'Sissies' sends message of hope
Queen City Theatre Company presents regional premiere of Del Shores play
by Matt Comer January 22, 2011 Comments (0)
http://goqnotes.com/9733/Del Shores is perhaps best known for his comedic play, "Sordid Lives." In it, Shores weaves together the lives of several members of your classic, dysfunctional Southern family. The story centers around a funeral because, after all, no other family event can get people's emotions as raw and exposed as the death of a loved one.
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Queen City Theatre Company (QCTC) will present the Carolinas regional premiere of Shores' "Southern Baptist Sissies" (SBS) on Jan. 21 (a day before this issue's street date). The performance continues through Feb. 5 at Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square in Uptown Charlotte.
Like "Sordid Lives," Shores' "Southern Baptist Sissies" brings together several different lives and stories, relating the experiences of four young, gay men who grew up in the Baptist church.
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'Sissies' a play with an 'agenda'
REVIEW: Queen City Theatre cast hits it on the nail with this direct, funny, at times somber play by Del Shores
by Tyler DeVere January 22, 2011 Comments (0)
http://goqnotes.com/9822/sissies-a-play-with-an-agenda/Queen City Theatre Company (QCTC) continues its mission of spreading acceptance with yet another wonderfully-composed theatrical performance. "Southern Baptist Sissies" was written by Del Shores, a gay director, playwright and native of Texas, where the play is set from 1979 to 2000 in a church called Calvary Baptist.
While maintaining its form as a comedy, "Sissies" directly addresses issues of self-hatred, suicide and repression among gay people. Though it acknowledges the good intentions of church lay people, the play pointedly charges religious fanaticism with crimes of hatred for its role in gay bashing. Unlike many other plays, including those performed by QCTC, "Sissies" speaks its meaning very plainly. To no discredit of the script or production, there are no clever analogies nor is there complicated symbolism; its meaning is appropriately obvious.
