Commentary by Ray Cortopassi
The Magrath sisters have issues. Every one of them. It’s not totally their own fault. Well, most of it is.
Lenny, Babe and Meg have gone their separate ways since growing up in Hazlehurst, Miss. Meg followed her dreams to become a singer in Hollywood, Babe married a powerful senator and Lenny stayed behind to take care of Granddad.
Years later it get messy. Meg’s career spun out. Lenny has few prospects for a better life. And Babe? Well, she’s facing an attempted murder charge for shooting her husband in the stomach. Can her young lawyer get her acquitted? Will Meg re-ignite the old flame with Doc Porter, who she left behind under a roof when Hurricane Katrina rolled in? Will cousin Chick get everyone in line?
Wow, that really sounds like a soap opera! But dang and shoot! It’s “high-larious.”
Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart,” is a southern Gothic dark comedy that won the Pulitzer Prize when it debuted on Broadway in 1981. Now it’s coming to Zionsville through the Off-Main Street Players, Oct. 4-12.
It’s a play that’s full of many laughs that hit notes that sort of ring true for the audience. There’s a lot going on between the characters. You wonder, how are they going to get through that? But you’re laughing all the way through it.
“Crimes of the Heart” is directed by Zionsville resident, Brett Brewer, who co-founded OMSP along with me. It marks the community theatre group’s 23rd production since forming in 2005.
Performances are Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Cast:
Doc Porter – Ray Cortopassi, Zionsville
Lenora “Lenny” Magrath – Amy Lacy, Zionsville
Meg Magrath – Molly Kincaid, Zionsville
Rebecca “Babe” Botrelle – Theresa Koleszar, Lebanon
Chick Boyle – Jean Arnold, Indianapolis
Barnette Lloyd – Rich DeCamp, Indianapolis.
Tickets are available for $12 at the door
Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 W. Oak St.
Tickets and information available online at offmainstreetplayers.org or by phone at 595-3700.
