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![]() Southern Baptist Sissies opened in Los Angeles January 13, 2006
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![]() Sordid Lives opened in Los Angeles February 3, 2006 |
![]() The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife opened in Los Angeles May 6, 2006 |
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SORDID LIVES - ARTWORK
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SORDID LIVES - CAST BIOGRAPHIES
SORDID LIVES - PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES
Dorinda Barker (Associate Producer, Casting Associate)
Kathi O'Donohue (Lighting Designer)
T. Ashanti Mozelle (Stage Manager)
Del Shores (Writer, Director, Producer)
Sonja Soriano (Associate Producer, Casting Director)
Robert Steinberg (Set Designer)
Craig Taggart (Costume Designer, Season of Shores Production Manager)
Joe Patrick Ward (Musical Director)
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Dorinda Barker (Associate Producer, Casting Associate) |
Dorinda hails all the way from New Jersey by the way of Kentucky. The Kentucky part is from her Mamma. Dorinda has studied in New York City at such conservatories as Stella Adler and William Esper and many more that would bore you to death. Dorinda also has done work here in LA with the 68 Cent Crew and the Actor’s Showcase. She is so excited and honored to be part of a Season of Shores. She would like to thank Del and Jason for this opportunity. She would also like to thank Mom, Dad, Kimberly, Wendy, Abigail, Kira, Lou, Katerina, and Annabelle. Also to my girls - Katherine, Sonja, and Heather. Without all of you, I would not be there. Follow your dreams. |
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Kathi O'Donohue (Lighting Designer) |
Kathi has worked at theatres all over from Sacramento to Los Angeles. This includes: the Odyssey, Wallenboyd, Japanese American Theatre, Ventura College Opera Workshop, CAST, Zephyr, Electric Lodge, Stella Adler, LATC, Met, PRT, Hayworth, Hudson, Rubicon in Ventura, and Santa Barbara Ensemble Theatre to name a few. She is the resident Lighting Designer at The Fountain Theatre in Hollywood. She earned her Equity card for stage-managing Edith Stein at the Zephyr in San Francisco. She has stage-managed, designed lights, been part of a running crew, assisted directors, emceed and almost anything else that needs to be done. Her experience covers theatre, musicals, nightclubs, dance, comedy and special events. A recipient of multiple awards that include LA Weekly, Backstage West, LADCC and two Theatre LA Ovation Awards (4 nominations), LADCC Angstrom Award for Career Achievement in Lighting Design and LA Weekly Award for Career Achievement. Kathi is thrilled to be part of Del's year at the Zephyr and to bring the Sissies to light at The Zephyr for a third time. Looking forward to all the sordid lives to follow. return to top |
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T. Ashanti Mozelle (Stage Manager)
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T. Ashanti received a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Southern California. He has performed in numerous theatrical productions throughout Los Angeles and London. His favorite roles include: “Feste the Clown” in The Twelfth Night, “Belize” in Angels in America: Perestrokia, “Guy Smith” in In the Boom Boom Room, “Duke Vincentio” in Measure for Measure and “Othello” in Othello the Moor. In addition to acting, Ashanti is a gifted dancer, writer, clothing designer and stylist. Ashanti would like to thank his mom for all of her love and guidance, his family, friends and the wonderful cast for all of their support. |
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Del Shores (Writer, Director, Producer) |
Del Shores (writer/director) has written, directed and produced film, television and stage. “Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got The Will?), (1987) originally ran two years at Theatre/Theater in Hollywood, winning many Los Angeles theatre awards, including LA Weekly’s Best Production and Best Writing. The play has subsequently been produced in over 2000 theatres worldwide. A movie version of “Daddy’s Dyin’” was released in 1990 by MGM and Propaganda Films and starred Beau Bridges, Tess Harper, Judge Reinhold, Keith Carradine and Beverly D’Angelo. Shores wrote the screenplay and executive produced the film. “Sordid Lives”, his fourth play, opened in Los Angeles May 11, 1996 and ran 13 sold-out months. The critics raved -- ultimately 13 of them awarding the production “Critic’s Choice.” F. Kathleen Folley of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Sordid Lives has more laughs than a hunting dog has ticks. Del Shores is a master of the Texas comedy." The play went on to win 14 Drama-Logue Theatre Awards, including three for Shores for writing, directing and producing. He was also nominated for Robby, L.A. Weekly and GLAAD Awards for writing, directing and producing. photo: Rosemary Alexander In 1999, Shores wrote and directed the film version of “Sordid Lives” starring Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Bedelia, Leslie Jordan, Beth Grant, along with most of the cast from the play. The movie has become a cult phenomenon. Ivor Davis of The New York Times Syndicate called it: “The most delicious combination of emotion and laugh out loud hilarity to come along in the new Millennium...The Birdcage meets the Bible Belt--and the result is the most hilarious comedy of the year.” The movie won many festival awards, including Best Film at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival, Atlanta Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, South Beach Film Festival, Memphis International Film Festival and the San Diego International Film Festival and racked up a total of thirteen “Audience Awards.” In 2002 Twentieth Century Fox released the DVD/Video, which has now sold over 200,000 units. “Southern Baptist Sissies” is Shores most personal play -- a tragicomedy. It enjoyed a ten-month sold-out run in Los Angeles in 2000 and 2001, then enjoyed a sold-out run at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary Theatre in Dallas. Revived in L.A. in April 2002, “Sissies” enjoyed yet another six month sold-out run, again at the Zephyr Theatre. The play opened at the Bailiwick Theatre in Chicago to rave reviews July 2002 and was the theatres’ biggest hit during their “Pride” summer series, garnering two After Dark Awards for Best Direction and Best Ensemble. The original LA production of “Sissies” received 20 Los Angeles Theatre Awards, Shores alone receiving the LA Weekly, Robby and Maddy for Best Direction and the Backstage West Garland, Robby and Maddy for Best Writing. The play was also awarded the prestigious GLAAD Award for Outstanding Production of the Year. Most recently, Shores’ enjoyed critical and commercial success with his darkest play, “The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife.” The play ran for six sold-out months in 2003 at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles. For "Trials" Shores' won the prestigious Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle’s Ted Schmitt Award for World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play. The Circle also awarded the play Best Production and Beth Grant Best Lead Performance. “Trials” also won five Back Stage West Garland Awards (Best Play, Best Direction, Best Writing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress), two NAACP Awards (Best Play, Best Playwright, 7 nominations, including Best Directing for Shores ), Ovation Awards (Best Actress, 4 nominations, including writing and direction for Shores’) seven Maddy Awards (including Best Play, Writing, Direction) and three L.A. Weekly Awards (Best Playwright, Best Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor). Other plays include “Cheatin’” and “Daughters of the Lone Star State.” All Shores’ plays are published by Samuel French, Inc. In television, Shores has written and produced for “Maximum Bob”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “Live Shot”, “Touched By An Angel”, “Ned and Stacey” “Family Ties” “Dharma and Greg” and currently finished his third season as co-executive producer of the acclaimed Showtime series, “Queer As Folk” for which he wrote many episodes. He has also written and produced pilots for every network and wrote and directed the Showtime movie “The Wilde Girls”, staring Olivia Newton-John and Swoosie Kurtz. Currently, Shores is working on a new movie with Mandalay Entertainment and has started preproduction on the film adaptation of his play "Southern Baptist Sissies", which he will direct. He resides in Los Angeles with his husband Jason and his daughters Rebecca and Caroline. Full Press Room on Del Shores at: www.edbaran.com/delshores |
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Sonja Soriano (Associate Producer, Casting Director) |
Sonja hails from Marietta, GA, and left a marketing career in San Francisco where she was cast in the play Echoes. She studied acting at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, and with Ed Hooks in San Francisco, CA. She made her move to LA 3 years ago and has since starred in the indie films, Beneath The Mississippi and Banana Moon. She starred in the Audience award-winning Life for a Life and US Air Marshalls for the 78-Hour Film Festival. Sonja is a proud member of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company. The love of her life is Jonathan. She became is mentor through her work with the orphanage Holly Grove. |
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Robert Steinberg (Set Designer) |
Robert is honored to once again design for Del Shores and his splendid company of actors. Credits include Prymate on Broadway; The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife at The Zephyr; Oliver!, A Streetcar Named Desire, Equus, Brilliant Traces and The Gin Game at DeafWest; Gila and Stumps at the Odyssey; Change at Babylon at The Tiffany, Biloxi Blues at The Court, The Glass Menagerie at The Stella Adler, and Lolly Foster's Daredevil Airshow at The Kennedy Center. |
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Craig Taggart (Costume Designer, Season of Shores Production Manager) |
Craig has worn many hats (not to mention wigs and heels) in recent Del Shores productions. He appeared several times as "Benny" in 2002's run of Southern Baptist Sissies and served as Costume Designer for The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. He is most excited to tackle his latest roles of Stage Manager and Costume Designer for a “Season of Shores” at the Zephyr Theatre. As an accomplished actor and singer, Craig appeared (as "Miss Bible Belt") in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles premiere of Pageant. His costumes for Trailer Trash Housewife garnered local praise and were nominated for an NAACP Award. Craig is humbled, flattered, and honored to be a part of the Del Shores Productions family. He is constantly awed and inspired by the talent, spirit, and energy of this amazing ensemble of players... and he looks forward to the journey ahead with each of them... every "sordid" minute of it. |
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Joe Patrick Ward
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Joe Pat is thrilled to be back “in church” with Del! He created the dual roles of “Brother Chaffey” and “Houston” in the original 2000 production of Southern Baptist Sissies (as well as musical-directed the show). He also collaborated with Del on the award-winning play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife (2003 Ovation Nominee), composing the show’s songs, co-writing the lyrics and appearing onstage as the pianist. Joe wrote the songs to the cult hit musical Judy’s Scary Little Christmas (another Ovation Award winner) which has enjoyed sold-out engagements in Los Angeles, Portland, Des Moines and Chicago. The original cast album was recorded a few months ago. Joe wrote the music and lyrics for Leslie Jordan’s off-Broadway show Hysterical Blindness & Other Southern Tragedies, which ran for seven months at the Soho Playhouse in NYC, then played in L.A., Richmond and Fort Worth (in a production Joe also directed). Joe Pat wrote the book, music and lyrics for the satirical musical The Grave White Way (2001 Ovation Nominee), at the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood. Other L.A. songwriting credits include She’s a Handful, In Sherwood and Plum Pink Pedicure. He has written songs for several films in development at Warner Brothers, and was the headwriter/songwriter for the NPR comedy broadcast Propaganda Radio. Joe’s current musical Fools For Broadway (for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics) is currently being workshopped by the acclaimed Directors Company in New York. His numerous original songs have been sung by many Broadway vets, including John Raitt, Loretta Devine, Jason Graae, Davis Gaines, Ken Page, Harry Groener, Stephen Schwartz, Sharon McNight, Billy Porter, Susan Egan, Mary Bond Davis, Valarie Pettiford, Gregory Jbara and Billy Barnes. Joe is a member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild. |
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CHEATIN' PRESS RELEASES
| October 12, 2005 |
DEL SHORES TO REVIVE
ALL 6 OF HIS HIT PLAYS IN -- A SEASON OF SHORES -- TO COINCIDE WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZEPHYR THEATRE! Southern Baptist Sissies – the theater’s most successful play in its 50-year history – will kick off the celebration January 13, 2006!! |
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CHEATIN' - ARTWORK
CHEATIN' - CAST BIOGRAPHIES
CHEATIN' - PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES
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Del Shores |
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Joe Patrick Ward |
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| Lighting Director | Kathi O'Donohue | |
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CHEATIN' - PRESS CLIPS
| November 10, 2005 | Outword Magazine | |
| November 6, 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | |
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DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - PRESS RELEASES
| October 12, 2005 |
DEL SHORES TO REVIVE
ALL 6 OF HIS HIT PLAYS IN -- A SEASON OF SHORES -- TO COINCIDE WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZEPHYR THEATRE! Southern Baptist Sissies – the theater’s most successful play in its 50-year history – will kick off the celebration January 13, 2006!! |
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DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - ARTWORK
DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - CAST BIOGRAPHIES
DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES
DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - FACT SHEET
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Del Shores |
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Joe Patrick Ward |
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| Lighting Director | Kathi O'Donohue | |
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DAUGHTER'S OF THE LONE STAR STATE - PRESS CLIPS
| November 10, 2005 | Outword Magazine | |
| November 6, 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | |
DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - PRESS RELEASES
| October 12, 2005 |
DEL SHORES TO REVIVE
ALL 6 OF HIS HIT PLAYS IN -- A SEASON OF SHORES -- TO COINCIDE WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZEPHYR THEATRE! Southern Baptist Sissies – the theater’s most successful play in its 50-year history – will kick off the celebration January 13, 2006!! |
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DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - ARTWORK
DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - CAST BIOGRAPHIES
DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES
DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - FACT SHEET
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| Writer/Director |
Del Shores |
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Joe Patrick Ward |
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| Lighting Director | Kathi O'Donohue | |
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DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? - PRESS CLIPS
| November 10, 2005 | Outword Magazine | |
| November 6, 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | |