Mariette in Ecstasy
When:
Friday, Apr 03, 2026 7:30p -
9:30p
Repeats weekly
Friday, Apr 03, 2026 7:30p -
9:30p
Repeats weekly
Where:
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
$27.25-$50.50
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Rainy Day Ideas, Shows
Event website:
https://secure.bostontheatrescene.com/31155/31164
Based on the best-selling novel by Ron Hansen, Mariette in Ecstasy explores questions of faith, fear, and sexuality against the backdrop of a convent in the early-20th century.
When a young postulant, Mariette, enters The Sisters of the Crucifixion, she arrives with a fierce commitment to God that manifests in divine visitations and visions. Her presence destabilizes the quiet life of her fellow sisters and religious leaders and inspires a crisis of belief and identity that leaves no one in the community untouched.
Mariette in Ecstasy is a "really good yarn, grippingly told, forcefully acted and intellectually engaging" (Chicago Tribune) and an example of "a certain kind of perfection [that] can exist in the theater" (Chicago Sun-Times).
