Charles Busch's The Divine Sister to Transfer to SoHo Playhouse

Charles Busch’s The Divine Sister, which enjoyed a sold-out developmental run at Theater for the New City, will transfer to SoHo Playhouse for a commercial run produced by Daryl Roth. The new comedy will begin previews on September 12 and open on September 22, directed by Carl Andress.

In addition to Busch, the off-Broadway production will feature the entire original company: Alison Fraser, Amy Rutberg, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Walker, and Julie Halston.

The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns, from The Song of Bernadette and The Bells of St. Mary’s to The Singing Nun and Agnes of God. The play tells the story of St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior (Busch), who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing “visions,” sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows.

The original creative team, which is expected to return for the off-Broadway production, includes scenic and graphic design by B.T. Whitehill, costume design by Fabio Toblini, lighting design by Kirk Bookman, sound Ddesign by Jill BC DuBoff, wig design by Katherine Carr, and original music by Lewis Flinn.