Nunsensations!
Dan Goggin
The Divine Sister
by Charles Busch
Off-Broadway
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Synopsis
ComedyCharacters: 1 male 5 female
Multiple Sets
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
Press Reviews
"Delightfully unholy comedy."
— Broadway World
"Outrageous… you’re bound to love this madcap and affectionate sendup… The jokes are smart and knowing."
— DC Theater Arts
"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
| Character |
|---|
| Sister Walburga |
| Mrs. Macduffie |
| Sister Acacius, Aka Lil |
| Mother Superior, Aka Susan |
| Mrs. Levinson |
| Timothy |
| Jeremy |
| Brother Venerius |
| Agnes |
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The Divine Sister – SoHo Playhouse Montage
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2011
Binding Paperback
Edition Samuel French Acting ed.
Pages 78
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573698866
ISBN-10 0573698864
LCCN 2011278163
LCC MLCS 2013/43098 (P)
DCC 812.54
The Divine Sister is a American comedy play written by Charles Busch and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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