Dearly Departed
by David Bottrell & Jessie Jones
directed by Aaron Whitehead
January 12-29, 2023
Mariemont Players and director Aaron Whitehead are excited to announce the cast of our January, 2023 production, Dearly Departed, by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones:
Cathy Lutts as Raynelle
Christie Bishop as Ray-Bud/Bud
Arlene Balczo as Lucille
Blake Gehring as Junior
Jessie Faye as Suzanne
Lisa Breithaupt as Marguerite
Jackie Miesle as Delightful/Nadine
Adam McCoy as Reverend
Justin Hanks as Royce
Traci Taylor as Veda/Juanita
Josh Zak as Clyde/Norval
Performance dates: January 12-29, 2023
Dearly Departed is directed by Aaron Whitehead and produced by Douglas Berlon and Dee Anne Bryll.
Synopsis: In the Baptist 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’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion.