JUNE 2023 (Cast and Performance dates coming soon)
A VERY SORDID WEDDING
BY DEL SHORES
SYNOPSIS: It's 2015, seventeen years after family matriarch Peggy Ingram tripped over G.W. Nethercott's wooden legs in "Sordid Lives," and life has moved into the present for the residents of Winters, TX. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision in favor or marriage equality, the Sordid saga continues. An anniversary of Peggy's memorial service is being planned, while the Southside Baptist Church is planning an "Anti-Equality Rally" to protest the advancement of same-sex marriage. With both events planned for the same night, the beloved cast of colorful characters is on a collision course for shenanigans and fireworks at the church and everyone's favorite bar. Along the way, a bisexual serial killer shows up, a drag queen country medley gets performed, and a beauty salon confronts the bigots, turning getting your hair done into an act of rebellion. Friendships are tested and families are reunited as fear and bigotry are confronted with acceptance and understanding on the way to a surprise wedding with (almost) everyone in town in attendance.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
PEGGY INGRAM, (deceased) lover of G.W. and mama to Latrelle, Lavonda, and Brother Boy
LATRELLE, Peggy's uptight (but getting better) mother to Ty and sister to Lavonda and Brother Boy
LAVONDA, more "free-thinking" sister to Latrelle
BROTHER BOY, a/k/a EARL INGRAM, gay, crossdressing superfan of Tammy Wynette and various other country queens
SISSY, long-suffering sister to PEGGY and aunt to the 3 siblings, always on the verge of quitting smoking
G.W. NETHERCOTT, Vietnam vet and owner of 2 wooden legs that Peggy tripped over and died, wife to NOLETA
NOLETA, wife of cheating husband, G.W., and Lavonda's best friend
TY, Latrelle's gay son
KYLE, Ty's fiancee
WARDELL, owner of the local bar
ODELL, Wardell's not-too-bright brother
JUANITA, barfly at Wardell's bar
MARTY, owner of a drag bar in Longview, where Brother Boy has been performing since his release from the mental hospital
BILLY JOE DOBSON, bisexual serial killer on the run
ROGER, local hairdresser
CASSIE NOVA, emcee of the local drag show
VERA, cashier at The Corner Stop
as well as a handful of other characters, old and new
“A Very Sordid Wedding” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of
Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
A VERY SORDID WEDDING
BY DEL SHORES
SYNOPSIS: It's 2015, seventeen years after family matriarch Peggy Ingram tripped over G.W. Nethercott's wooden legs in "Sordid Lives," and life has moved into the present for the residents of Winters, TX. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision in favor or marriage equality, the Sordid saga continues. An anniversary of Peggy's memorial service is being planned, while the Southside Baptist Church is planning an "Anti-Equality Rally" to protest the advancement of same-sex marriage. With both events planned for the same night, the beloved cast of colorful characters is on a collision course for shenanigans and fireworks at the church and everyone's favorite bar. Along the way, a bisexual serial killer shows up, a drag queen country medley gets performed, and a beauty salon confronts the bigots, turning getting your hair done into an act of rebellion. Friendships are tested and families are reunited as fear and bigotry are confronted with acceptance and understanding on the way to a surprise wedding with (almost) everyone in town in attendance.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
PEGGY INGRAM, (deceased) lover of G.W. and mama to Latrelle, Lavonda, and Brother Boy
LATRELLE, Peggy's uptight (but getting better) mother to Ty and sister to Lavonda and Brother Boy
LAVONDA, more "free-thinking" sister to Latrelle
BROTHER BOY, a/k/a EARL INGRAM, gay, crossdressing superfan of Tammy Wynette and various other country queens
SISSY, long-suffering sister to PEGGY and aunt to the 3 siblings, always on the verge of quitting smoking
G.W. NETHERCOTT, Vietnam vet and owner of 2 wooden legs that Peggy tripped over and died, wife to NOLETA
NOLETA, wife of cheating husband, G.W., and Lavonda's best friend
TY, Latrelle's gay son
KYLE, Ty's fiancee
WARDELL, owner of the local bar
ODELL, Wardell's not-too-bright brother
JUANITA, barfly at Wardell's bar
MARTY, owner of a drag bar in Longview, where Brother Boy has been performing since his release from the mental hospital
BILLY JOE DOBSON, bisexual serial killer on the run
ROGER, local hairdresser
CASSIE NOVA, emcee of the local drag show
VERA, cashier at The Corner Stop
as well as a handful of other characters, old and new
“A Very Sordid Wedding” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of
Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
