URI Theatre student Stephen Peterson of Torrington featured in production of "Crimes of the Heart"

2014 Feb 13

The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department features Stephen Peterson of Torrington, Conn., as Barnette Lloyd in its unpredictable and hilarious production of Crimes of the Heart by acclaimed playwright Beth Henley.

The 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Crimes of the Heart tells the tale of the three MacGrath sisters from Hazelhurst, Miss., who are at a crossroads in their lives. The play takes us on a journey in which Lenny, the eldest sister who is about to turn 30, Meg, the middle sister who is home after an unsuccessful try at a singing career, and Babe, the youngest who just shot her husband, must overcome the legacy of self-destruction stemming from their mother's earlier suicide. With the help of the men who love them and their own better natures, the sisters reunite with love in this quirky, laugh-out-loud production.