Disgraced AND Crimes of the Heart
by Playhouse San Antonio

Jan. 21 (2017)

Disgraced is a 2012 play by Ayad Akhtar. [. . .] The play is centered on sociopolitical themes such as Islamophobia and the self-identity of Muslim-American citizens. It focuses on a dinner party between four people with very different backgrounds. As discussion turns to politics and religion, the mood quickly becomes heated. Described as a "combustible powder keg of identity politics," the play depicts racial and ethnic prejudices that "secretly persist in even the most progressive cultural circles." It is also said to depict the challenge for upwardly mobile Muslim Americans in the post-9/11 America.  -- Wikipedia

 

Crimes of the Heart is a play by American playwright Beth Henley. The play won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. [. . .] It is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the mid-20th century. The tragicomedy relates the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy's home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The sisters were raised in a dysfunctional family with a penchant for ugly predicaments. Each has endured her share of hardship and misery. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the sisters are forced to deal with assorted relatives and past relationships while coping with Babe's latest incident. Each sister is forced to face the consequences of the "crimes of the heart" she has committed. -- Wikipedia

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SHOW DATES: 

Disgraced: March 17 to April 9, 2017
Directed by David Rinear

Crimes of the Heart: June 2 to June 25, 2017
Directed by Bill Gundry

Rehearsals typically begin 4 weeks prior to opening night and are Sunday to Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Be prepared to discuss conflicts. 

NOTE: Disgraced contains adult themes and content. It is our policy to perform the play as written and intended by the author.