Beth Henley

Personal Information

Beth Henley won the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for Crimes of The Heart. Her other plays include The Wake of Jamey Foster (Hartford Stage, Broadway), The Miss Firecracker Contest (Manhattan Theatre Club), Am I Blue, The Debutante Ball, The Lucky Spot, Abundance, Signature, Control Freaks, Revelers, L-PLAY, Impossible Marriage, and Family Week. Ms. Henley wrote the screenplays for the acclaimed film version of Crimes of The Heart (Academy Award nomination), Miss Firecracker, and Nobody’s Fool, and co-wrote the screenplay for True Stories. She also wrote a teleplay for PBS’ series “Trying Times.” Ms. Henley was born and raised in Mississippi and graduated from Southern Methodist University. She is currently writing and directing “Broken Glass” for CBS.

Credits

Author

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	The Jacksonian	Theatre Row / Theatre Three (previously Acorn Theater)	11/07/2013	Playwright
2	Motherhood Out Loud	59E59 Theaters/ Theater A	10/04/2011	Author
3	Family Week	Lucille Lortel Theatre	05/04/2010	Playwright
4	Crimes of the Heart	Laura Pels Theatre (Current)	02/14/2008	Playwright
5	Crimes of the Heart	Second Stage Theatre	04/16/2001	Playwright
6	Family Week	Century Center For The Performing Arts	04/10/2000	Playwright
7	Impossible Marriage	Laura Pels Theatre (Former)	10/15/1998	Playwright
8	Abundance	New York City Center/ Stage I	10/04/1990	Playwright
9	The Debutante Ball	New York City Center/ Stage II	04/26/1988	Playwright
10	The Lucky Spot	New York City Center/ Stage I	04/28/1987	Playwright
11	The Miss Firecracker Contest	Stage 73	05/01/1984	Playwright
12	Confluence	Circle Repertory Theatre	01/10/1982	Playwright
13	Crimes of the Heart	Stage 73	12/09/1980	Playwright

Awards

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2002 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	Crimes of the Heart	Playwright