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FEATURES
Criminal Hearts
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The comedy Crimina/ Hearts will
be pertOrmed at the Behrend Studio
Theatre starting Friday, March 31, at
8 p.m. The show will run through
Sunday, April 9, with no performance
on Monday, April 3.
"This is a play about the joy of re
venge,- said Tony Elliot, the show's
director and Behrend professor.
Criminal Hearts revolves around
the central character, Ata Windust,
and takes place exclusively in her
apartment bedroom. Her husband,
Wib Windust, deserted her and gut
ted the apartment.
"Her husband took everything and
left," said Elliot. "It had been years
of verbal abuse, 'You're nothing, you
stand for nothing, I'm the important
one, your life revolves around me,'
and she bought it. And now that he's
totally abandoned her, she's pretty
much realizing, 'he abandoned me a
long time ago.' -
Ata forms an unlikely friendship
with a female burglar, 80, who
climbs in her window during a rob
bery attempt.
"They become friends and accom
plices, to a degree, after they get to
know each other," said Elliot. "Bo
inspires Ata with her take-charge at
titude, then Ata is on a mission, and
revenge is the name of that mission."
' Elliot added, "there's a redemptive
quality to the revenge, if there is any
such thing."
The vulnerable Ata Windust is be
ing played by Jamie Lojewski, who
also performed in Crimes of the Heart
two semesters ago. Wib Windust will
be played by Ryan Widrig. Elliot said
he is "almost too right" for the part,
that is "all about golf and cell-phones,
and 1 don't know if he went to
Princeton or not, but he sure thinks
he did." Molly Means plays 80, and
is described by Elliot as "strong and
very focused." Bruce Waller plays
the final character, Robbie, who is
Bo's accomplice, and brings "a savvy
view of the world to the role."
"It's a small play in a lot of ways,"
commented Elliot. "It's a fairly
simple show, very few props, and
that's what makes it so fun, because
FILE PHOTO
Jamie Lojewski gets ready for
Criminal Hearts.
revs up
it's so open." He continued, "the two
men couldn't be more different; the
two women couldn't be more differ
ent; and, it literally takes place in a
totally empty room with a box spring
and mattress and a lot of trash. So,
the set is very interesting."
Elliot said that he hopes the audi
ence comes away from the perfor
mance "having been very much en
tertained, first of all, and having
laughed a lot, but secondly, to see how
the two women especially, really
come to appreciate each other."
"Ata is the central character, and she
makes a real journey from being to
tally helpless and a victim, to really
grabbing the world by the tail and tak
ing charge. Not in necessarily a law
ful way, but, she's taking charge," said
Elliot.
The play is contemporary, and the
language of the performance reflects
that. "Let's put it this way. I'd have
to give a disclaimer, sort of an 'R' rat
ing, as far as language is concerned,"
commented Elliot. "We're going to
have to approach it gently. That's
where we have to sort of go into it not
knowing exactly what we're going to
do, but then temper it, and decide what
needs to stay and what can go."
Student tickets for Criminal Hearts
are $3, while general admission is $5.
Reservations are accepted for all
shows. For the first time, tickets will
also be available at the RUB desk.
Reservations and tickets will be avail
able starting Monday, March 20.
Erie gets a "taste" of Europe
by Christine Kieck
staff writer
Patisserie, a pastry shop and cafe
new to the city of Erie, brings a Eu
ropean flair to the downtown area.
This bakery-on-the-corner style shop
features an array of desserts, pastries,
cookies, boxed lunches, and coffees.
Patisserie's co-owners, Laurie
McCarthy and Evelyn Jablonski,
searched all over the Erie area for a
bakery that features artisan style,
made-from-scratch daily pastries and
confections. After several unsuccess
ful attempts at locating such a place,
the sisters-in-law decided to open a
bakery of their own in Erie. With the
help of their talented friends, the two
were able to get the shop up and run
ning.
Two months after opening their
doors, the pastry shop and cafe have
become a success in attracting every
one, from busy rush hour office dwell
ers to those who have a sweet tooth
for European-influenced pastries, des
serts and coffees.
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Play for time
6 Small drinks
10 Beer choices
14 Musician Shaw
15 Aid in crime
16 Tree trunk
17 Duke Ellington
tune
19 Fish choice
20 Bakery buy
21 Wynn and Begley
22 Neither active nor
passive
24 Consumed
25 Buddy
26 Stem section
27 Sidewalk surfing?
33 Path of
"Discovery"
35 Punches
36 Neither fish
____
fowl
37 Invented facts
38 Demonstrated
39
___ St. Vincent
Millay
40 Possessive
pronoun
41 Deluge
42 Climbing plants
43 Dixie Chicks' lead
singer
46 Canine litter
47 Forbid
48 Shed tears
51 "Sophie's Choice"
star
54 Abel to Adam
55 Cookie choice
56 Critical pint
57 Using indirect
references
60 Adjutant
61 Patsy
62 Proportion
63 "___ in the Attic"
64 Chicken output
65 Guinness and
Baldwin
DOWN
1 Brazilian dance
2 Brook fish
3 In top-notch form
4 Tops
5 Luau garland
"We don't use any fake dyes and
preservatives in our creations. Every
thing is made from scratch using only
the freshest ingredients," McCarthy
explained. "It's a great place for
people to stop before work to get their
morning espresso, latte, or
cappuccino, and a pastry, because
we're open from 6:30 a.m. until 3:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and
until! 5 p.m. on Friday," she added.
The atmosphere of the shop in
cludes freshly picked flowers on each
table and three different clocks on the
wall that give the current time in Erie,
London, and Paris. The warmth from
the oven and the welcome will give
you a real taste of the traditional Eu
ropean-style corner shop hospitality.
The cinnamon brioche (similar to a
cinnamon roll or sticky bun), blue
berry danish, flavored muffin, and
blackberry cream scone, are just a few
of the treats that can be found on one
of their daily morning pastry menus.
Their list of breakfast confections can
also include things like the chocolate
croissant and the cheese danish.
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6 Two-tone footwear Solutions
7 Bird of the Nile
8 Tent stake
9 Prehistoric period
10 Ridiculously
incongruous
11 Spoils taken
12 Vogue rival
13 Clairvoyant
18 No water or ice
23 Hearing organs
25 No-draw
26 British traffic
circles
28 Young goat
29 Flower
30 Not divisible into
pans
31 "And Then There
Were "
32 Mardi _
33 Actress Lena
34 Coolidge or
Moreno
38 Loss of traction
39 Night before
41 Chimney passage
issene
ces, Inc
42 Lodging house
44 Summits
45 Woosnam and
Fleming
49 Piece of history
50 Spinning toys
51 Ella's forte
If a last-minute meal is what you
need, try one of their boxed lunches
consisting of things such as the
smoked turkey and Swiss cheese
croissant, a bowl of French garden
vegetable soup, or an asparagus sa
vory tart.
If you have a sweet tooth for Old-
European rustic style desserts, try a
slice of their Manhattan-style cheese
cake or carrot cake. For smaller ap
petites they also carry a variety of
cookies made fresh daily. Their list
of cookies includes everything from
traditional chocolate chip to the lace
wafer.
"We want our customers to feel
happy when they are here," Evelyn
says. "This is a great place to relax
and retreat while you enjoy some
wonderful pastries," she continued.
For a real taste of Old-European
artisan style pastries, visit Patisserie
at 410 French Street, or call 454-
EURO for more information on the
shop.
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52 Peter, Paul and
Mary, e.g.
53 Mr. Vallee
54 Smelter's residue
55 Elliptical
58 Cabin element
59 Pers. pension