling 708-235-2222, online at www.centertickets.net or in-person at The Center box office, 1 University Parkway, University Park.

"Away in the Basement" takes us back to 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas Program. In the midst of holiday preparations and sprinklings of love in the air, the ladies in their witty, down-to-earth style are creating their own memories from Christmases past and present. Content to do things the way they have always been done yet pondering new ideas, the reality of everyday life hits home as they plan the Sunday School Christmas Program. As the children rehearse up in the sanctuary, several of the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the treat bags filled with apples, peanuts and ribbon candy while the others put the final touches on the nativity pieces. As they mend old bathrobe costumes and discuss the politics of who's going to play the various roles, little do the ladies know what surprises are in store for them. Known for their hilarious antics and subtle charm, the Church Basement Ladies are once again called upon to step in and save the day!