Theatre Classic CRIMES OF THE HEART Comes to The Gladstone

Three Sisters Theatre Company, Ottawa's own indie theatre company dedicated to promoting local opportunities for women in theatre, opens its second show this season with Beth Henley's classic Crimes of the Heart, February 9 at The Gladstone Theatre.

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, this astonishing classic is warm-hearted, irreverent, zany and brilliantly imaginative. The play teems with humanity and humour as it examines the grave yet somehow hilarious troubles of three Mississippi sisters. Playing through Valentine's Day, this show celebrates the love and constancy of family through good times and bad.

"This is a personal favorite," says Robin Guy, Artistic Director for Three Sisters. "This show has got it all - hilarity and heartbreak, love and hate, brutal honesty and highest hope, all rolled into a tight 24-hour story about a family in crisis. You can't help but love these characters, you laugh and cry through the story with them."

Directed by Laura Duncan and stage managed by Louisa Haché, with design by David Magladry, the cast features a host of well-known Ottawa actors including Robin Guy as Lenny, Linda Webster as Chick, Terry Duncan as Doc, Shawna Pasini as Babe, Cindy Beaton as Meg, and Nicholas Dave Amott as Barnette.

Ticket specials:

· Two for One Valentine's Special on Tuesday February 14!

· Bring your sister, and get the 2nd ticket half price! This offer is available at the door only, on show night: buy one ticket, and get a 2nd of the same or lesser value at half price.

· Three Sisters loves students! Audience members with a valid student card can always pay-what-you-can at the door for Three Sisters shows.

Crimes of the Heart previews on Wednesday February 8 and opens at The Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa on Thursday February 9, and runs evenings at 7:30 (Sunday & Monday nights dark) and 2:30 on Saturdays & Sunday, until Saturday February 18.

Tickets are available from The Gladstone box office at www.thegladstone.ca or 613.233.4523.