The Abbey is in crisis, and only a play by Hrotsvit can save it! The canonesses must impress Emperor Otto, who's visiting tonight, with a performance by Hrotsvit—the first woman in the West to write a play.

Amidst heated moral debates, daily prayers, and simmering lust, these women must navigate their own conflicts to prevent the Abbey from falling into male control. The fiery drama of 10th-century Saxony in this tale of ambition, faith, and power.