The Confession of Lily Dare
by Charles Busch
Synopsis
Behind Lily's every move lies her greatest secret: her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon.
The Confession of Lily Dare is the latest comic melodrama written by the legendary master of theatrical parody, Charles Busch ( Vampire Lesbians of Sodom , Die Mommie Die!
, The Divine Sister ). The play celebrates the gauzy "confession film" tearjerkers of early 1930s pre-code cinema, such as The Sin of Madelon Claudet , Frisco Jenny , and Madame X .
Press Reviews
"Charles Busch keeps the camp fire burning in a tongue-in-cheek tearjerker par excellence."
— Time Out New York
"As usual with the witty Busch, the script is a Godiva-chocolates-boxful of clever lines."
— New York Stage Review
"An amusing parody that even manages to tug at the heartstrings. Returning to the parodistic style with which he made a name for himself... the actor-writer here delivers an amusingly loving sendup of the sort of melodramatic, pre-Code weepies that used to star the likes of Ruth Chatterton, Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis."
— Hollywood Reporter
Characters
| Character |
|---|
EMMY LOU Actor 2: |
MICKEY Actor 3: |
AUNT ROSALIE, THE BARONESS, MRS. CARLTON, LOUISE Actor 4: |
LILY DARE Actor 5: |
BLACKIE LAMBERT Actor 6: |
LOUIS, THE BARON, DR. CARLTON, MAESTRO GUARDI, PRIEST |
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The Confession of Lily Dare is a comedy play written by Charles Busch and published by Samuel French (2019).
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Samuel French · 2019
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