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CHICK: "My, these are snug. Are you sure you bought my right size?"
LENNY: "Size extra-petite"

Kathy Hsieh as Lenny and Lisa Marie Nakamura as Chick in ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Lenny Magrath, the oldest sister
Kathy Hsieh
Chick Boyle, the sisters' first cousin
Lisa Marie Nakamura
Doc Porter, Meg's old boyfriend
Kristofer L. Cochran
Meg Magrath, the middle sister
Gigi Jhong
Babe Magrath, the youngest sister
Colleen Parker
Barnette Lloyd, Babe's lawyer
Dustin Chinn


CHICK: "Will you listen to him! What a silly, silly, silly man!"

Kristofer Cochran as Doc, Lisa Marie Nakamura as Chick
and Kathy Hsieh as Lenny in Act I of ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Directed by
David Hsieh


The Crew

Stage Manager & Sound Operator
Marilyn George-Gonzalez
Scenic Designer, Properties, Box Office Manager & Publicist
David Hsieh
Lighting Designer
Rick Wong
Costume Designer
Ieva Ohaks
Venue Technician/Light Board Operator
Natalie Guyton
Master Carpenter
Melvin Inouye
Set Crew
Richard D. Eidal
George Paul Glanzman
Mark Henning
Hing Lam
Jonathan Te Ho Park
Emily Jo Testa
Joseph S. Yang

Lighting Crew
Melissa Dow
Melvin Inouye

Head House Manager
Jackie Englehart


DOC: "And the wind was blowing."
MEG: "Oh, God, was it blowing."

Gigi Jhong as Meg and Kristofer Cochran as Doc in Act II of ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Reviews

>>Seattle Post-Intelligencer
>>Seattle Times
>>International Examiner
>>The Stranger
>>Patron Comments

BARNETTE: "Well, I - I doubt you'll remember, but I did meet you once."

Colleen Parker as Babe and Dustin Chinn as Barnette in ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


 

BABE: "Then I held out the gun, and I pulled the trigger, aiming for his heart, but getting him in the stomach."
Gigi Jhong as Meg and Colleen
Parker as Babe in a scene from
ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.

Crimes of the Heart


By Beth Henley

July 11 - August 4, 1996
Theatre Off Jackson


LENNY: "Well, just why did you take one little bite out of each piece of candy in this box and then just put it back in?"
Kathy Hsieh, Gigi Jhong and
Colleen Parker in a scene
from Act II of ReAct's
Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

DOC: "Hell. Ah, hell, Meggy. What happened?" 
MEG: "I don't really know."
Gigi Jhong as Meg and Kristofer
L. Cochran as Doc in a scene
from ReAct's Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Program

The Setting

The kitchen of the Magrath Home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, in the fall of 1974, five years after Hurricane Camille.

ACT 1
The morning of October 23rd.

ACT 2
Later that evening.

ACT 3
Early the next morning.



Crimes of the Heart

was originally produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Inc. in February 1979.
The show recieved its New York premiere at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1980. Produced on the Broadway Stage by Warner Theatre Productions, Inc./Claire Nichtern, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards, Fancine Lefrak.

Production Notes

>>Purchase Scripts

This production is dedicated in fond memory to
Harry Fujita
who was like a granddaddy to many of us at the theatre.


ReAct's presentation of Crimes of the Heart was produced by special arrangement with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC.


MEG: "Oh, Babe! Oh, Lenny! It's so good to be home!"
Kathy Hsieh, Gigi Jhong
and Colleen Parker in ReAct's
Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

CHICK: "I've had just about my fill of you trashy Magraths and your trashy ways..."
Kathy Hsieh, Colleen Paker
and Lisa Marie Nakamura in
a scene from ReAct's
Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Special Thanks To...

Borrachini's Bakery for discounted cakes
Dustin Chinn for loaned saxophone
Willy Clark & Shoreline Community College for production support
David Dailey & Kristin Fontaine for costume support
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Eidal for transportation support
Dr. Richard D. Eidal for loaned props, costumes & set pieces
The Elliott Bay Book Company for promotional support
Marilyn George-Gonzalez for loaned props
George Paul Glanzman for loaned props
Mark Henning for transportation support
Kathy Hsieh for production support
Gigi Jhong for production support
Kay Kirkpatrick for loaned props
Liane Loui for production support
Kathleen Maki & The Group Theatre for production support
Lisa Marie Nakamura for production support
The Northwest Asian American Theatre for loaned set pieces
Colleen Parker for production support
The Seattle Police Department East Precinct for rehearsal space
Larry Tazuma for production support
Patti West for production support
Rick Wong & Rk Productions for videography
Tom Wojtowick & Paul Huff for production support



BABE: "I know why she hung that cat along with her."
MEG: "You do?"
BABE: "It's 'cause she was afraid of dying all alone."
Gigi Jhong and Colleen Paker
in Act III of ReAct's
Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

LENNY: "Oh, how I do love having birthday cake for breakfast! How I do!"
Colleen Parker, Kathy Hsieh
and Gigi Jhong in the final
moment from ReAct's
Crimes of the Heart.
Photo: David Hsieh.

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