Divine Stella Devine
By Eddie McPherson
CAST OF CHARACTERS
STELLA … a flamboyant, aging actress of the stage
COLIN/COLEEN … the over-reactive director of the Ritz Theatre
MICOLE/MEESHEL … playwright-in-residence at the Ritz
GINGER … a southern belle from Savannah who
has a secret
MARILYN MONET … a somewhat feeble-witted actress of the
Ritz
TREVOR TRACE … an actor who has lost his grip on reality
(and his hair)
DASH TIPPET … an actor who loves himself very much
CHAD & BRAD … twin brothers played by the same
person; Chad is Colin’s assistant, Brad is
desperately looking for his brother
NATASHA WITHERSWEET… the owner of the theatre and very
money hungry
CORTEZ VON SIZZLEWIG… a reporter posing as a foreigner from Yanta
LOETA … Cortez’s “translator” and fiancée
AGNES … the theatre’s seamstress with a heart;
Stella’s best friend
LINDA LANE … a pushy stage mother
LORI LANE … Linda’s daughter and a promising actress
NELLE … an actress who is about as bad as they get
NINA … another young actress who is in love with Dash
SAM … Stella’s long lost love
PENELOPE JANE … a Texas ingénue and adoring fan
EXTRA … playing as actors, stagehands, makeup, etc;
non-speaking roles; as needed