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Synopsis

Despite being technically overweight, Becky is the first of her friends to get married. This doesn’t sit well with her maid of honor, Regan, a pill-popping queen of the mean girls, whose own relationship is going nowhere. Against Becky’s stated wishes, Regan invites two toxic party girls from their high school days -- sweetly self-destructive Katie, and caustically witty Gena -- to trash Becky’s expensive New York City hotel room, on a wild bachelorette binge sans the bride. The evening starts out innocently enough, with plenty of champagne, cocaine, and cruel gossip, but the looming spectre of spinsterhood fills them with fear and envy. When the girls tear the wedding dress, and Regan invites some random dudes -- sleazy Jeff and sweet stoner Joe == to join the party, the evening takes an even darker turn. Leslye Headland’s hilarious black comedy Bachelorette explores gluttony and envy through the lense of addiction. Part of her Seven Deadly Sins cycle, this play is a fast-paced, furiously foul-mouthed, unexpectedly intimate look at hurt, betrayal, and friendship.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2008
Genres
Comedy, Dark Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
contemporary (2000s), an expensive hotel room, new york city
Cast Size
small
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Mature Audiences, Mostly Female Cast, Professional Theatre, Small Cast, Includes Adult Characters

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Gena

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Katie

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Regan

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Jeff

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Joe

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Becky

Supporting

Female

Spoken

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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