Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley
A Critically Acclaimed Dramedy
The popular 1986 film adaptation was also nominated for numerous awards including Golden Globe and Academy Awards. In that time Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film "that most delicate of undertakings: a comedy about serious matters. It exists somewhere between parody and melodrama, between the tragic and the goofy. There are moments when the movie doesn't seem to know where it's going, but for once that's a good thing because the uncertainty almost always ends with some kind of a delightful, weird surprise. The underlying tone ... is a deep, abiding comic affection, a love for these characters who survive in the middle of a thicket of Southern Gothic clichés and archetypes."
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Crimes of the Heart's cast includes three of the artistic staff of Festival Theatre: Jason Richards (Executive Artistic Director), Brooke Smith (Arts Education Director), and Isaac Bont (Marketing Director). Jaclyn June Johnson, former staff member including as Co-Artistic Director returns to the Festival Theatre stage as well as Ellie Larson and Faith Klick, two of the summer company's members who were both involved in The Marvelous Wonderettes and Fools this summer!
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