Dewey Frye is dead and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces — that is if they don’t kill each other first. Not only does matriarch Dorothy have to contend with sudden widowhood, but she’s also faced with church-committee harpy Ozella Meeks sticking her nose in the family business, Dewey’s snake-in-the-grass brother making a grab for her house, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry. Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and ... view more »
Dewey Frye is dead and the rest of his family is left to pick up the pieces — that is if they don’t kill each other first. Not only does matriarch Dorothy have to contend with sudden widowhood, but she’s also faced with church-committee harpy Ozella Meeks sticking her nose in the family business, Dewey’s snake-in-the-grass brother making a grab for her house, and two grown daughters reliving their childhood rivalry. Funerals bring out the worst, the best, and the funniest in people, and the Fryes are no exception. A big-hearted comedy about family — Southern-style.
Southern Fried Funeral
by Osborne and Eppler
Directed by Gina Palmer
Cast:
Beechum Lefette – Ben Gritton, Chicago
Dorothy Frye – Carol Townsend, West Chicago
MarthaAnn Fox – Carolyn Larsen, Wheaton
Ozella Meeks – Gail Cannata, West Chicago
Atticus “Attie” Van Leer – Jack Smith, Bloomingdale
Harlene Frye – Jami Johnson, Geneva
Dewey Frye Jr – Jim Knapp, Warrenville
Sammy Jo Frye – Kas Hesek, Wheaton
Fairy June Cooper – Lynda Porter, Lisle
Dub Frye – R. Scott Purdy, St Charles
Benny Charles Greenwood – Tom Ochocinski, Plainfield
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