Primghar Community Playhouse

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley Presented April, 1998 Primghar, Iowa, Community Building.

This Pulitzer Prize play is about three sisters who have gathered to await news about the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital.

CAST

• Lenny: unmarried with dimming hopes of marriage.
  D. Durst of Paullina, IA.
• Meg: outgrew her Mississippi hometown; returns after trying singing.
  D Martin of Sutherland, IA
• Babe: out on bail after having shot husband in abdomen.
  T. Leonard of Sutherland, IA
• Chick: priggish, know-it-all cousin.
  J. Volkers of Primghar, IA
• Doc: old boyfriend
  R. Brinkert of Primghar, IA
• Barnette: lawyer attempting to keep Babe out of jail.
  R. Meyer of Primghar, IA

Directed by K. Hintz, B. Uittenbogaard, and R. Meyer.

Crimes of the Heart was originally produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Inc. in February, 1979. Its New York premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1980. Contact the Dramatists Play Service, Inc. for scripts.

The play takes place in Mississippi five years after Hurricane Camille. You might want to visit some relevant web sites before seeing the play:

• Hurricane Camille, August 17-18, 1969
• The Stetson University (FL) presentation.
• As a movie.