Auditions for Sordid Lives
Schedule
Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Venue: 1009 W Reno, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73106 | Oklahoma City, OK
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AUDITIONS FORSORDID LIVES
A COMEDY BY DEL SHORES
DIRECTED BY ELIN BHAIRD
When: 2:00-5:00 pm Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Readings from the script. Plan to arrive no later than 3:30 pm. If needed, callbacks will be held at a time to be determined. If you have any questions, email [email protected].
Where: At the theatre, located at 1009 W. Reno. Parking is free on the street. Do not use the parking lot for The Horn Trader on the northeast corner of Western & Reno. You may park on ramps in front of garage doors on Reno and in CST’s parking lot across the street on Reno.
What: Bring a recent photo and theatrical résumé. Be prepared to list any definite or possible conflicts on your audition form from May 11 through the run of the play July 10-16, 2026.
Please read the script before auditions! Hard copy perusal scripts are available to check out. Call CST at 405-232-6500 or email [email protected] to make arrangements to check out a script. Call or contact us in the office before dropping by.
Office Hours: Closed Mondays. Open Tuesdays through Fridays 1-6:00 pm. Again, please call CST at 405-232-6500 or text/call Rhonda Clark at 405-205-2446 before coming by.
Performance dates: July 10-26, 2026.
Specific dates are: 10 performances over 3 weekends: July 10-11, 16-19, and 23-26. There will be a brush-up rehearsal and archive photos on July 15. Most rehearsals are scheduled Mon-Fri at 7 p.m. with Saturday or Sunday rehearsals scheduled only if needed to accommodate week-night conflicts. 1st tech is the afternoon/early evening of Sunday, July 5.
CAST OVERVIEW: 5-6 men, 7 women.
BITSY MAE HARLING: Age flexible. The guitar playing ex-con singer.
TY WILLIAMSON: Late 20s. A beautiful gay man on a journey.
SISSY HICKY: 50s. The caretaker who picked the wrong day to quit smoking.
NOLETA NETHERCOTT: 40s. The angry overweight betrayed housewife.
LATRELLE WILLIAMSON: 50s. Ty’s uptight, proper mother.
LA VONDA DUPREE: Late 40s. Latrelle’s liberal-minded worldly sister.
G. W. NETHERCOTT: Late 40s-early 50s. The distraught legless Vietnam vet.
WARDELL “BUBBA” OWENS: Late 40s -50s.The former gay-bashing remorseful bartender.
ODELL OWENS: 40s. Wardell’s worthless story-telling brother.
JAUNITA: 40s-60s. A local barfly. She even takes a beer to a funeral service.
DR. EVE BOLINGER: The over-sexed pill-popping, alcoholic therapist.
EARL “BROTHER BOY” INGRAM: The Tammy Wynette obsessed transvestite.
REV. BARNES: Age flexible. The Southern Baptist preacher. This role may be double cast with the actor who plays ODELL.
SYNOPSIS:
A black comedy about white trash! Set in 1998, the author brings you a comedy that was nominated for over 30 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. The play culminates at her funeral. The theme of acceptance, or the lack of it, runs through the story. The movie version featuring the late Leslie Jordan has quite a cult following.
“[This play is by] the master of Texas Comedy. His colorful eccentrics are dead on, teetering on a Bowie knife's edge between the hilariously improbable and the achingly real.” – The Los Angeles Times
“Run, don't walk to Del Shores’ new play!” – DramaLogue
“Pick of the Week.” – L.A. Weekly
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