Photo Flash: Southern-Fried Comedy SORDID LIVES

When their mother dies, Latrelle and LaVonda plan her funeral, an unenviable task considering that the deceased passed on after tripping over her lover's wooden legs in a seedy motel in Winters, Texas. Meanwhile, the family has to come to terms with two cases of sexual orientation: Latrelle's openly gay soap-opera star son Ty whose sexuality she continues to deny; and their only brother, Earl, who's serving a sentence in a mental ward for being gay - and dressing up like Tammy Wynette. Big hair, big hearts, and big laughs abound in this hystericAl White trash comedy. This play contains strong adult language, content, and loud noises.

Sordid Lives, the original stage play, premiered in Los Angeles in 1996, and ultimately won 14 Drama League Awards. Sordid Lives: The Series, which features such stars like Olivia Newton-John, Leslie Jordan and Beth Grant, currently airs on The Logo Network. The play and series, as well as the movie were created, written, and directed by Del Shores. Shores has also written and produced for television including shows "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Touched By An Angel," "Family Ties," "Dharma and Greg," and the last three seasons of the ground-breaking, acclaimed Showtime series "Queer as Folk."

Starring southern fried actors Boogie Dabney, Pam Hays, Rhonda Kierpiec, Melonea Locklair, Melanie Cason, Laura Hunt, Rob Maniscalco, Skipper Monroe, Jerry Michel, Linda Esposito, Dana De Martino, and Jeff Craver as Earl/Brother Boy. Meet the cast opening night of the play, March 20, and enjoy a champagne toast with them after the show!

Footlight Players & McCrady's Restaurant are offering a dinner/theatre package just for you. Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and fine-dining experience at McCrady's Restaurant and a ticket to see Sordid Lives for $59.55/person (this includes all taxes and gratuity). Already a season ticket holder? No problem. You can enjoy a 3 course meal at McCrady's for only $39.30/person (includes taxes and gratuity). McCrady's Restaurant, ranked as one of the top 10 restaurants in North America in 2008, is conveniently located 1/2 a block from the Footlight Players theatre and is perfect for a date night out. To order your dinner/theatre package, please call the Footlight Players at (843) 722-4487.

Performances will run March 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, April 2, 3, 4 at 8:00 PM and March 22 & April 5 at 3:00 PM. All performances will be held at the Footlight Players Theatre on 20 Queen Street in downtown Charleston. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, & $15 for students.

To order tickets for Sordid Lives call the Footlight Players Box Office at 843-722-4487 or go online to www.etix.com. For more information on Footlight's 77th season and the Footlight Players, please go online to www.footlightplayers.net.