NCTC Presents SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY, Written And Performed By Del Shores

In June, New Conservatory Theatre Center welcomes the return of Sordid Lives creator, Del Shores with the San Francisco premiere of Six Characters in Search of a Play, directed by Emerson Collins. This one-man show is filled with six one-of-a-kind characters Del Shores met in real life, that haven't quite made it into any of his other plays, films, or TV shows. Over the course of 90 minutes, the audience will meet "Yvonne" the anti-vegetarian Dallas waitress; "Sarah", a Trump-hating elderly actress with an inhaler in one-hand and a cigarette in the other; "Jimmy Ray", the evolving, Magic Mike-loving latent Georgia redneck; "Loraine", the once brilliant drama teacher who has lost her mind and is now obsessed with porn; "Marsha", the monkey-hating lesbian with COPD; and "Aunt Bobby Sue", the racist Republican with a heart of gold.

Six Characters in Search of a Play runs June 6 - 10, 2018. Tickets are $25-30 and available at nctcsf.org, by emailing boxoffice@nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972.

Del Shores has written, directed and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television and regional and national touring theatre. His fourth play, Sordid Lives, won 14 Dram-logue awards, including writing and directing. Sordid Lives was adapted into a film in 1999 and became the longest running film in the history of Palm Springs with a record 96 weeks. In addition to Sordid Lives: The Series, in television Shores has written and produced for many shows including Dharma and Greg and the ground-breaking Showtime series Queer as Folk. His other plays also include The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife (Outstanding New Play, LA Drama Critics Circle Award; LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award; and 3 LA Weekly Awards); Daughter's of the Lone Stare State; Southern Baptist Sissies (Outstanding Production of the Year, GLAAD Award), and Yellow. Six Characters in Search of a Play marks the fourth collaboration between Del Shores and NCTC, after lauded productions of his plays Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies, and Yellow.

New Conservatory Theatre Center has been San Francisco's premier LGBTQIA and Allied performing arts institution and progressive arts education conservatory since 1981. NCTC is renowned for its diverse range of innovative, high-quality productions, touring productions and shows for young audiences; its foundational anti-bullying work with youth and educators through YouthAware; and its commitment to developing new plays to continue expanding the canon of Queer and Allied dramatic work.