I know what you’re thinking. “I thought he was dead . . .”

So did I, actually. It’s been a crazy few weeks around these parts. Between bizarre weather, increased work responsibilities, and my wife changing her job AND moving toward production on Nunsense, I’ve had little time for anything. Things are easing up in some areas, though, so I felt it was time to add more to take up the slack. That’s how I roll.

Anyway, I spent the last couple of nights auditioning for yet another show at Gallery. This show is being directed by the same lady who directed Deathtrap, and she began bugging me about it back then. I hemmed and hawed, but finally decided I’d try out. So, after two nights of reading with everyone under the sun (you’ve got to love an audition when you just get to read and read), I’ve been cast as Wardell “Bubba” Owens in Del Shore’s “Sordid Lives“. I wasn’t familiar with the show before reading the script, but the more I read the more I like it.

If you’re not familiar with the show, then check it out. I’m not going to put the whole plot down here, but it’s frickin’ hilarious, in a dark sort of way. I really wanted to play Brother Boy, but the person who read for that roll read it so well I don’t feel bad. The more I read Wardell, the more I liked the character. I’m looking forward to putting the show together.

Now, some of you are familiar with McMinnville and Yamhill County, Oregon. You know the general feel of the community and the sentiment that prevails. We’re not a hillbilly area per-se, or an area of bigoted nut jobs, but we’re not known for the being the most progressive area of the state. Sordid Lives is NOT a conservative play. The fact that it’s a cult hit in the LGBT community should tell you a little about it. I’m actually impressed that the theater decided to try it, and I’m excited to get a chance to work in it. I’m hoping it will bring some people in from outside the area to experience our little theater, and I hope that the messages couched in the humor will get some folks thinking.

I’m also excited to get a chance to do Texan dialect. You hear a lot of southern dialect in smaller theaters, but it’s usually in Shakespeare. This will be a nice change.

Well, that’s all for now. I’ll try to keep things updated more frequently now. I’ll just leave you with one of the brilliant exchanges from Sordid Lives.

TY: (to the corpse of his dead grandmother) Hey, Nan Nan. Guess what? I’m gay. Gay as a goose!
LATRELLE: (laughs) Stop that!
TY: Gay as Uncle Brother Boy!
LATRELLE: You are not! No one is that gay!

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