I had only seen the movie version of this play, so when I found out that Avalon was doing it, I couldn't wait to see it.
Okay, so you've got this young nun, Sister Agnes, who's been found passed out in her room at the convent with a dead baby in a wastepaper basket. And lots of blood. Psychiatrist Doctor Livingstone is called in to try to figure out whether Sister Agnes is mentally fit enough to stand trial for manslaughter. The convent's Mother Superior seems to know more than she's willing to admit, but is fiercely protective of Sister Agnes, and insists that Agnes claims to have no memory of what's happened. Mother Miriam Ruth also believes that the conception of the baby may have been the result of something miraculous. Well, the cynical Doctor isn't buying it. Flashbacks of the past events are replayed with a simple turning of a chair, and through scenes with the Doctor directly addressing the audience, we learn about her own issues with the Catholic Church. We also find out about the turbulent past of Mother Miriam Ruth and Sister Agnes.
