Southern Fried Funeral
Theatre
Non Union
Los Angeles
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. 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.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
18 to 30s, male. the youngest child and not the brightest bulb. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT. Smaller role but funny and present throughout
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
60s/70s (flexible), female. chairwoman of a community committee, a position she does not take lightly. Her life's goal is organizing and planning while following rules. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT. NOTE: THIS ROLE TAKES A PIE (shaving cre... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
50s/60s or so (flexible), female. Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann." Rather crass and to the point, like Dorothy from Golden Girls. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
30s or so, female. the middle child and future president of the Junior League. Maybe some anger issues, wears the pants in the marriage. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT.
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s/70s, male. Dorothy’s brother-in-law. Charmingly manipulative. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
60s/70s, female. chairwoman of a community committee, a position she does not take lightly. Her life's goal is organizing and planning while following rules. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
30s, male . Sammy Jo’s husband. Slightly argumentative, doesn't appreciate being misrepresented. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s female., Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family. Strong-willed, grieving widow but also snarky and fun. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT.
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s, female. Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann." Rather crass and to the point, like Dorothy from Golden Girls. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/06/2026
Late 20s/40s, female. the oldest child and prodigal daughter. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
18 to 30s, male. the youngest child and not the brightest bulb. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT. Smaller role but funny and present throughout
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
60s/70s (flexible), female. chairwoman of a community committee, a position she does not take lightly. Her life's goal is organizing and planning while following rules. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT. NOTE: THIS ROLE TAKES A PIE (shaving cre... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
50s/60s or so (flexible), female. Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann." Rather crass and to the point, like Dorothy from Golden Girls. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/20/2026
30s or so, female. the middle child and future president of the Junior League. Maybe some anger issues, wears the pants in the marriage. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT.
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s/70s, male. Dorothy’s brother-in-law. Charmingly manipulative. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
60s/70s, female. chairwoman of a community committee, a position she does not take lightly. Her life's goal is organizing and planning while following rules. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
30s, male . Sammy Jo’s husband. Slightly argumentative, doesn't appreciate being misrepresented. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s female., Dewey Frye’s widow and the matriarch of the family. Strong-willed, grieving widow but also snarky and fun. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT.
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Submissions Due:
02/07/2026
50s/60s, female. Dorothy‘s best friend, first name pronounced “Marthann." Rather crass and to the point, like Dorothy from Golden Girls. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
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Submissions Due:
02/06/2026
Late 20s/40s, female. the oldest child and prodigal daughter. Strong actor with great comedic timing. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING MISSISSIPPI OR SOUTHERN ACCENT
