Whittier College News Release
Whittier College
Office of Public
Relations
13406 Philadelphia
St.
P.O. Box 634
Whittier, CA 90608-0634
Oct. 8,
2002
Reference: 02/01:
21
Contact: Judy
Browning at (562) 907-4216
“Crimes of the Heart” Staged at Whittier
College
WHAT:
“Crimes of the Heart,” the
Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth
Henley
WHEN:
8 p.m., Wednesday through
Saturday, Oct. 16–19
2 p.m., Sunday,
Oct. 20
WHERE:
Ruth B. Shannon Center for
the Performing Arts at Whittier College
13406 Philadelphia Street, Whittier
COST:
$10 for the general
public; $8 for students and senior citizens with
I.D.
ADD:
Set in small-town
Mississippi, “Crimes of the Heart” tells the story
of the three quirky McGrath sisters, who come together for a
reunion when Babe decides to shoot her husband. The sisters
reminisce about family life, carp at one another and attempt to
understand their mother’s suicide. The play won the Pulitzer in
1981 and was later made into a movie with Sissy Spacek, Jessica
Lange and Diane Keaton.
INFORMATION:
Tickets are
available at the Shannon Center Box Office. For tickets and information, call
the Box Office at (562) 907-4203. |
