1994_11 The Daily Collegian November 1994

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NEWS
Monday, November 7, 1994
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'Crimes' full of energy, action, says critic
By Brent Batty
Heartless is what you
might think of Babe Botrelle
(Mary Webster) when you
hear that she shot her hus¬
band because she didn't like
his looks.
We soon leam more about
Babe through watching
"Crimes of the Heart" (di¬
rected by Terry Miller),
which played to a sold-out
audience Frtetoy-night in the
Arena Theatre.
This is an amazing "day-
in-the-life" creation of play¬
wright Beth Henley.
^ The scene is the kitchen of
* the MaGrath sisters' house
in the small town of
Hazelhurst, Mississippi.
Babe Botrelle, a former
MaGrath, has shot her hus¬
band in the stomach.
We don't know why Babe
has shot her husband yet,
butitwouldseemthatshoot-
ing someone, especially a
spouse, would»be a rather
serious affair.
Bright and cheery Babe
isn't particularly concerned
with that however. By the
way,she"meanttdkillhim."
The ensuing action is by
no means simple. Babe looks
. silly and unknowing on the
surface, but the real reason
behind the murder attempt
is deadly serious.
Mary Webster does a su¬
perb job portraying her
Southern-talkin' character,
an abused woman who is
reluctantto tell anyone about
the abuse.
This seemingly innocent
Southern beaut^ subse¬
quently reveals other mis¬
deeds in addition to at¬
tempted murder.
The MaGrath sisters each
haveparticulardeep-seated
problems that itruly affect
their daily lives.
The boisterous Meg
MaGrath (TiffanySaltzman)
is flaky and dishonest. She
leads h$r family to believe
that she has a burgeoning
singing career in Holly¬
wood, when in reality, she
has been paying cold stor¬
age billsfor a dog food com¬
pany for the past two years.
Meg, the sister who has
gotten all of die attention
from her parents through
the years, has angered
Lenny (Shari Saxton), the
oldest MaGrath sister.
The sensible shy and one,
LennyhascontemptforMeg
because of that attention. In
addition, Lenny's al^b inse¬
cure. The problems of the
MaGrath sisters are all seri¬
ous, yet the way their lives
are portrayed in the play is
hilarious.
When no one remembers
Lenny's birthday, She re¬
members it for herself, with
a candle on top of a cookie
and a birthday wish, or
maybe two, or three.
The actors in this produc¬
tion carry their roles with
sucheaseand gracethat their
portrayals become instantly
real.
The character develop¬
ment grasps the audience
members by giving them ah
intimatgjook into three very
interesting lives.
Meg has "been with so
many men," and doesn't
seem to want to stop, even
with past love affairs that
she has spoiled. Shejust can't
resist taking a moonlit ride
with former love Doc Porter
(Adrian Pereira), and Lenny
just can't believe it.
Neithertan Chick Boyle
(Amy Dunham), alias
"Chick the Stick," who peers
out of her window to see
MegcrawloutofDoc'spick-
up in the early morning.
A constant-thorn in the
side of the MaGrath/s, their
cousin Chick'is a ball of en¬
ergy.
Equally interesting is
Barnette Lloyd (Paul
Bergman), Babe's lawyer
who not only has a personal
vendettarttegainst Babe's
wounded husband, but is
also "quite fond" of Babe.
This wonderfully cohe¬
sive production is as enter¬
taining as it is revealing.
Robert G. Ware's set de
sign, .with the MaGrath's
slamming back door, con¬
tributes as much to the small
town Southern flavor of the
production as the well-de¬
fined Southern accents.
,/CrimesoftheHeart"has
enough action, energy and
involvement to suit virtu¬
ally any taste.
The performance contin¬
ues Nov. 9-13.
Crime Log: Oct. 31- Nov. 5
Monday, Oct 31
•J$o Crimes reported
Tuesday, Nov. 1
• A tweyde was reported a stolen out of San Ramon 6.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
•A wallet was reported stolen from San Ramon 3.
•A vehicle was reported broken into in Lot A
•A person reported being harassed on campus.
Thursday, Nov. 3
•A minor traffic occurred in Jot B.
•A person fell by die Residential Dinning Facility. The
person was heated and released.
•A person reported their vehicle vandalized.
•A sink was reported torn off at Homan Hall.
• An attempted auto theft was reported on Barstow Ave.
north of F.M.C. *
•A fire, of unknown origins was set to the grapevine pilings
in the vineyard north of Barstow Ave. The Fresno Fire
Department responded to the blaze.
Friday, Nov. 4
•A person reported that a bicycle was stolen from the east
side bicycle rack of the Art/Home Ec building.
• Two persons were reported entering the LotC storage area
carrying a flash light No theft was found, but the persons
were told to stay oft campus.
Saturday, Nov. 5
•An illegally parked vehicle was towed from the comer of
Bulldog and Ninth Ave.    0
•Fresfrio P.D. reported dfe recovery of a^stolen vehicle from
the comer of Bulldog and Ninth A\4.
•A disturbance occurred at the comer of Cedar and Shaw
Avenues. A person was turned over to the Fresno Police
Department
• An attempted break-in and attempted theft of a vehicle
parked on Barstow Ave. was reported.
,      • A minor was cited to appear in court for being under the
influence of alcohol
•A fire involving vineyard    \
clippings at the comer of
Barstow'and Cedar Avenues
was reported.
•A person reported being
harrassed by another unknown
person.
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