Cynthia
Desmond The latest in a long line of actresses to play the role of Sister in Late Nite Catechism, Cynthia Desmond is founder of ID/Ego productions and most recently appeared in its production of The Blob--the Musical. Some of her favorite roles include Anne Welles in Valley of the Dolls, Ben Cartwright in The All Female Version of Bonanza, Rhoda in The Bad Seed, and the characters of Women on Men, a one-woman show she wrote and performed. In addition to commercial and industrial film work, she has appeared at City Lit, Shakespeare Rep, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, and many other theaters in Chicago.An Irish Catholic, she went through college being taught by nuns.
Margaret Kustermann recently played Mag in the Beauty Queen of Leenane with
the Irish and American Repertory Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, and earlier with the Northern
Stage Company in Vermont, after understudying the role at Steppenwolf Theater. She
appeared at Steppenwolf in the role of the mother in Supple in Combat, and played
Mrs. Vitali in Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding. She was nominated for a Joseph
Jefferson Citation for the role of Lola in Come Back Little Sheba and was part of
the Jeff Citation-winning production of Cheri at Live Bait Theater. Margaret works
in commercials, film and television, and has a master’s degree in theater from
Northwestern University.
Liz Cloud received an After Dark
Award and a Joseph Jefferson citation nomination for her performance of Charlotte Bronte
in the one-woman show Bronte at The Free Associates. She is a founding member of The Free
Associates where she performed in sixteen shows including Cast on a Hot Tin Roof (Chicago
and New Orleans productions) and BS. Recently she was in Flanagan's Wake and Mirandolina,
both at The Noble Fool Theater. Her face and hands have been featured in commercials for
McDonalds, Budweiser, Parkay Margarine and many others. Liz has appeared in the
independent films The Opera Lover and How U Like Me Now. 
Lisa Braatz
lives in Naperville and has performed a number of years with Get Away With Murder, Murder
Mystery Players, and the Mystery Shop. She played Edie, the bride's mother, in the locally
produced "Patsy's Bridal Shower". She has appeared in commercials, films, and
television. She attended Catholic schools and remembers Sister Paul Mary as the toughest
nun she has ever run across, but of course Lisa was always the good girl and never got
whacked. 
Patricia Musker (Sister)
is also a founding member of The Noble Fool Theater Company. She most recently appeared as
the goddess Freya, in the world premiere of Vikings! A Musical in Two Axe. Pat has
appeared as Gina Oswald in the past four productions of Noble Fool's holiday parody,
Roasting Chestnuts. She is a co-creator and original cast member of the long-running
Flanagan's Wake. She can sometimes be seen in The Noble Fool Cabaret in the guise of
improvisational chanteuse Roxy Bellows. In addition to being a professional educator, she
is an improv instructor for The Second City Training Center.