Crimes Of The Heart

******************************************************** EDIT - PRODUCTION DATES ADDED TO POST May 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 ,19, 20, 21. Curtain at 8pm except May 8th which is a 2pm matinee. ******************************************************** PLAY SYNOPSIS: Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Initially presented by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, then Off-Broadway, and then on Broadway, where it established the author as a major voice in American Theatre. The scene is 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 at thirty and facing 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, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future—but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended. CHARACTERS: Lenny Magrath: the oldest sister, dutiful, caring, lonely, a dreamer. Late 20’s to early 40’s. Chick Boyle: the sisters' cousin, a drama queen, flamboyant, slightly vulgar, into everyone’s business. Late 20’s to mid-40’s. Meg Magrath: the middle sister, fun-loving, wild, artistic with a touch of sadness about her, unbalanced. 20’s to mid 30’s. Babe Magrath: the youngest sister, angelic, volatile, strong-willed, pretty. Late teens to late 20’s. Doc Porter: Meg’s old boyfriend, attractive, worn, with a slight limp, sensitive, seductive. Late 20’s to early 40’s. Barnette Lloyd: Babe’s lawyer, awkward and intellectual. Early 20’s to mid 30’s. WHAT TO PREPARE: A monologue of 1 to 2 minutes to be delivered in a southern American accent. Be prepared to also read from the script. Date and Time: Saturday 12 February From 11am – please contact Susan Lynch for specific audition time Contact to arrange audition time and for information: suelynch66@hotmail.com Mob: 0431 024 052 Home: 9310 1448