A silent monastery where it never gets quiet. A group of Catholic nuns wander restlessly - seeing nothing, but witnessing everything. A dead body that can't stop talking. A drag queen in a nun's habit, a drag queen, undercover, in the sisterhood ... Marcus Peter Tesch’s plays often explore unusual community designs from the past and present, and one focus of his work is revealing queer history and stories. Based on the real-life case of a conversion therapy carried out in the rooms of a convent in Graz in 2023, his new text turns a fictional convent into a stage for the dramatic exploration of the Christian concept of "mercy": who deserves our compassion, who receives structural help as a matter of course? Why are we hard-hearted towards people - or even hostile? And when does compassion turn into desire?

Funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut:This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.