Sordid Lives Creator DEL SHORES' New Play: Six Characters in Search of A Play & Residency

CHICAGO, AUGUST 17, 2018 - Windy City Performs, Chicago's fastest-growing professional theatre and school, is pleased to announce its first Guest Artist-in-Residence this fall. Performer/Creator Del Shores has written, directed and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television and regional and national touring theatres. Sordid Lives, his fourth play, opened in Los Angeles in 1996 and ran 13 sold-out months. The play went on to win 14 Drama-Logue Theatre Awards, including three for Shores for writing, directing and producing. There have since been over 300 additional stage productions of the play. In 1999, Shores wrote and directed the film version of Sordid Lives starring Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Bedelia, Leslie Jordan and Beth Grant along with most of the cast from the play. Opening in only eight theatres across the country, the little film that could took in nearly two million dollars in its limited release. The movie became a cult phenomenon and became the longest running film in the history of Palm Springs with record ninety-six weeks. Del Shores calls Dallas his home away from home. All his plays have been produced in and around the Metroplex, with Uptown Players giving him a Dallas theatre home for many years. His movie A Very Sordid Wedding was also mostly filmed in DFW. His standup shows have all been performed at The Rose Room, two of them filmed there. Shores will perform his new play, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY the weekends of September 15-16 and 22-23 at the Playhouse @ Jefferson Park, WCP's performance home. During the week, he will teach three workshops designed for youth & teens, college-age artists, and professional, working actors, directors & writers. ABOUT THE PLAY: In Six Characters In Search Of A Play, riffing on Pirandello’s classic title, Shores brings to life six one-of-a-kind characters he has met in real life that haven’t quite made it into one of his plays, films or TV shows. In 90 minutes, the audience will hear the truth behind how he collected these eccentrics and their stories as he portrays his hilarious, off-the-rails encounters with them. The play is performed by Mr. Shores. Emerson Collins, director. DATES & TIMES: Saturday, September 15 @ 3pm & 7pm Sunday, September 16 @ 3pm & 7pm Saturday, September 22 @ 3pm & 7pm Sunday, September 23 @ 3pm & 7pm LOCATION: 4766 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630. TICKETS: $25 regular; $25 Premium seats, with a Del Shores meet & greet after the performance. BUY ONLINE: http://windycityperforms.simpletix.com/Event-List/ ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS: There will be three workshops, as follows: ON-CAMERA AUDITION WORKSHOP - 1 SESSION DATE: Monday, September 17, 2018 TIME: 6pm-9:30pm LOCATION: The Playhouse @ Jefferson Park, 4766 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60630 OPEN TO: Ages 14 & up; working actors, directors, or emerging artists. ENROLL HERE: http://windycityperforms.simpletix.com/Event-List/ SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP DATE: Tuesday & Wednesday, September 18 & 19, 2018 . (must commit to both nights) TIME: 6pm-9:30pm both nights LOCATION: The Playhouse @ Jefferson Park, 4766 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60630 OPEN TO: Ages 16 & up; working actors, directors, or emerging artists. ENROLL HERE: http://windycityperforms.simpletix.com/Event-List/ WRITING FROM THE ACTOR'S POINT OF VIEW DATE: Thursday, September 20, 2018 TIME: 6pm-9:30pm LOCATION: The Playhouse @ Jefferson Park, 4766 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60630 OPEN TO: Ages 16 & up; working actors, directors, or emerging artists. ENROLL HERE: http://windycityperforms.simpletix.com/Event-List/

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