Upcoming: Sordid Lives by Del Shores, Wimberley Playhouse, November 7 - December 2

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SORDID LIVES

by Del Shores
Directed by Aaron Johnson
November 9 – December 2

Preview with Author Talk-back Nov. 7 at 8:00
Friday and Saturday Evenings 8:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinees 2:30 p.m.
Wimberley Playhouse • 450 Old Kyle Road Wimberley TX 78676
Reserved seats $18. Opening night $20 with reception.
Students $10 with ID
For mature audiences, contains strong language and adult situations.
For tickets: www.wimberleyplayers.org or call 512-847-0575



This is a tale of hilarity and humanity, set in motion by the bizarre death of Peggy Ingraham, the matriarch of a dysfunctional, working-class Texas family. There’s Peggy's daughter Latrelle, her cross-dresser sibling, Brother Boy - a dedicated Tammy Wynette impersonator - and sister LaVonda, who argues that Brother Boy should be released from the confines of an institution to attend the funeral. Latrelle's actor son Ty is pondering his return home and how and when he might come out to his mother. Meanwhile, the sisters argue about burying their mother in her beloved fox fur, when it’s just so hot outside. A tale of larger-than-life comedic characters with touching humanity.

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Auditions in Wimberley for Sordid Lives by Del Shores, Wimberley Players, September 5 and 12

The Wimberley Players will audition for Sordid Lives by Del Shores, directed by Aaron Johnson, Wednesdays Sept. 5th and 12th from 7:00 p.m – 10:00 p.m. at The Wimberley Players, 450 Old Kyle Rd, Wimberley, TX (click for map). Callbacks Thursday Sept. 13th from 7:00pm – 10:00pm.

 
Casting: 6 men and 7 women. Show dates: 4 weekends - opening Fri 11/9, closing Sun 12/2 ; performances on Fri/Sat @ 8pm; 2:30 performance on Sun.

Actors are encouraged but not required to prepare a 2 minute monologue from a contemporary comedy for the auditions. Sides from the script will also be available for cold readings. Callbacks will consist entirely of cold readings from the script. Women auditioning for the role of Bitsy Mae Harling should be prepared to sing and accompany themselves on guitar. Contact: Scripts & Info: Adam Witko, Executive Producer, 512/632-7638; adam@adamwitko.com

When Peggy, a good Christian woman, dies tripping over the detached wooden legs of her best friend's husband, with whom she was having an affair, three generations of her outlandish family and assorted peculiar friends are brought together to mourn. Peggy's sister Sissy, is left to manage the many skeletons in the family closet. She must mediate between Peggy’s daughters, the uptight Latrelle and more liberal LaVonda, as well as trying to comfort her neighbor, Noleta whose husband, G.W., was Peggy's lover. She must also arrange for her nephew, Brother Boy, to be released from the insane asylum where he has been locked up for twenty three years after his best friend Wardell found out that he was gay and assaulted him, and clear the way for Latrelle's son Ty, who is an actor and is also gay, but has yet to come out to his mother.

Click to view character list and descriptions at AustinLiveTheatre.com. . . .

Upcoming: Sordid Lives, Sam Bass Community Theatre, May 15 - June 6

UPDATE: ALT review of Sordid Lives



Found on-line:

Sordid Lives
Directed by Frank Benge

Sam Bass Community Theatre, Round Rock

May 15 - June 6

From the author of "Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will?" comes this hilarious tale of loss, love and white trash etiquette in a small Texas town... "Sordid Lives" is a black comedy about white trash. Sissy is trying to quit smoking, Mama has just died an accidental death during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor and Brother Boy has been locked up in the mental institution because he thinks he's Tammy Wynette...and you thought you had problems. "Sordid Lives" is a gossipin', pill-poppin', honky-tonkyin', gun totin', motorcycle ridin' laugh a minute farce of twisted lives, death, tears, infidelity and other comic events by playwright Del Shores.

Show Rating: Adult Language & Situations - Not suitable for children