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A Very Sordid Wedding

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  12w, 15m

Del Shores

Based on the hilarious 2017 hit film of the same name, A Very Sordid Wedding explores the questions, bigotry and fallout when gay marriage comes to a community – and a family – that is not quite ready to accept it.

A Very Sordid Wedding

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    12w, 15m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
It’s 2015, 17 years after Sordid Lives and Peggy’s unfortunate death caused by tripping over G.W.’s wooden legs, and life has moved on for the residents of Winters, Texas. Based on the 2017 hit film of the same name, A Very Sordid Wedding explores the questions, bigotry and fallout when gay marriage comes to a community and a family that are not quite ready to accept it. Bigoted “religious freedom,” marriage equality and cultural acceptance are all explored with Del Shores’ trademark approach, using comedy and his much-beloved Sordid Lives characters to deal with these important current social issues. Ultimately, the play explores the challenges of learning to accept your family for who they are instead of who you want them to be.
History
A Very Sordid Wedding was originally commissioned and produced by Craig Lynch and Jeff Rane for Uptown Players at the Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Texas on 24 September 2021. The production was directed by Del Shores.
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  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The Bible Belt town of Winters, Texas. 2015.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“As broad as the side of a barn but much more amusing!” – LA Times

“Wacky… extremely silly, over-the-top comedy. Did we say over the top? We’re talking world-record, pole-vaulting over-the-top!” – San Fancisco Chronicle

“The overdue sequel to Sordid Lives will both delight you and warm your ever-lovin' heart.” – Film Journal International

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Del Shores

Del Shores

Del Shores is the writer/director/producer of the films Sordid Lives, Blues for Willadean, Southern Baptist Sissies and A Very Sordid Wedding. He wrote and executive produced the MGM feature Daddy’s Dyin’...Who’s Got The Will? His plays Cheatin’, Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got The ...

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