Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart
Original Broadway poster
Written byBeth Henley
Characters
  • Babe Botrelle
  • Meg Magrath
  • Lenny Magrath
  • Barnette Lloyd
  • Doc Porter
  • Chick Boyle
Date premiered1979
Place premieredActors Theatre of Louisville
Original languageEnglish
GenreBlack comedy
SettingHazelhurst, Mississippi

Crimes of the Heart is a play by American playwright Beth Henley. It is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the mid-20th century. The play won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. In 1986, the play was novelized and released as a book, written by Claudia Reilly.

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