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Question:I want to audition for Crimes of the heart . obviously in a male role this is what is needed and extra info:
2 Men (appearing to be ages 21 - 35)

Does tragedy run in the family?


This Pulitzer Prize-winning play will take us through the lives of three sisters. As we explore their past, we will unfold their future. It is up to you to breathe life into our characters, revealing the comedy of everyday and the tragedy beneath the surface .


I don't have lots fo time to read the play. Is there anything you know about I should know before I audition


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to audition for Crimes of the heart . obviously in a male role this is what is needed and extra info:
2 Men (appearing to be ages 21 - 35)

Does tragedy run in the family?


This Pulitzer Prize-winning play will take us through the lives of three sisters. As we explore their past, we will unfold their future. It is up to you to breathe life into our characters, revealing the comedy of everyday and the tragedy beneath the surface .


I don't have lots fo time to read the play. Is there anything you know about I should know before I audition

Doc is one of the men- a country kind of guy with a limp from a bad accident. He is the ex-boyfriend of a main character, Meg. He had his heart broken by her.

Barnette Lloyd is the other guy- a young ambitious lawyer. He develops a cute crush one of his clients, Babe, who shot her husband. He also has a vendetta against Babe's husband for an incident from the past.