Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness

Show Info

Tickets for the Summer Season will go on sale to 59E59 Members on Tuesday, April 14 at 12:00PM. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, April 21 at 12:00PM.

By Sharon Scott Williams 
Directed by Anson Williams 

Starring Linda Purl, with Will Huse as The Blues Man

Laced with humor, live music, and pathos, Linda Purl stars in this tour-de-force story of a young girl’s decades-long dream of saving her mother from the soul-crushing grip of mental illness.

As Mama continues to be committed to mental institutions, convinced she’s working for the FBI, 
Daddy blurs his pain with Kentucky bourbon and teenage brother Spikey struggles with his faith. Sharon grows up shackled to her mother’s pain, but never loses hope that one day Mama will come home.

A true story inspired by Sharon Scott Williams’ award-winning memoir, Crazy Mama is a poetic journey through the labyrinth of love, despair, and redemption, and is a testament to the steely resilience of the human heart and the enduring nature of hope.

CONTENT TRANSPARENCY

In an effort to care for our community, we’re sharing details about this production that may be sensitive for members of our audience. The following information may reveal plot points. 

Recommended for ages 13+. The show contains strong language and references to paranoid schizophrenia. 

Linda Purl

Will Huse

Karyl Lynn Burns and J. Scott Lapp,

Producing Artistic Directors

James O'Neil,

Artistic Director Emeritus

Stephanie Coltrin,

Associate Producer

Brian Gale,

Lighting/Projections Design

Lindsay Jones,

Sound Designer

Abigail Cartright,

Cover Art