[NEohioPAL]'CRIMES OF THE HEART' AT SOLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS - DIRECTED BY JACQI LOEWY

[Megan Brack]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 28, 2005

Contact
Karen Prasser
Executive Director
Solon Center for the Arts
440.337.1400
kprasser at solonohio.org=20

=91CRIMES OF THE HEART=92 AT SOLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DIRECTED BY JACQI LOEWY

Solon Center for the Arts is proud to present the final production of the =
2004 - 2005 Theater Season, Crimes of the Heart.=20

The scene is set in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, five years after Hurricane =
Camille. The three maladjusted Magrath sisters have gathered to await the =
news of their grandfather, the patriarch of the family, who is in his last =
hours at the local hospital. Lenny, the eldest, is unmarried at thirty and =
desperate. Meg, the middle child, has just returned from a failed attempt =
at a singing career in Los Angeles. The youngest, Babe, is depressed and =
ends up out on bail after shooting her husband. Though their troubles are =
serious, it becomes hilarious when highlighted by their uncouth cousin =
Chick; Barnette, a young, awkward lawyer who falls for Babe while trying =
to keep her out of jail; and Doc Porter, an old flame of Meg who comes =
back to town. Ultimately, the play is about how they escape the past to =
seize the future - so true and touching and funny that you will remember =
it long after the performance is over. Director Jacqi Loewy appeared in =
the revival of Crimes of the Heart at The Village Theater in New York.

Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley, is presented through special =
arrangements with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.=20


CAST
Holly Facer ..................................... Babe Botrelle
Mary Alice Beck ............................. Meg Magrath
Susan Lucier ................................... Lenny Magrath
Tari Bergoine ................................. Chick Boyle
Jeff Walker ..................................... Doc Porter
Jason Simmons .............................. Barnette Lloyd



Fridays and Saturdays=20
$10 Adults/$8 Seniors & Students
May 13, 14, 20 & 21
7:30 pm

Sundays=20
$10 Adults/$8 Seniors & Students
May 15
7:30 pm


Solon Center for the Arts is located at 6315 SOM Center Road.  To order =
tickets with a credit card over the phone, call 440.337.1400.=20