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Galaxy Theater Company announces AUDITIONS for their upcoming production of the lovely dark comedy CRIMES OF THE HEART, written Beth Henley, and directed by Carla Alcorn.

Auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, and performances will be held at The First Congregational Church of La Grange, located at 100 6th Avenue, La Grange, Illinois 60525.

Auditions: Monday, November 13, and Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Callbacks: Thursday, November 16, 2023 (if necessary)
Read-through: Monday, November 20, 2023
Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays-7pm-9:30pm
Optional additional days TBA if needed.
Performances: Friday, February 16 and 23 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 17 and 24 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 18 and 25 at 2:00 pm

THE STORY:
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 whose efforts to keep Babe out of jail are complicated by his struggles to avoid falling 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.

1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, written by American playwright Beth Henley.

CAST OF CHARACTERS
(All speak with a Southern accent)

Lenny (30): The oldest McGrath sister, caretaker of her Granddaddy and everyone else, shy and not very worldly.

Meg (27): The middle McGrath sister, the black sheep of the family with a wild side. Left home to pursue a singing career but failed.

Babe (24): The youngest sister, vivacious and sunny on the outside, but deeply troubled on the inside. Out of jail on bail for shooting her abusive lawyer husband.

Chick (29): The sisters' first cousin who has claimed her place in small town society and is very concerned with appearances.

Barnette (24-26): Babe's lawyer, awkward and falling in love with Babe while trying to bring down her husband.

Doc Porter (27-30): Meg's old boyfriend, quiet, stoic, walks with a slight limp due to an accident during a hurricane when he and Meg were sharing a wild encounter.