Southern Fried Funeral
by Osborne & Eppler, Nathan Eppler, J. Dietz Osborne

Name: Southern Fried Funeral
Brand: Osborne & Eppler
SKU: 9781680690125
Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)

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105 mins Present Day Role(s) for Senior Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Dewey Frye is dead and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces – that is if they don't kill each other first.

Not only does matriarch Dorothy have to contend with sudden widowhood, but she's also faced with church-committee harpy Ozella Meeks sticking her nose in the family business, Dewey's snake-in-the-grass brother making a grab for her house, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry.

Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and the Fryes are no exception.

A big-hearted comedy about family – Southern-style.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
DOROTHY FRYE 50s/60s, Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family	—	50s	50s/60s, Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family
SAMMY	—	—	—
JO FRYE-LEFETTE 30s, the middle child and future president of the Junior League	—	30s	30s, the middle child and future president of the Junior League
HARLENE FRYE 30s/40s, the oldest child and prodigal daughter	female	30s	30s/40s, the oldest child and prodigal daughter
DEWEY FRYE JR. 20s, the youngest child and not the brightest bulb	—	20s	20s, the youngest child and not the brightest bulb
DUB FRYE 50s/60s, Dorothy’s brother-in-law	male	50s	50s/60s, Dorothy’s brother-in-law
ATTICUS “ATTIE” VAN LEER 30s/40s, family lawyer and on-againoff-again love interest of Harlene	—	30s	30s/40s, family lawyer and on-againoff-again love interest of Harlene
BEECHAM LEFETTE 30s, Sammy Jo’s husband	male	30s	30s, Sammy Jo’s husband
MARTHA ANN FOX 50s/60s, Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann”	—	50s	50s/60s, Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann”
FAIRY JUNE COOPER 50s/60s, contemporary of Dorothy and Martha Ann; they’ve been friends since high school	—	50s	50s/60s, contemporary of Dorothy and Martha Ann; they’ve been friends since high school
BENNY CHARLES GREENWOOD 50s/60s, best friend of Dewey Frye Sr.	—	50s	50s/60s, best friend of Dewey Frye Sr.
OZELLA MEEKS 60s/70s, chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, a position she does not take lightly	female	60s	60s/70s, chairwoman of the SonShine committee at the church, a position she does not take lightly