PR 2007 Apr U1

SOUTHERN SISTERS IN COMIC CRISIS:

CRIMES OF THE HEART

Tuscaloosa – Theatre Tuscaloosa presents Crimes of the Heart, one of the most beloved, quirky and heart-warming plays of the 1980s in performances April 13 through April 22, 2007 at the Bean-Brown Theatre on the campus of Shelton State Community College at 9500 Old Greensboro Road in Tuscaloosa.

This heartwarming comedy from Beth Henley, winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, is a funny, moving script about the demands, conflicts and bonds of sisterhood. Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange and Diane Keaton portrayed the three sisters for the Academy Award-nominated movie adaptation in 1986.

Crimes of the Heart takes place in Hazlehurst, Mississippi where each of the Magrath sisters faces a significant turning point. The youngest sister, Babe, is arrested for shooting her husband. The middle sister, Meg, returns home after a disastrous attempt to launch a singing career. And the eldest, Lenny, faces her 30th birthday fearing she’ll become an old maid. Over two eventful days, the sisters face the circumstances that have led them astray and rediscover the bonds of sisterhood that offer them strength for the future.

            The cast for the show includes: Jenny Ryan as Lenny Magrath, Jill Parsons as Chic Boyle, Glen Cain as Doc Porter, Meagan Jennings as Meg Magrath, Kasey K. McCarver as Babe Botrelle and Ray Taylor as Barnette Lloyd.  Alicia Castile serves as understudy and assistant stage manager.

Directed by Theatre Tuscaloosa Executive Producer Tina Fitch, the production staff includes: Johnathan Tubbs (Stage Manager), Amanda Manos (Assistant Stage Manager), Russell Frost (Technical Director/Co-Scenic Designer), Erin Hisey (Asst. Tech Dir/Lighting Design), Andy Fitch (Co-Scenic Designer), Jeanette Waterman, (Costume Design), Tom Canterbury (Sound Design) and Sarah Bernard (Props).

Crimes of the Heart at Theatre Tuscaloosa opens on Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m.  Additional performances at 7:30 p.m. are April 14, April 19 through 21.  2:00 p.m. matinees are scheduled for April 15, 18 and March 22.

Tickets prices are:  Adults $17.00; Seniors $14.00; Student/Children $10.00 and SSCC students $5 with ID.

A special “Pay What You Can” Final Dress Rehearsal is scheduled for February 22 at 7:30 P.M.   This season, Theatre Tuscaloosa will be contributing the income from these performances to the “Charlie Dennis Memorial Scholarship Fund” established through the Shelton State Foundation.

For additional information or to purchase tickets by phone, call the Theatre Tuscaloosa box office at 205-391-2277.