Crimes of the heart

Written By: Beth Henley

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Synopsis: The play won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The three MaGrath sisters are back together in their hometown of Hazelhurst, Mississippi for the first time in a decade. Lenny, the eldest, never left Hazelhurst -- she is the caretaker of the sisters’ cantankerous Old Granddaddy. Meg, the middle sister, left home to pursue stardom as a singer in Los Angeles, but has, so far, only found happiness at the bottom of a bottle. And Babe, the youngest, has just been arrested for the murder of her abusive husband, Zackery Bottrelle. Under the scorching heat of the Mississippi sun, past resentments bubble to the surface and each sister must come to terms with the consequences of her own “crimes of the heart.”

October 7th, 8th, 9th, 2022

 Creative Team:

Director: Stacie Lents

Associate Director: Lauren Shields

Set Design: John Ehrenberg

Lighting Design: Cameron Filepas

Costume Design: Susanne Houstle

Photo Credits: Ian McQueen