Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

Directed by Scott Albert Bennett

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The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”), an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee (who has a raging sweet tooth), and the social leader, M’Lynn. Meanwhile, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play draws on the underlying themes of strength and love, which makes each character truly touching, funny, and marvelously amiable in good times and bad.

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Cast:

Truvy Jones – Katie Brotherton

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – Michael Rebekah Fleischman

Clairee Belcher – Rebecca Raether

Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – Carrie Sweet

M’Lynn Eatenton – Kathleen Tissot

Ouiser Boudreaux – Patricia Whitely