Book and Lyrics by Lanie RobertsonMusic by Mel Marvin
Newly re-issued title! Similar in structure to Spoon River Anthology and Our Town, Back County Crimes presents life – and, in this case, violent death – in a small town, tied together by a running commentary by the town's sole physician of many years. The author has a savvy sense of black comedy, utilized by weaving a series of sordid tales of backwoods murder and adultery. Each vignette is either compelling or caustically comic. It is a strangely beautiful play, with music, by a writer of great ability.
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Lanie Robertson’s first plays The Insanity of Mary Girard and Back County Crimes are frequently performed by schools and community theatres. His play about Billie Holiday, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, was produced on Broadway and in London’s West End with Audra McDonal ...
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