Three Magrath Sisters (picture modeled after movie poster): Lenny, Meg, Babe portrayed by Sandy Webb, PCT newcomer Jennifer Kilkenny, and Kaylyn Fitzgerald.
Who doesn’t have some amount of dysfunction in their family? In Beth Henley’s Pulitzer-prize winning, dark comedy, “Crimes of the Heart,” which opens at the historic Texas Theatre on Friday, October 7th, the Magrath sisters take dysfunction to a new level.
Having been abandoned by both of their parents as children, Lenny, Meg, and Babe Magrath grew up with Old Granddaddy in his house in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. Babe married a senator at a young age, Meg moved away to California to chase her dream of stardom, and Lenny sacrificed her life and stayed behind to take care of Old Granddaddy.
Now he’s fallen ill and is hospitalized, Babe has shot her husband in the stomach, and Meg failed to find her dream, so they’ve all met at their childhood home to figure out what to do for Granddaddy and how to keep their youngest sibling out of jail.
Come share the laughter and tears as Palestine Community Theatre (PCT) presents a cast of local talent taking the stage to bring Director Terri Warren’s vision of Ms. Henley’s play to life. Mrs. Warren has assembled a strong cast with the sisters being portrayed by Sandy Webb (Lenny), PCT newcomer Jennifer Kilkenny (Meg), and Kaylyn Fitzgerald (Babe). Georgie Jenkins plays Cousin Chick, while Thommas Fitzgerald (Doc Porter, Meg’s first love) and Brandon Haygood (Barnette Lloyd, Babe’s lawyer) round out the cast.
The production, which will open with a complimentary reception at 6:30 PM on the 7th, runs, live at the historic Texas Theatre at 213 W. Crawford in Palestine, from October 7th through 9th and 14th through 16th with curtain on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2:00 p.m
Tickets, which are $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 4 to 18, are available locally at Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce, Palestine Visitors Center, Blake Furniture, and at Elkhart at Discount Pools.
For the first time, tickets may also be purchased online at PCT’s website, www.thetexastheater.com/ticket-info.html.
