From left to right: Rachel Gluck as Lenny, Tessa Kuhn as Babe and Colleen Hughes as Meg (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas)

Curio Theatre opened its 13th season in September with free outdoor performances of “I, Peaseblossom” at The Woodlands. Beginning Friday, Nov. 17, the award-winning theater invites the public to its principal location at 48th and Baltimore to witness Crimes of the Heart, a Pulitzer prize winning play by Beth Henley.

The Magrath sisters, Lenny, Meg, and Babe, are reunited at their family home in Hazlehurst Mississippi after Babe shoots her husband. Each one is facing down her own demons, past and present. Lenny cares for the grandfather who raised her, as he approaches the end of his life. Meg grapples with dreams that didn’t come true, and Babe squares off against her husband. It’s a portrait of a dysfunctional family, but Beth Henley play finds laughter within tragedy. 

The show is directed by Gay Carducci, and cast members include Rachel Gluck as Lenny, Tessa Kuhn as Babe and Colleen Hughes as Meg. Other cast members include, Harry Slack as Doc, Lesley Berkowitz as Chick and Chase Byrd as Barnette.

Shows will run through Dec. 9 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (except Thanksgiving Day) at 8 p.m. There’s an added show on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Preview shows will be this Wednesday, Nov. 15 and Thursday, Nov, 16 also at 8 p.m. Tickets ($20-$30) can be purchased here.