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Naughty Austin Presents
SORDID LIVES
by Del Shores
What happens when a soap opera heads south for a trailer park? Find out in Sordid Lives, a lively comic masterpiece. Naughty Austin is very pleased to present this energetic comic tale in which dysfunctional family fun takes center stage in this crowd-pleasing, southern-fried romp that will steal your heart and keep you laughing well past the final curtain.
When the family matriarch, Peggy, dies, the whole family comes together to prepare for her funeral, and the sordid lives of this motley mix of characters begin to be exposed. For starters, Peggy was not your average grandmother. She was having an affair with married G. W. Nethercott and died in a seedy motel room when she tripped over his wooden legs. Peggy’s two daughters are constantly fighting, and this situation is no exception. Latrelle, the conservative southern belle, is in denial about how her mother died among other things. The trampy LaVonda is trying to get their brother, Brother Boy, out of a mental institution where he has been for over 20 years because he has a penchant for dressing up and performing as Tammy Wynette. The two sisters also can’t agree on whether their mother should be buried in her mink stole, complete with head, in over 100-degree weather. Playing referee to these women is Sissy, Peggy’s sister who tries to quit smoking at least once a week.
The plot thickens when we learn that LaVonda’s best friend, Noleta, is the wife of G.W., with whom LaVonda’s mother was having an affair. When Noleta finds out, she’s mad as hell and in true Thelma and Louise-style, decides to exact revenge on her two - timing husband.
Later, two more oddities show up in this small Texas town for Peggy’s funeral. Bitsy Mae Harling is a trash-talking, ex-con, country singer who sings the film’s title song among others. Bitsy Mae had a mysteriously "deep" connection to Peggy that is only revealed at the film’s eleventh hour. In addition, Latrelle’s son Ty reluctantly returns to town, and in a touching coming out scene, he finally reveals his sexuality to his mother. Several unexpected plot twists and turns quickly follow, and this over-the-top familial mess ultimately adds up to one of the quirkiest and most enjoyable productions in Naughty Austin's history.
Rated PG - For language and talk of sexuality
Directed By Blake Yelavich
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