How Female Medieval Saints Inspired a New Dark Comedy - Jessica Dickey on her world-premiere play 'The Convent'

Jessica Dickey on her world-premiere play The Convent---The residents of The Convent, Jessica Dickey's new dark comedy at A.R.T./New York Theatres, aren't your typical nuns. In fact, most of them aren't nuns at all, but 21st-century women who have come to a feminist retreat in rural France seeking a fresh start. Some are coping with grief; others are escaping dysfunctional families or suffocating relationships. Inspi…

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