After a 5-star Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut this August and a sold-out NYC premiere, writer and performer Caroline Dunn is bringing her one-woman-show PRUDENCE PLAY to Philadelphia's Harmonie Hall May 1st and 2nd.​

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Prudence Play (or Sister Prudence is Not Gay!) stars a young catholic nun having an identity (gay-as-hell) crisis. From her fever dream of tap dancing, or her hot and heavy thoughts during the Lenten fish fry, you understand…she’s having a moment. She’s waking up to feelings for a fellow sister, wrestling with her every belief, and confessing a lot (perhaps too much) to the order’s new priest. As memories from her past resurface and her dreams get more sinful, Prudence begins to question the voice in her head and is forced to confront her (horny) (gay) demons. 

Prudence takes us on a beautifully human and hilarious journey into the mind of a young nun trapped by her own choices. Through humor and her surprising candor, the show explores queerness and lesbian identity, modern-day conservative catholicism, as well as the mental re-wiring it takes to free oneself of shame. As Prudence hits her breaking point, she welcomes the audience in with open arms, hilariously rambling freak-outs, and repressed memories. Just as she starts to question her reality, so will you. Plus, what would a repressed gay nun play be without a tap dancing dream sequence? 

PRUDENCE PLAY

Written and performed by Caroline Dunn

Directed by Frances Rippy

Harmonie Hall

May 1st-2nd

Curtain at 7:00pm May 1st and 2nd; additional 2:00pm show May 2nd