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Set in Hazelhurst Mississippi five years after Hurricane Camille, "Crimes of the Heart" is the story of three sisters who are reunited when the youngest, Babe, is accused of shooting her husband, State Senator Zachary Botrelle. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this warm hearted, and irreverent play teems with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of the Magrath sisters. Meg has come home after a failed singing career on the West Coast. Babe is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. While Lenny is simply hoping people will remember her birthday. Their troubles are highlighted by their snobby cousin, Chick, and by the young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love wither her. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future. Welcome to Hazelhurst.

Publication Date

2-2000

Language

English

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

The Masque

Disciplines

Theatre and Performance Studies

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Crimes of the Heart

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