In a small town of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a trembling finger pressed on the trigger, envisioning freedom but resonated family turmoil for the MaGrath sisters.

Babe, played by Meghan Berkland, junior in performing arts, is the sister of Meg and Lenny. Secrets encircling her, she shot her husband because she did not like what he looked like, or so she says.

The play ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ will perform on Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 at Fisher Theater.

When Meg received a telegram from Lenny that Babe was in trouble, she came home from her dead end job, singing in California, immediately.

Meg, played by Anne Feenstra, senior in performing arts, is an obnoxiously hilarious character that the audience will immediately fall in love with. She does not care about other people’s feelings, so she is bluntly out spoken.

“This is certainly a comedy,” said Brad Dell, director of the play. “It’s hilarious as hell, but it’s also an incredibly heart felt comedy which is my kind of thing.”

Dell has directed 75 shows: plays, operas and musicals, but has never directed the same show more than once. He is an energy fanatic and the actors easily pick up on that.

“The biggest issues we had in rehearsals is that sometimes we can’t stop laughing because we’re just having too good of a time,” Dell said.

Relentless sass and sizzling feistiness boiled through each sister throughout the entire play, which will captivate the audience’s attention from beginning to end.

Lenny, played by Samantha Koontz, a junior in performing arts, is the oldest of the three sisters. She is the motherly figure for her family since her mother hung herself along with the family cat. Unlike her sisters, she devoted her life to taking care of their grandfather, since he once took care of Lenny and her sisters.

The play is a realistic view of family since disagreements happen between relatives but they are always there to comfort each other when needed.

The gut wrenching feeling of laughing too hard will be a constant occurrence in this play. As well as empathy towards each sister as they confess and confront their secrets.

‘Crimes of the Heart’ will play at 7:30 p.m. on Oct 31, Nov. 1, 7, and 8 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 9 at Fisher Theater.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $11 for students. Single tickets are on sale through the Iowa State Center Ticket Office or ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the door before the performance.