Raynelle – Josie Stec
Royce – Dante Robinson
Marguerite – Sonya Artman
Ray-Bud – Mark Sopchak
Lucille – Rebecca Borsodi
Junior – Shayne Beasley-Young
Suzanne – Erin Roth
Rev. Hooker – Wesley Fortson
Delightful – Bailey Hansen
Veda – Jane Cuba
Nadine – Erin Phelps
Clyde – Jerry Wilson
Norval – Mike Cuba
Juanita – Patricia Idema
PERFORMANCE DATES:
March 6-22, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays at 2 p.m.)
THE STORY:
A dysfunctional Southern family comes together to plan a funeral in this character-driven ensemble comedy. When the Turpin family patriarch Bud suddenly dies of a stroke, his sons Ray-Bud and Junior, sister Marguerite, and widow Raynelle do their best to ensure a dignified memorial, but familial squabbles quickly get in the way. Junior’s wife Suzanne (correctly) accuses him of infidelity, a resentful Ray-Bud drinks to deal with his resentment over footing the bill for a service being handled by the funeral home of his archrival, and Raynelle seems more concerned with ensuring that Bud’s legacy as “mean and surly” is quite literally carved in stone. Dearly Departed is a side-splitting ensemble comedy that’s at once a parody of and a love letter to life in the Deep South.
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Inspire Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit community theatre based in Westland, MI.
33455 Warren Road, Westland, Michigan 48185, United States
Phone: (734) 460.2410 Email: inspire@inspiretheatre.com
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