Venice. A cosmopolitan city populated by people from many nations and predilections. Entwined in strange ways are the intriguing lives of a once-notorious woman who now masquerades as a nun, a couturier who wears his own gowns, his brainy African lover, a mysterious Don Juan, a violin-playing novice, and a 60-year-old virgin dressmaker. An unusual comedy with captivating twists, Brocade will amuse and surprise.