Stones In His Pockets
May 31 at 8
June 1-2, 7-9 at 8
June 3 at 3
Dignity Players and Bay Theatre are thrilled to announce they will be producing a staged reading of Dustin Lance Black’s new courtroom drama “8″ on Sunday, July 22 at 6:00pm at the
2011 Season – Masks
Sordid Lives
By Del Shores
Directed by
Debbie Barber-Eaton
With With Casey Augusterfer, Paul Berry, Darice Clewell, Carol Cohen, Laura Gayvert, Kathryn Huston, Dan Kavanaugh, Karen Lambert, Jim Reiter, Timothy Sayles, Ali Vellon, Jason Vellon
A black comedy about white trash! The author of Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got the Will?) brings you a comedy that was nominated for over thirty awards during its long run in Los Angeles. When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover’s wooden legs in a motel room, chaos erupts in Winters, Texas. “His colorful eccentrics are dead on, teetering on a Bowie knife’s edge between the hilarious improbable and the achingly real.” – L.A. Times.
Director’s Notes
When Mickey asked me if I might be interested in directing Sordid Lives, he said: “It’s so funny. I think this is a perfect match for your sense of humor.” And he was right. This play is hysterically funny… and it is so much more. The characters are achingly real, and the themes are universal: dirty little secrets, family dynamics, denial, betrayal, redemption and forgiveness. Ultimately doesn’t it all come down to love? One of the things that I find most motivating as an artist is the opportunity to be a voice for those who have no voice. I saw a t-shirt the other day that said: “Tell the truth, even if your voice shakes.” So here’s a little prayer for the courage to tell the truth, for the courage to hear the truth, and for the love to embrace the truth. I dedicate my work on this project to Chaz Bono… and his inspiring courage.
