Divine Sister, The
- Full Length Play, Comedy, 1960s
- 1M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573698866
Cue the Hallelujah chorus! Charles Busch has put on a nun's habit and is talking to God, from whom he has evidently received blessed counsel. The Divine Sister, his new comedy at the SoHo Playhouse, finds Mr. Busch at peak form. This gleefully twisted tale of the secret lives of nuns -- in which the playwright doubles as leading lady -- is Mr. Busch's freshest, funniest work in years, perhaps decades.
The New York Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 1960s
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Gun Shots, Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Nominee! Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play
Evoking such films as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Singing Nun, and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing "visions," sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows.
This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho Beach Party.
REVIEWS:
Cue the Hallelujah chorus! Charles Busch has put on a nun's habit and is talking to God, from whom he has evidently received blessed counsel. The Divine Sister, his new comedy at the SoHo Playhouse, finds Mr. Busch at peak form. This gleefully twisted tale of the secret lives of nuns — in which the playwright doubles as leading lady — is Mr. Busch's freshest, funniest work in years, perhaps decades.
The New York Times
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Drag performance, Cross gender casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Casting Notes: The role of Mother Superior was originally played by the author, Charles Busch. It is not necessary for this role to be played by a man in drag. The role must be played by a skilled comic performer.
SISTER WALBURGA
MRS. MACDUFFIE
SISTER ACACIUS AKA LIL
MOTHER SUPERIOR AKA SUSAN
MRS. LEVINSON
TIMOTHY
JEREMY
BROTHER VENERIUS
Available Material
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Divine Sister, The Script
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The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such films as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Singing Nun, and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing 'visions,' sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity evokes the wildly comic but affectionately observed theatrical style of the creator of Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho Beach Party. |
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