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American dramatist (born 1952)
2008. Beth Henley: A Casebook The Plays of Beth Henley: A Critical Study Beth Henley at the Internet Broadway Database Beth Henley at IMDb Beth Henley at
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The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. It was originally produced in Los Angeles in 1980 at the Victory Theater
The_Miss_Firecracker_Contest
Pulitzer Prize winning play
Crimes of the Heart is a play by American playwright Beth Henley. It is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the mid-20th century. The play won the 1981
Crimes_of_the_Heart
American actress (born 1971)
appeared in MCC Theater's Off Broadway play Family Week, written by Beth Henley and directed by Jonathan Demme. In its review of the play, the New York
Rosemarie_DeWitt
American actress
playwright Beth Henley, who Moreno was a classmate of at Southern Methodist University. Moreno performed in at least four premieres of Henley's plays. Henley created
Belita_Moreno
Play written by Beth Henley
Am I Blue is a play by Beth Henley and was written in 1972 and first performed in 1974 at Southern Methodist University. It premiered Off-Broadway in
Am_I_Blue_(play)
1986 film directed by Bruce Beresford
comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay written by Beth Henley adapted from her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 play. It stars Diane Keaton
Crimes_of_the_Heart_(film)
American actor and writer (born 1951)
same name. He also co-wrote the film True Stories with David Byrne and Beth Henley. While writing True Stories, he told Byrne about his supposed psychic
Stephen_Tobolowsky
Public high school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
basketball coach. Its alumni include Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Beth Henley, novelist Kathryn Stockett, film director Tate Taylor, jazz singer Cassandra
Murrah_High_School
American actress (born 1982)
production. She read a monologue from the play Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. She said, "It was that moment, performing that monologue, that made
Lily_Rabe
American actress (1955–2017)
White in the Geffen Playhouse's production of The Jacksonian, written by Beth Henley. In 2016, once again at the Geffen Playhouse, Headly starred in Sarah
Glenne_Headly
American actor (born 1973)
by Beth Henley (Roundabout Theatre Company, 1998) More Lies About Jerzy, by Davey Holmes (Vineyard Theater, 2001) Ridiculous Fraud, by Beth Henley (McCarter
Daniel_London
1989 film
City, Mississippi, was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play The Miss Firecracker Contest. Holly Hunter
Miss_Firecracker
American actress (born 1950)
Off-Broadway debut in 1987, portraying Sue Jack Tiller in The Lucky Spot by Beth Henley, for which she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama
Amy_Madigan
1986 film by Evelyn Purcell
Nobody's Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by playwright Beth Henley. It stars Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts and Mare Winningham. Cassie (Rosanna Arquette)
Nobody's_Fool_(1986_film)
American actress and comedian (born 1988)
roles in The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. Since her graduation, she has returned to Piedmont to direct plays and
Chloe_Fineman
American actress
majority of her career in theatre, making her Broadway debut in the 1982 Beth Henley play Crimes of the Heart. She went on to receive a Tony Award for Best
J._Smith-Cameron
American actress (born 1958)
Beth Henley, when the two were trapped alone in an elevator, led to Hunter's being cast in Henley's plays Crimes of the Heart (succeeding Mary Beth Hurt
Holly_Hunter
American actor
Peter Shaffer, Private Lives by Noël Coward, and Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley at Snowmass Repertory in Colorado. In June 2025, Cockrum starred in the
Dennis_Cockrum
American actress (born 1988)
James Bridges Theater, Los Angeles Crimes of the Heart Babe Botrelle Beth Henley Acorn Theatre, Off-Broadway 2017 The Whirligig Trish Hamish Linklater
Zosia_Mamet
American actress
Festival. In 2019 she appeared in Aziza Barnes' BLKS at MCC Theater, Beth Henley's Lightning (Or The Unbuttoning) at New York Stage and Film, and William
Alfie_Fuller
1986 film directed by David Byrne
episode of his podcast The Tobolowsky Files that he and his girlfriend Beth Henley met David Byrne and Talking Heads when Jonathan Demme invited them to
True_Stories_(film)
English actress (born 1995)
as the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre. Henley appears as Beth in the crime-drama Perfect Sisters a film based on the story of
Georgie_Henley
American theater director (born 1967)
Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, and Beth Henley's Abundance. In 2016, Thompson was nominated for the Drama Desk Award
Jenn_Thompson
American filmmaker (1944–2017)
made his first foray into theater, directing Family Week, a play by Beth Henley. The play was produced by MCC Theater and co-starred Rosemarie DeWitt
Jonathan_Demme
American theatre producer, director, and teacher
American and international playwrights, including Terrence McNally, Beth Henley, John Guare, Athol Fugard, Brian Friel, Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn
Lynne_Meadow
Off-Broadway theatre company in New York City
Barry Edelstein Will Eno Edie Falco Dominic Fumusa David Marshall Grant Beth Henley Patrick Heusinger J. C. Hopkins John F. Kennedy Jr. Jonathan Larson Moshe
Naked Angels (theater company)
Naked_Angels_(theater_company)
Mexican actress
they have premiered Betrayal by Harold Pinter, Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, La mujer justa by Hugo Urquijo (based on the novel by Sándor Márai)
Marina_de_Tavira
Romanian and American actor (born 1982)
In 2013, Stan joined the New Group for a benefit stage reading of the Beth Henley play Crimes of the Heart. In 2017, he took part in a one-night staging
Sebastian_Stan
Topics referred to by the same term
108th sura of the Qur'an Abundance (play), a 1990 stage play written by Beth Henley Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, a 2012 book by Peter
Abundance
American actress and executive (born 1979)
tenants about her behavior. In 2005, Lyonne was admitted—under a pseudonym—to Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, suffering from hepatitis C, infective
Natasha_Lyonne
Theatre company in New York City
Margulies Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence
Manhattan_Theatre_Club
American actor (born 1970)
2001: Plays Barnett opposite Amy Ryan in Crimes of the Heart play by Beth Henley (Second Stage Theatre, New York City, New York). February 2003: Plays
Jason_Butler_Harner
lead. In 1981, Demme was attached to direct the film adaptation of Beth Henley's play Crimes of the Heart, executive produced by Burt Sugarman. At that
Jonathan Demme's unrealized projects
Jonathan_Demme's_unrealized_projects
Play by Beth Henley
Abundance is a drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning Beth Henley. The play had its world premiere at the South Coast Repertory in Los Angeles in April 1989
Abundance_(play)
American playwright
"Drama" pulitzer.org, retrieved April 16, 2019 Cox, Gordon (2018-04-17). "Beth Henley, J.T. Rogers and Sarah DeLappe Set for 2018 O'Neill Playwrights Conference"
Sarah_DeLappe
American actress
she passed in order to stay in New York and continue performing in Beth Henley's The Miss Firecracker Contest off-Broadway. A few years later, Allan
Patricia_Richardson
American writer, historian and journalist (1916–2005)
Interviews with Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, Elizabeth Spencer, Barry Hannah, Beth Henley. University Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 9780878051540. Retrieved
Shelby_Foote
Kathy Bates, Powers Boothe, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and Christopher Evan Welch. Clay was also a distinguished member of the
Jack_Clay
Name list
Canadian swimmer Beth Healey, British medical doctor Beth Heiden (born 1959), American athlete Beth Henley (born 1952), American actress Beth Herr (born 1964)
Beth_(given_name)
British actress (born 1946)
Theatre Royal Stratford East 1983 Crimes of the Heart Lenny Magrath Beth Henley Bush Theatre 1984 Benefactors Sheila Michael Frayn Vaudeville Theatre
Brenda_Blethyn
American actor (born 1954)
January 2024. Rich, Frank (28 May 1984). "THEATER: 'FIRECRACKER,' A BETH HENLEY COMEDY". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2024. Nemy, Enid (15 June
Mark_Linn-Baker
Italian actor (born 1961)
Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, dir. Luca Ronconi Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, dir. Nanni Loy The Break of Noon by Paul Claudel, dir. Franco Però Trompe
Luca_Zingaretti
Irish actor and comedian
Dear's Frankenstein in which he played The Creature. The Jacksonian by Beth Henley in which he played Dr. Bill Perch. 12 Angry Men in which he played Juror
Francis_Cronin
2018 play by Jeremy O. Harris
Playbill. Retrieved October 1, 2019. Cox, Gordon (April 17, 2018). "Beth Henley, J.T. Rogers and Sarah DeLappe Set for 2018 O'Neill Playwrights Conference"
Slave_Play
American actress (born 1973)
with the Arizona Theatre Company, with the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Beth Henley's Ridiculous Fraud, Julia Cho's The Language Archive with South Coast
Betsy_Brandt
American director, producer (1925–2008)
that." Before his death in 2008, Mulligan had commissioned playwright Beth Henley to write a screenplay from the novel A Long and Happy Life by Reynolds
Robert_Mulligan
American actress (born 1955)
June 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Rich, Frank (November 5, 1981). "Beth Henley's 'Crimes of the Heart'". Theater. The New York Times.[dead link] Rich
Mia_Dillon
Australian filmmaker (born 1940)
Beresford. In the US he directed Crimes of the Heart (1986) from the play by Beth Henley, did a segment of the film Aria (1987), and did the comedy thriller Her
Bruce_Beresford
Topics referred to by the same term
song written by David Chamberlain Am I Blue (play), a play written by Beth Henley "Am I Blue?" (Essay), a 1986 essay written by Alice Walker. Am I Blue
Am_I_Blue
Edsel – art history Craig Flournoy – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beth Henley – Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Monika Kørra – Norwegian author and
List of Southern Methodist University people
List_of_Southern_Methodist_University_people
American politician (1925–1978)
ISBN 9780403096039 – via Google Books. Plunka, Gene (November 18, 2014). The Plays of Beth Henley: A Critical Study. McFarland. p. 7. ISBN 9780786481453 – via Google Books
Charles_B._Henley
discontinued in 2007. 1979 Getting Out, Marsha Norman 1981 Crimes of the Heart, Beth Henley 1983 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Michael Brady 1985 The Bloodletters
Oppenheimer_Award
Surname list
Representative Barry Shabaka Henley (born 1954), American character actor Ben C. Henley (1907–1987), Arkansas Republican politician Beth Henley (born 1952), Pulitzer
Henley_(name)
American filmmaker
on a series of projects that included PBS’s Trying Times written by Beth Henley, and directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Roseanna Arquette. She also
Sandy_McLeod
American playwright and screenwriter
(1979) Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson (1980) Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley (1981) A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller (1982) 'night, Mother by Marsha
Sanaz_Toossi
Award ceremony for films of 1986
Richard Price based on the novel by Walter Tevis Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley based on her play Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans based
59th_Academy_Awards
American Playwright
(17 June 2017). "'Crimes of the Heart' in Long Beach shows playwright Beth Henley at her best". In director Luke Yankee's hands at International City Theatre
Luke_Yankee
(born 1949) (Amory) Lynn Hamilton (born 1930), actress (Yazoo City) Beth Henley (born 1952), playwright and actress (Jackson) Jim Henson (1936–1990)
List of people from Mississippi
List_of_people_from_Mississippi
Category of film award
Richard Price The novel by Walter Tevis Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley The play by Henley Stand by Me Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon The novella The
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
American award for distinguished plays
Author 1980 Talley's Folly≠ Lanford Wilson 1981 Crimes of the Heart≠ Beth Henley 1982 A Soldier's Play Charles Fuller 1983 'night, Mother≠ Marsha Norman
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
2004 American TV series or program
Be Love Based on "Rediscovered Love" by Nancy Whitmore Screenplay by Beth Henley Directed by Steven Schachter Starring Ted Danson Mary Steenburgen Music
It_Must_Be_Love_(2004_film)
Playwright list
(1864–1924, Netherlands) Lillian Hellman (1905–1984, United States) Beth Henley (born 1952, United States) Karl Friedrich Hensler (1759–1825, Austria)
List_of_playwrights
American actor
Falling on Cedars at Theaterworks in Silicon Valley as Kabuo Miyamoto, Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart at East West Players, You Can't Take It with You
Tim_Chiou
Annual American award honoring Broadway theater productions
Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Nelle Nugent Crimes of the Heart † Beth Henley Warner Theater Productions Inc., Claire Nichtern, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin
Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
American actress
she filmed in New York City opposite Ele Keats After starring in the Beth Henley's play Abundance at the Actors Company Theatre in New York City, Middendorf
Tracy_Middendorf
Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California, US
program in Marital and Family Therapy. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley teaches playwriting in the Theatre Department. Colin Hanks transferred
Loyola_Marymount_University
City in Mississippi, United States
of Representatives Ron Franklin, sportscaster Ben Garry, NFL player Beth Henley, playwright, was born in Jackson but spent much of her childhood here
Hazlehurst,_Mississippi
American actress (born 1930)
Jane Anderson Off-Broadway. In 1998, she played Kandall Kingsley in Beth Henley's Impossible Marriage. In 2001, she starred in the title role of Mother
Lois_Smith
American actor (1931–2008)
LuPone and Joe Mantegna. He would go on to do four other Broadway plays: Beth Henley's The Wake of Jamey Foster (October 1982), with Holly Hunter; a Circle
Brad_Sullivan
Music venue in Manhattan, New York
premiered plays by contemporary writers such as Brian Friel, Paula Vogel, Beth Henley, and Harold Pinter. Performances included Charles Randolph-Wright's play
Gramercy_Theatre
Theater festival in Washington, D.C., United States
Obama and included actors Allison Janney and Tea Leoni and playwrights Beth Henley, Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lynn Nottage. Arena Stage: Artistic Director
Women's Voices Theater Festival (Washington D.C.)
Women's_Voices_Theater_Festival_(Washington_D.C.)
American actress and model
was involved in several workshops that included her performances in Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart and Neil Simon's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Arianne_Zucker
American theater company
Sharr White Side Effects by Michael Weller 2009–2010 Family Week book by Beth Henley The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell Still Life by Alexander Dinelaris 2008–2009
MCC_Theater
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
(1979) Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson (1980) Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley (1981) A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller (1982) 'night, Mother by Marsha
Maxwell_Anderson
Jeffrey Hatcher Marcia Haufrecht Joseph Hayes Ben Hecht Lillian Hellman Beth Henley George Herman Hilly Hicks Jr. David Hirson William M. Hoffman Linda Hogan
List of playwrights from the United States
List_of_playwrights_from_the_United_States
Theater festival in Kentucky (1976–2021)
included Marsha Norman's Getting Out, and in 1979, Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. It was also the first year that the festival was sponsored by the Humana
Humana Festival of New American Plays
Humana_Festival_of_New_American_Plays
Award for English-language women playwrights
a. k. payne for Furlough's Paradise 2025-26 Hannah Doran; Ro Reddick Beth Henley 1979–80† Joanna McClelland Glass 1980–81† Caryl Churchill 1982–83† Lynn
Susan_Smith_Blackburn_Prize
Mamet, and John Guare. Many important dramatists were women, including Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Wendy Wasserstein, Megan Terry, Paula Vogel and María
Theater_in_the_United_States
American professional organization
Rabe 1977: American Buffalo – David Mamet 1981: Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley 1982: A Soldier's Play – Charles Fuller 1984: Glengarry Glen Ross – David
New York Drama Critics' Circle
New_York_Drama_Critics'_Circle
Non-profit theatre organization
distinctive addition to the building called The Artists Wing. Two of Beth Henley's plays, The Debutante Ball (1985) and Abundance (1989), premiered at
South_Coast_Repertory
1957 play by Ketti Frings
(1979) Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson (1980) Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley (1981) A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller (1982) 'night, Mother by Marsha
Look_Homeward,_Angel_(play)
American actor
Playhouse in 2019 and was praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley. Wild Son is based on face-to-face interviews between the journalist
John_Mese
Miyori Miss Firecracker Corsair Pictures Thomas Schlamme (director); Beth Henley (screenplay); Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard
List of American films of 1989
List_of_American_films_of_1989
Bros. Pictures David Byrne (director/screenplay); Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley (screenplay); John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray
List of American films of 1986
List_of_American_films_of_1986
Curse Of An Aching Heart by William Alfred, The Wake Of Jamie Foster by Beth Henley and Off-Broadway for Playwrights Horizons and The Phoenix Theater. Rapkin
David_Rapkin
Writers' conference in Tennessee, USA
Daisy Foote, B.H. Fairchild, Debora Greger, Barry Hannah, Robert Hass, Beth Henley, Vanessa Hua, Andrew Hudgins, Mark Jarman, Donald Justice, Randall Kenan
Sewanee_Writers'_Conference
Asian-American theatre company
Mysterious Skin Tim Dang Prince Gomolvilas Crimes of the Heart Leslie Ishii Beth Henley Wrinkles Jeff Liu Paul Kikuchi Krunk Fu Battle Battle Tim Dang Book by
East_West_Players
City in Mississippi, United States
mentioned in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. Several delta blues songs mention Vicksburg, including Charley Patton's
Vicksburg,_Mississippi
French actress (1951–2020)
l'Athénée 1987 Crimes du coeur (Crimes of the Heart) Actress Written by Beth Henley Directed by François Bourgeat La Pépinière-Théâtre 2008 Batailles Actress
Tonie_Marshall
New York City theatrical production troupe (1995 –)
and Paul Bogaev, directed by Scott Elliott 2013–2014 The Jacksonian by Beth Henley, directed by Robert Falls Intimacy by Thomas Bradshaw, directed by Scott
The_New_Group
Bulgarian theatre and film director
Kostov, National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" 2022 – "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley, Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev" 2022 – "No Exit" by Jean-Paul Sartre,
Stoyan_Radev
American playwright and screenwriter
influences fellow Mississippi-native writers Ida Bell Wells, Eudora Welty, Beth Henley, and Richard Wright. His emphasis as a playwright is on comedy, believing
Topher_Payne
American actor
Company he appeared in Confluence by Lanford Wilson, John Bishop and Beth Henley. He also had roles in films, including The One Man Jury (1978), Stranger
Jeff_McCracken
summer season; the inaugural production in the new space was "L-Play" by Beth Henley. In 2010, Berkshire Theatre Festival merged with The Colonial Theatre
Berkshire_Theatre_Festival
Theater on the campus of Princeton University
Fugard, Edward Albee, Nilo Cruz, Christopher Durang, Regina Taylor, Beth Henley, Dael Orlandersmith, Steven Dietz, Marina Carr, John Henry Redwood, Eric
McCarter_Theatre
Christie Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare Noël and Cole: Men
Asolo Repertory Theatre production history
Asolo_Repertory_Theatre_production_history
Non-profit theatre organization in Seattle
Dresser Ronald Harwood The Dining Room A.R. Gurney Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley Educating Rita Willy Russell A Soldier's Play Charles Fuller Cloud 9
Union_Arts_Center
1982 theatrical awards ceremony
Berle, Victor Borge, Pam Dawber, Lillian Gish, Marvin Hamlisch, Lena Horne, Beth Howland, Robert Goulet, James Earl Jones, Swoosie Kurtz, Michele Lee, Hal
36th_Tony_Awards
American literary organization
(1997) Dave Smith (1997) Joseph Blotner (2001) Allan Gurganus (2001) Beth Henley (2001) Josephine Humphreys (2001) Bobbie Ann Mason (2001) Henry Taylor
Fellowship of Southern Writers
Fellowship_of_Southern_Writers
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