New Conservatory Theatre Center presents SORDID LIVES

In May, Sordid Lives by Del Shores makes its San Francisco debut as New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the play that spawned the huge cult comedy phenomenon. Three generations of a dysfunctionAl Small-town Texas family gather after their elderly matriarch dies during a tryst in a seedy motel room with her much younger, much married neighbor. Fireworks are set off and bizarre truths exposed as the town prepares for what could be an embarrassing funeral.

Sordid Lives runs May 12 - June 11, 2017. Opening Night is Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 8pm. Tickets are $25-50 and available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972.

After a hugely successful and award-winning long run in Los Angeles in 1996, Sordid Lives became a cult film classic in 2000, written and directed by Shores, and starring Leslie Jordan and Olivia Newton-John. Later, Shores followed the success of the film with a television series on Logo. Sordid Lives marks the third collaboration between Del Shores and NCTC, after lauded productions of his plays Southern Baptist Sissies and Yellow.

Special Engagements:

During the run of the show, audiences can enjoy many special events:

• Onstage Insight, Post-Show Discussion after the following performance:

o Sunday, May 28 at 2pm- Panel discussion featuring the cast of Sordid Lives, moderated by the director.

• Low-cost Previews: Friday, May 12 - Friday, May 19.

• Opening Night will take place Saturday, May 20 at 8pm. The performance will be followed by a reception catered by 16-17 Season Restaurant Sponsor, Mina's Brazilian.

Playwright Del Shores has written, directed and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television and regional and national touring theatre. Shores' career took off with the acclaimed play Daddy's Dyin' (Who's Got The Will?), followed by a feature film version released by MGM. In addition to Sordid Lives: The Series, in television Shores has written and produced for many shows including Dharma and Greg and the ground-breaking Showtime series Queer as Folk. His other plays also include The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife (Outstanding New Play, LA Drama Critics Circle Award; LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award; and 3 LA Weekly Awards); Daughter's of the Lone Stare State; Southern Baptist Sissies (Outstanding Production of the Year, GLAAD Award), which became a film by Beard Collins Shores Productions; and Yellow, which NCTC produced in its 2013-14 season.

The cast of Sordid Lives features Luke Brady, Scott Cox, Robin Gabrielli, Gary Giurbino, Michaela Greeley, Marie O'Donnell, Shannon Kase, Melissa O'Keefe, Catherine Luedtke, Amy Meyers, and Nathan Tylutk.

The creative team of Sordid Lives includes scenic design by Kuo-Hao Lo, costume design by Wes Crain, lighting design by Maxx Kurzunski, sound design by Ryan Lee Short, prop design by Ting Na Wang, fight direction by Will Springhorn, Jr and stage management by Toni Lynn Guidry.

New Conservatory Theatre Center has been San Francisco's premier LGBTQIA and allied performing arts institution and progressive arts education conservatory since 1981. NCTC is renowned for its diverse range of innovative, high-quality productions, touring productions and shows for young audiences; its foundational anti-bullying work with youth and educators through YouthAware; and its commitment to developing new plays to continue expanding the canon of queer and allied dramatic work.