Crimes of the Heart

This off-beat dark comedy centers on the Magrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Mississippi who are having a bad day: Babe just shot her abusive husband and is out on bail, Meg is home from Hollywood after a nervous breakdown and a failed singing career, and eldest sister Lenny feels unwanted on her 30th birthday. To top it off their granddaddy is dying from a stroke and Lenny’s beloved horse has been struck by lightning. Their troubles started a long time ago when their father left them and their mother hung herself and the family pet cat in the basement. The sisters’ reunion triggers a hilarious mix of conflicts, revelations, and crises.

Michael Medici and Ann Hopkins direct Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart.