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Sept. 28-30

Oct. 4-5

Crimes of the Heart Opens Lycoming College's  Theatre Season
	WILLIAMSPORT, PA—Lycoming College's Mary L. Welch Theatre presents the 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley. The play is directed by Jaye Beetem, a member of the Lycoming College theatre faculty. Performances run through September 28 to September 30 and October 4 to 6 . LEFT: ALEXIS DOW AND TARA OAKLEY

The play, set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, tells the story of the three Magrath sisters who have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is dying in the local hospital.

Lenny, the oldest sister, is still unwed at thirty and is facing diminishing marital prospects. Meg, the middle sister, has returned to her hometown after a failed attempt at a singing career in California. Babe, the youngest sister, is out of jail on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. The sisters’ troubles, while grave and hilarious at the same time, are highlighted by their arrogant cousin, Chick, and by a young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail which trying desperately not to fall in love with her at the same time. In the end, the play is a story of how its young characters leave their pasts to seize the future—but the telling is so touching and hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has closed.

All cast members in Crimes of the Heart are Lycoming College students. Alexis Dow, a senior English major and resident of Lebanon, Pa., has also performed in productions of Something’s Afoot, the Skin of Our Teeth and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Tara Oakley, a senior theater major and resident of Andover, N.J., has performed in productions of Something’s Afoot, the Skin of Our Teeth and A View From the Bridge.

Nathan Tatro, a junior psychology major from Stamford, Vt., also performed in the production of Something’s Afoot.

Destiny Zeiders, a junior theater major from Mifflintown, Pa., has been seen in productions of The Country Club, A View From the Bridge

For Wesley Speary, a sophomore and resident of Morris, PA and Sarah Virkler, a sophomore from Carlisle, PA, their performances in Crimes of the Heart mark their debuts in the Mary L. Welch Theater.

All performances of the play are at 8:30 p.m. except Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2:00 p.m.  For ticket information, call the College Box Office Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.