The Divine Sister
by Charles Busch

Name: The Divine Sister
Brand: Charles Busch
SKU: 9780573698866
Rating: 3.77 (38 reviews)

Off-Broadway

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 mins1960sEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers find the play to be hilariously funny and a delightful treasure. The humor is well-received, making for an enjoyable experience that audience members greatly appreciate.

Hilariously funnyDelightful experienceNone noted

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	Gender	Age	Description
Sister Walburga	—	—	—
Mrs. Macduffie	—	—	—
Sister Acacius, Aka Lil	—	—	—
Mother Superior, Aka Susan	—	—	—
Mrs. Levinson	—	—	—
Timothy	—	—	—
Jeremy	—	—	—
Brother Venerius	—	—	—
Agnes	—	—	—