The thing is - I used to be a catholic schoolgirl. A gay catholic schoolgirl. In lesser hands, this play would not have spoken true - but speak true it did! There's such a tenderness and warmth to these kids, such a truth to their interactions. All their failings deeply human and profoundly teenage. A tender, moving piece of art that speaks to exactly what it means to be a kid in one of these places.

Every part in Virtuous Fall is meaty and juicy. Every actor gets something great to do! How rare is that? It's hysterical, tender, and very tightly structured. Think Dance Nation with nuns instead of Abby Lee Miller, or The Wolves, with a blasphemous adaptation of Measure For Measure instead of soccer nationals at its center. Yes it is that good. It made me feel like I had gone to a Catholic high school myself and I'm Jewish.

Funny and profound. Each of these characters is wonderfully written, all of them still learning about the world, themselves, and each other, and there's real heart in the way we discover their different facets and complexities over the course of this story. Sometimes awkward, often poignant, and overall inspiring in how the girls find their place within the challenging world of the school.