Dahmer, Party of Five (radio play) by Kris Thompson

Jeffrey Dahmer has arrived in Hell. He’s being taken out to dinner by the welcome wagon…a group of like-minded residents who are befriending with an ulterior motive.
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Dahmer, Party of Five (radio play)

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  • Bonnie Agan:
    2 Jan. 2024
    “ We just did this play at The Studio at 620 for The Radio Theatre Project, and our actors loved the roles, and I loved watching the audience members go from initial stunned disbelief to full out guffawing. Such a devilishly clever play!
    ”

Character Information

For this radio play cast members can, at the director's discretion, double/triple up on roles by using accents etc...to differentiate voices.

  • Ted Bundy
    40s,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Male
    Intelligent, confident, serial killer, 40s. Deep voice.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Monica
    Any Age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any (but preferably Female)
    Hell’s Kitchen Hostess with an overly cherry robotic quality.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Maximilien
    Any Age,
    French
    ,
    Any gender (but probably male)
    Pretentious Hell’s Kitchen waiter with French accent.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Lucy
    Any Age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Bigender (they/them)
    The Devil whose pronoun is “they” and vacillates between male and female at will. Smooth, sexy, volumed.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Non-binary
  • John Wayne Gacy
    50s,
    Any race / ethnicity
    ,
    Male
    50s, hardworking, driven, serial killer from Chicago. Dresses as clown. Honk occurs after speaking.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Jeffrey Dahmer
    30s,
    Any (but probably white)
    ,
    Male
    Serial killer in his 30s from Wisconsin. Just arrived in Hell via Purgatory. Northern accent.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Giulia Tofania
    40s,
    Italian
    ,
    Female
    (Pronounced “Julia” “Toe-fawn-uh”) Italian businesswoman, serial killer, 40s. Italian accent.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Atilla The Hun
    40s,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Male
    Late 40s Roman Empire barbarian, leader of the Huns.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Aileen Wuornos
    40s,
    Any Race/Ethnicity.
    ,
    Female
    Mid 40s prostitute and serial killer from Florida, rough voice, tries to be sexy, still in denial.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female

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