Wife, mother, and arts patron Emily Klyce Fisher was stabbed to death in her house on Central Avenue in February 1995. The horrendous murder made headlines and TV news for weeks, and after 12 years, two trials, and one conviction, some still question if the true killer is in jail.
Fisherยs daughter, Rebecca Fisher, has written a one-woman show called The Magnificence of the Disaster, which explores not only the chilling crime itself, but issues surrounding family, race, and Southern identity. Already presented in San Francisco, it was described as ยunique and movingย by the San Francisco Weekly and ยhighly individual and culturally resonantย by the Bay Guardian.
The show will debut in Memphis at TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe, May 24-26 and May 27. For ticket info call 726-4656.
