The Convent

See it if If you want to take a deep trip into yourself and laugh and cry listening to the wonderful performers!

Don't see it if If you want to miss out ! Great directing great writing great acting!!!!

See it if You're sick of "you, me, our apartment, and our problems" plays, you love strong female performances and dynamic staging

Don't see it if You LOVE "you, me, our apartment, and our problems plays," because this is NOT that

Also Almost all the performances are on point, the directing is marvelous, and it's probably the best produced Rattlestick production I've ever seen. The writing falls short here and there, but I also saw the show in previews.... Read more Read less

See it if Wanted to love this more, there is lots of lovely theatre magic happening here, short and poignant, some beautiful feminist themes, images

Don't see it if Not into a play about spirituality, ensemble driven plays, it doesn’t seem quite finished, big ideas not always well executed in the writing

See it if Ur interested in a somewhat cliched exploration of spirituality & feminism, I guess? I'm not totally sure what the goals were here...

Don't see it if It's not something I will think about for long. But I was engaged while I was watching it.

Also I loved the design of the show. There were some very obvious plot twists and I think the audience was ahead of the play at times but there are some good moments here.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy female-centered ensemble narratives.

Don't see it if you want a deep exploration of mysticism or spirituality. This is a slight dramedy that wants to be more...but isn't.

Also The writing needs work. Obvious from the get-go what the relationship is between two of the characters, but it's presented as a surprise for some reason. (Are they aiming for dramatic irony? If so, it falls flat.) To that end, the characters all feel quite thin. Unclear what's the catalyst for their purported self-discovery. The concept feels like a send-up of "Eat, Pray, Love" style spirituality, but without sufficient self-awareness. Are we really meant to believe that these women are like mystic saints? I think the play is suggesting that they are, but it doesn't really grapple with the social and theological implications. There's a lot separating Hildegard of Bingen from today's feminist Soul Cycle devotee (belief in god, for one), but those distinctions are flattened. You'd think the nun character would call this out, but there's no voice of reason.

The set and projections are nicely done though! And some of the actors do fine work even if there's too much histrionic shouting.... Read more Read less