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Vampire Lesbians of Sodom

  • Charles Busch
  • Short Play, Comedy, 1980s, 1920s, Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • 6M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573690709

"Costumes flashier than pinball machines, outrageous lines, awful puns, sinister innocence, harmless depravity - it's all here. One can imagine a cult forming."

The New York Times

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Description

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 60 minutes

  • Time Period: 1980s, 1920s, Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers but more importantly, as actresses, endures for two thousand years with stops along the way in 1920's silent movie Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas.

Published along with its companion piece Sleeping Beauty or Coma, the classic fairy tale retold in the sixties mod London fashion world.
REVIEWS:

"Nothing escapes the demolition by laughter... The audience laughs at the first line and goes right on laughing at every line to the end, and even at some of the silences. That's no mean achievement."

 Bruckner, The New York Times

"Bizarre and wonderful... If you think Boy George is a gender-bender, well, like Jolson said, you ain't seen nothing yet! Forget your genders, come on, get happy."

 Broadway Magazine

"Costumes flashier than pinball machines, outrageous lines, awful puns, sinister innocence, harmless depravity - it's all here. One can imagine a cult forming."

 The New York Times

Premiere Production: First performed at the Limbo Lounge in New York City's East Village in 1984, where it became so popular it moved to Off-Broadway in the June of 1985, running for five years at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City. It was directed by Kenneth Elliot.

Characters

  • Casting: 6M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Drag performance, Cross gender casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Casting Notes: The role of the Virgin/Madeleine was created by the author, Charles Busch. However it is not necessary for this to be played by a man.

  • ALI - a guard
    HUJAR - a guard
    VIRGIN SACRIFICE
    THE SUCCUBUS - monster
    KING CARLISLE - a silent movie idol
    ETIENNE - a butler
    RENNE VAIN - a starlet
    LA CONDESA - a silent screen vamp
    MADELINE ASTARTE - a stage actress
    OATSIE CAREWE - a gossip columnist
    ZACK - a chorus boy
    PJ - a chorus boy
    DANNY - a chorus boy
    TRACY - an aspiring singer

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    One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers but more importantly, as actresses, endures for two thousand years with stops along the way in 1920's silent movie Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas.

    Published along with its companion piece Sleeping Beauty or Coma, the classic fairy tale retold in the sixties mod London fashion world.

    		$24.95

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