Dearly Departed
by Jessie Jones, David Bottrell

Name: Dearly Departed
Brand: Jessie Jones
SKU: 9780822213031
Rating: 3.59 (110 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Dearly Departed Book Cover — Dearly Departed Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastFlexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some enjoying its dark humor and lively characters, while others find it lacking in consistent comedy. Many appreciate the nostalgic memories of performing in previous productions, though some criticize the use of mean-spirited stereotypes.

Memorable cast of charactersSharp script with laughsEnjoyable dark humorNot as funny as expectedMean-spirited stereotypes

Synopsis

THE STORY: In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious.

Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funera

Press Reviews

"If you were amused by the kind of bucolic mayhem of Greater Tuna, this more ambitious trip down a rustic main street could be just your dish of cola."
— New York Post

"A no-holds-barred approach to laugh-out-loud theatre."
— Broadway World

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Raynelle His wife	female	—	His wife
Ray-Bud Their son	—	—	Their son
Lucille His wife	female	—	His wife
Junior Their other son	—	—	Their other son
Suzanne His wife	female	—	His wife
Marguerite Bud’s sister	female	—	Bud’s sister
Royce Her son	female	—	Her son
Delightful Bud and Raynelle’s only daughter	female	—	Bud and Raynelle’s only daughter
Reverend Hookker	—	—	—
Veda An elderly woman	female	—	An elderly woman
Norval Her husband	female	—	Her husband
Clyde A friend	—	—	A friend
Juanita A cousin by marriage	—	—	A cousin by marriage
The Joy Of Life Singers	—	—	—
Bud Turpin An elderly man	—	—	An elderly man