Overview
Women in bodacious shorts! This sparkling and raucous comedy offers fast-paced tales about—and starring—strong and sassy females. Women who are intelligent, eccentric, mysterious, baffling, bullheaded and brilliant. As these short plays unfold, you’ll meet Vivacia, a Southern social media star, on a quest to elevate the mediocre standard of American funeral foods. Drop by a Christmas shop where the overworked proprietress unravels as she attempts to train a new crew of “elves” for the holiday tsunami. Spend an afternoon with theatre royalty on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where three theatre legends vie for “best friend” status in the hospital room of their lifelong colleague…and rival. And these are just a few of the unforgettable women you’ll meet in these joyous short plays.
Casting & Production
Casting
4F
This play is written for four (versatile!) actresses. However, theatres may choose to produce the show with a cast of as large as eighteen actresses or any number in between.
CHARACTERS (in order of appearance): ASTERID DELACROIX, VIVACIA PITTS, ARNELLE DUNCAN, CORA SPURLOCK, MARY CHRISTMAS, EULA FUTRELLE, TREEVA BLAYLOCK, DELIA DUPREE, TEENIE WHITEHORN, LULU STEWART, BONNIE PRATT, ENNIS PUCKETT, DELLA CROWDER, RAMONA CLAXTON, AGNES CROUCH, MAVOURNEEN MAGUIRE, RAVELLE COVENTRY, PEGGITY SHAW
On Doubling:
If a theatre chooses a cast of four actresses, we recommend this pattern of doubling roles:
ACTRESS 1: Asterid, Mary, Asterid, Lulu, Mavourneen
ACTRESS 2: Vivacia, Treeva, Bonnie, Ramona, Agnes
ACTRESS 3: Arnelle, Eula, Teenie, Della, Ravelle
ACTRESS 4: Cora, Delia, Ennis, Peggity
