Crimes Of The Heart
by Beth Henley
 

CRIMES OF THE HEART is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
 
Company & Audition Venue:   The Wimberley Players, 450 Old Kyle Road, Wimberley TX 78676

Directed by:  Tysha Calhoun

Audition Dates: 
* Saturday, December 7th, 1-5 pm
* Monday, December 9th, 7-9 pm
* VIDEO auditions accepted through Monday, December 9, 2024.

Appointment Form on audition page. All actors must submit form - including headshots, resumes, and video file or link if needed). https://www.wimberleyplayers.org/audition-notices

Callbacks (if needed):  Thursday, December 12th, 7 pm. Sides will be provided.

How to Prepare:   1–2-minute contemporary monologue (comedic or dramatic)

Rehearsals:  Table read will be December 15th, 2-5 pm. First rehearsal is Saturday, January 4th.        
 
Tech Rehearsals:  Will be February 15th and 16th.  12pm to 9pm.
 
Dress Rehearsals:   Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday - February 18-20, 6 -11 pm.
 
Production Dates:  February 21st through March 16th. Friday and Saturday night curtains are at 7:30pm. Sunday matinee curtains are at 2:30 pm.
 
Compensation:  All actors are offered a stipend.

About the Play:   The three Magrath sisters are having a really bad day. Meg’s career is a wreck, Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone, and Babe has just been accused of shooting her husband. While they’ve always made waves in their small Mississippi town, they must now come together to face their troubling past in order to embrace their future. With equal parts heartache and hilarity, this Pulitzer Prize winning play celebrates the importance of being true to yourself and the love and support that can only come from your family.
 
Time and Place:   Hazlehurst, Mississippi 1974
 
Characters: 

Margaret “Meg” Magrath - 30, Oldest Magrath sister, stayed behind to take care of Grandaddy

Lenora “Lenny” Magrath - 20's, Middle Magrath sister, left town to pursue a singing career in Los Angeles

Rebecca “Babe” Botrelle (nee Magrath)  - 20's, Youngest of the sisters, accused of shooting her abusive husband 

Chick Boyle - 30-50, cousin of the Magrath sisters

Barnette Lloyd - 20's - 30's, young local lawyer with a personal interest in helping Babe

Doc Porter - 20's - 30's, former boyfriend of Meg