The DIVINE SISTER

OPENS MAY 22!!

WRITTEN by Charles Busch
DIRECTED by Epic Jones

From Charles Busch, playwright of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Psycho Beach Party, The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns!

St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent.

Along the way, there is a young postulant experiencing “visions,” sexual hysteria among the sisters, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring Mother Superior away from her vows!

Returning the the Show Room as Mother Superior is Kira Dolan (Dracula, POTUS), Carolyn Cadigan (POTUS, Dead Man’s Cell Phone) as wealthy widow Mrs Levinson, Adrian Diaz (Dracula, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom), as Sister Acacius, Ky Rankin (Psycho Beach Party, Men On Boats) as Sister Walburga, Sierra Goddard (Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea, Psycho Beach Party) as the young postulant Agnes, and Eugene Cichock (Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind) as dashing suitor Jeremy.

Public Access Tickets are available starting Thursday, May 14th!

TICKETS

PUBLIC ACCESS TICKETS

Free Public Access Tickets are available for reservation starting 1 week before the show:

THURSDAY May 14th!

EARLY ACCESS TICKETS

Early Access Tickets are available to Members now with a WSSR Membership.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CHARLES BUSCH

CHARLES BUSCH has forged a unique place in the world of entertainment as playwright, actor, director, novelist, cabaret performer and drag icon. He is the author and star of over twenty-five plays including The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, The Tribute Artist, The Confession of Lily Dare and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, one of the longest running plays in the history of Off-Broadway. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife ran for 777 performances on Broadway, won the Outer Circle Critics’ John L. Gassner Award for playwrighting, received a Tony nomination for Best Play and is the longest running Broadway comedy of the past twenty-five years. 

He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays, Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival. For two seasons, he appeared as Nat Ginzburg on the HBO series OZ and is the author of the auto-biographical novel Whores of Lost Atlantis. He has directed two films; the Showtime short subject, Personal Assistant, and a feature, A Very Serious Person, which won an honorable mention at the Tribeca Film Festival. Due to his love and knowledge of film and theatre history, he has appeared as a guest programmer and in numerous documentaries for Turner Classic Movies, and has lectured and conducted master classes at many colleges and universities including NYU, Harvard, UCLA and Amherst College. In 2003, Mr. Busch received a special Drama Desk Award for career achievement as both performer and playwright and was given a star on the Playwrights Walk outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre. He is also the subject of the acclaimed documentary film The Lady in Question is Charles Busch.

He is a two-time MAC award winner and has performed his cabaret act in many cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, London, Paris, Barcelona and New York. In winter of 2016, his show The Lady at the Mic premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.  His first CD, Charles Busch Live at Feinstein’s 54 Below, was released by Broadway Records.

PUBLIC ACCESS THEATER

WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THEATER…

Here’s how it works:

1. We make all of our tickets FREE

2. You help us do it by DONATING

This simple, yet powerful approach makes sure everyone can attend!

DONATE

Although tickets are free, it still costs $10,000 - $20,000 to put on one our shows.

Part of our budget goes to the actors, some of whom work for over 120 hours.

If you Become a Member or Add A Donation to your free tickets, you will support Public Access Theater and help us make sure everyone in our community can come to the show!

BECOME A MEMBER

When you become a WSSR Member, you are partnering with us to support Public Access Theater and make sure everyone can come to the show!

With a WSSR Membership, you can reserve more than 2 tickets at a time!

Plus, you get things like early access to tickets, guaranteed seats, WSSR merch, invites to special events, and more!

CONTENT INFO

Running Time: 90 minutes

The Divine Sister is appropriate for adult audiences. Profanity

For specific information about the content, please contact us.

CHILDREN

CHILDREN

Children age 5+ are welcome at the WSSR as long as they sit quietly and watch the show. If your child becomes a distraction, you may be asked to step outside. 

Children under the age of 5 will not be admitted

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ACCESSIBILITY

WSSR has an open single-level layout with no ramps or stairs. Our theater seats are moveable and can easily accommodate wheelchairs. When reserving tickets, let us know your needs and we will do our best to accommodate you. 

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HEALTH SAFETY

If you aren’t feeling well or are experiencing symptoms of illness, please stay home.