Crimes of the Heart
Category: Theater & Dance Created on Thursday - 03.31.11 @ 9:17 AM Written by Temple Civic Theatre
Beth Henley’s popular Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic comedy returns to TCT as our next main series production. Written in 1981, Crimes of the Heart charts the emotionally turbulent, quirky, and often hysterical relationships which bind the McGrath sisters.
Performances are March 25, 26, 31 and April 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees performances on March 27 and April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Reserved seat tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. The box office (254-778-4751, open Tuesday-Friday from 9:30 to 1:30) will begin sales and reservations for season members on Tuesday, March 15. Sales to the general public begin on Tuesday, March 22.
Lenny (Mary Anzalone), the eldest, struggles to find a sense of joy as she celebrates her 40th birthday alone, an event acknowledged only by Chick (Alexandra Tolleson), the harpy-like neighboring cousin who delivers an old box of Christmas candy as a token gift.