AUDITIONS for

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Crimes of the Heart

by Beth Henley

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Directed by Kelly Lapczynski

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Audition dates:

Saturday, November 15, 2 PM
Sunday, November 16, 6 PM

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Performance dates:
February 13 - 15, 20 - 22

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In small‑town Mississippi, three sisters reunite at their grandfather’s home after the youngest shoots her husband. Secrets unravel, old wounds are opened, and laughter mixes with heartbreak in this Pulitzer Prize‑winning comedy-drama.

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Six strong actors needed who can play early 20s up to 40. Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script.

Please come to auditions prepared to list any conflicts through mid-February. Tech week (February 8 - 12) is mandatory. 

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An audition form to print and fill out in advance is here. 

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From the director:

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Three sisters reunite in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, to deal with a pressing criminal issue. It is Lenny’s 30th birthday.  Fall. Five years after Hurricane Camille.

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NEVER SEEN, BUT LOOMING LARGE: OLD GRANDADDY
An overbearing man who raised his granddaughters after their mother’s suicide. He is currently convalescing at a nearby hospital. There’s a lot to be mined here; but his lofty expectations have damaged each of the three sisters.

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LENORA (LENNY) MAGRATH (30):
The oldest Magrath sister. Never the prettiest or the most talented, she has very low self- esteem, partly due to her infertility. All expectations of family responsibility are on her, and she is still living at home taking care of her grandfather.  [Never Seen: Lenny’s old love interest, Charlie Hill. She abandoned him before he could abandon her. He “appears” via phone call.]

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MEG MAGRATH (27):
The middle sister who ran off to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career in a panic of “cold feet” after falling in love with Doc Porter. All expectations of greatness are on her, and she crumbles under the weight: She’s wild and reckless. She drinks, smokes, and - before she returned to Mississippi – she had a nervous breakdown that stalled her singing career.

Doc Porter (30)
Meg's old flame. He walks with a limp caused by following Meg into a hurricane, an injury that ended his medical career. Still enraptured by Meg, he is now married. A faithful, family man.

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REBECCA (BABE) MAGRATH BOTRELLE (24):

The youngest, most fragile sister - a walking trigger warning. Married at 18, she is currently out on bail after shooting (but not killing) her abusive husband, who found her taking comfort from a 15-year-old black boy. Babe fails at least three times to commit suicide.  Not a role for the squeamish! [Never seen: Babe’s attorney husband., Zachary Botrelle. He “appears” via phone call.]

Barnette Lloyd (26): A talented, ambitious attorney who has a score to settle with Zachary and knows about Babe’s abuse. He is hired to defend Babe.

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Chick Boyle (29): The sisters' first cousin; not raised by Old Granddaddy, but his granddaughter nonetheless. Chick is a judgmental “society” lady, very concerned with appearances and extremely demanding.  She specializes in backhanded compliments and thinly veiled insults.

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Show dates: Two weekends in February: 13-15; 20-22.  F/S 7:30; Sun 2p.

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Rehearsals: A table read will be held in mid-December. Full rehearsals will begin January 2. Rehearsals will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday for six weeks.
Some Saturday rehearsals may be called as necessary. All Tech Week rehearsals are required.

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DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE!
 

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