Sordid Lives - Austin Rainbow Theatre

Description

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Austin Rainbow Theatre presents their inaugural production of Del Shores’ raucous Texas comedy Sordid Lives at Ground Floor Theatre October 6-14th. This production stars nationally-acclaimed drag entertainer and local celebrity Nadine Hughes as Brother Boy, a role previously made famous by the late Leslie Jordan. Written by trailblazing playwright & “master of Texas Comedy”, Del Shores, this hilarious romp is filled with southern charm and underscores what it means to be queer in Texas.

TICKET & SHOW INFORMATION

Tickets are available for purchase at $20 through ART’s website at www.austinrainbowtheare.org/shows. All performances will be held at Ground Floor Theatre. Our Saturday 2 PM matinee performances will feature ASL interpreters for the hearing impaired community.

ABOUT AUSTIN RAINBOW THEATRE

Austin Rainbow Theatre is the new home for LGBTQIA+ performing arts in Central Texas. ART’s mission is to provide affordable theatre that focuses on creating belonging, reducing stigma, honoring diverse LGBTQIA+ history and stories, and amplifying LGBTQIA+ artist and community voices.

ABOUT DEL SHORES

Del Shores is a writer/director/producer/playwright with a body of work in both stage and film spanning 39 years. Many of the themes present in his writing spawn from his own upbringing in Texas, lending his work to explore the intersection of southern and gay culture through humor and empathy. He has written over ten plays, which have been produced all across the nation and worldwide. Many of which have gone on to be adapted for the screen including; Sordid Lives, Blues for Willadean, Southern Baptist Sissies, and A Very Sordid Wedding.

PERFORMANCE ADDRESS

Ground Floor Theatre

979 Springdale Rd

Austin, TX 78702