Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize, Crimes of the Heart is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried and worried about her diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back after a failed singing career on the West Coast; while Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. Their troubles, that are grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by Chick, their priggish cousin; Doc Porter, one of Meg's high school beaus; and Barnette, the awkward young lawyer, who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her. The play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future - but the telling is so true, touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in audiences’ minds long after the show ends.

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CAST

Lenny Magrath: Alexa Monn

Chick Boyle: Jessica Hanley

Doc Porter: Dylan Giles

Meg Magrath: Meghan Olson

Babe Botrelle: Delaney Wier

Barnette Lloyd: Ryan Poehler

 

ARTISTIC STAFF

Director: Christina Morris

Technical Director: Nathan Miller

Scenic & Lighting Design: Nathan Miller

Costume Design: Betty Deming

Box Office Manager: Betty Deming

Student Directors: Hannah Nelson, Peter Wallin

 

PRODUCTION CREW

Stage Manager: Molly Flentje

Light Board Operator: Tristan Goblirsch

Sound Board Operator: Adric Towsley

Asst. Lights: Jenna Timm

Asst. Sound: Isaac Yates

Running Crew: Sammy Drellack, Kylee Glitto,
Gina Guildotti, Talia Johnson, Noah Tousignant

 

SET CONSTRUCTION

Khai Dinh, Sammy Drellack, Wesley Ellison, Molly Flentje,

Kylee Glitto, Tristan Goblirsch, Gina Guildotti, Talia Johnson

Tamara Johnson, Sam Kisner, Corney Lawrence, Giselle Lottin

Trent Peter, Jenna Timm, Noah Tousignant, Adric Towsley