Dearly Departed
by David Bottrell & Jessie Jones
Synopsis: In the backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpins' additional problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful copes with death by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors share more than their two cents. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort from their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need.
CAST
Bud Turpin/Ray-Bud | Spencer Samson |
Raynelle | Alicia Hill |
Lucille Turpin | Brittney Lester |
Junior | Ben Bailey |
Suzanne | Sara Grace Wallace |
Marguerite | Katie Smith |
Royce | Dakota Scarborough |
Delightful/Nadine | Hannah Chism |
Rev. Hooker/Clyde/Norval | Michael Anthony Butler |
Veda/Juanita | Rowan Pelfrey |
The Joy of Life Singers | Alayshia Green |
Phillip Lucas | |
Imani Severin |
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Raynelle & Bud
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Royce & Marguerite
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Lucille & Ray-Bud
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Suzanne & Junior
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Rev. Hooker's Visit
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The Family
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Ray-Bud & Junior
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The Family
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Rev. Hooker Radio Show
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Marguerite
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Raynelle, Veda & Norval
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At the Funeral
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director | Marci Duncan |
Scenic Design | Maranda Straub |
Lighting Design | Jennifer Cullen |
Costume Design | Katrina Lundquist |
Wig & Makeup Design | Kaela Tibbs |
Sound Design | Joshua Heming |
Technical Director | Tyler Frayer |
Stage Manager | Alyssa Bramwell |
Assistant to the Director | Mafe Parada Ruiz |
Assistant Stage Managers | Collin Crews |
Nathan Pessah | |
Light Board Operator | Gregg Carter |
Sound Board Operator | Joshua Heming |
Wardrobe Supervisor | Anastasiia Sennikova |
Dressers | Branden Ellington |
Asia Rodriguez | |
Megan Weiskopf | |
Wig & makeup Crew | Arin Walker |
Laundry | Lorenz Smith |
Props Master | Jess Edge |
Props Run Crew | Wyatt Davis |
Kylie Giliberto | |
Stage Crew | Azayah Suggs |
House Manager | Emily Spears |
Scene Shop Crew | Ben Bailey |
Joshua Birdsong | |
Rebecca Douglas | |
Peter Laser | |
Megan Pigsley | |
Chase Redig | |
Asia Rodriguez | |
Austin Rowe | |
Dakota Scarborough | |
Costume Shop Crew | Val Besser |
Edee Green | |
Nick Andreachi | |
Mary Kate Bowdoin | |
Began Boyle | |
Christine Brockus | |
Taylor Hoffman | |
Ed Marin | |
Hope Pumphrey | |
Delaney Roberts | |
Lorenz Smith | |
Lighting Crew | Nick Andreachi |
Alli Bahmer | |
Hannah Cereghino | |
Zachary Dowis | |
John Franks | |
Sam Kegley | |
Chase Redig | |
James Riddle | |
Maddison Ridenour | |
Ben Tanner | |
Paint Crew | Danielle Barrie |
Cecil Crowell | |
Alicia Hill | |
Taylor Hoffman | |
Sara Lane | |
Mary Leveque | |
Lena Sakalla | |
Stellina Scacco | |
Emily Spears | |
Shelby Tudor | |
Olivia Wolford | |
Props Crew | Gamaliel Arroyo |
Wyatt Davis | |
Daniel Hughes | |
Aubrey Shelton | |
Emerson Smith-Vonwiegen | |
Scene Shop Student Staff | Collin Crews |
Jennifer Cullen | |
Zachary Dowis | |
Branden Ellington | |
John Franks | |
Joshua Heming | |
Aubrey Shelton | |
Costume Shop Student Staff | Katrina Lundquist |
James Riddle | |
Anastasiia Sennikova | |
Maranda Straub | |
Emily Wilson | |
Jessi Winter | |
Wig Shop Student Staff | Hannah Hiers |
Kaziyl Shouse | |
Box Office Student Staff | Sarah McQuiggan |
Victoria O'Dell | |
Stellina Scacco | |
Dakota Scarborough |