Sordid Lives
by Austin Rainbow Theatre (ART)
Jun. 17 - Jul. 15 (2023)
Sordid Lives is Del Shore’s raucous Southern comedy about the power of acceptance and family bonds.
We are now accepting submissions for our production of Del Shore's Sordid Lives!
CASTING CALL - PAID (NON-UNION)
Austin Rainbow Theatre is seeking actors for their production of Del Shore’s Sordid Lives, playing October 6-14, 2023 at Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, Texas.
Interested actors should submit headshots and resumes to casting@austinrainbowtheatre.org
DIRECTOR: Christopher Preslar
PAY: Stipend TBD
CALLBACKS: July 22nd
FIRST REHEARSAL: August 1st
PERFORMANCES: October 6-14, 2023
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
BITSY MAE HARLING – the guitar-playing ex-con
TY WILLIAMSON – 20’s, soap opera actor
SISSY HICKEY – 50’s-70’s, the caretaker who picked the wrong day to quit smoking
NOLETA NETHERCOTT – 30’s-40’s, angry and betrayed housewife
LATRELLE WILLIAMSON – 40’s-50’s, Ty’s uptight, proper mother
LA VONDA DUPREE – 30’s-50’s, Latrelle’s worldly sister
G.W. NETHERCOTT – 40’s-50’s, distraught Vietnam war vet
WARDELL “BUBBA” OWENS – 40’s-50’s, former gay-bashing remorseful bartender
ODELL OWENS – 30’s-50’s, Wardell’s worthless brother
DR. EVE BOLINGER – 40’s-50’s, alcoholic therapist
EARL “BROTHER BOY” INGRAM – 40’s-50’s, Tammy Wynette obsessed drag queen
JUANITA – 30’s-70’s, the barfly
