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TIP Box Office at the front desk of the Arts and Heritage center opens at 6:30pm on performance evenings and 1:00pm for matinees. The house opens 30 minutes before show time. Seating is assigned at time of ticket purchase. ABOUTThe 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 local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, 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 moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. |
SHOW CREDITS:
Steel Magnolias
Robert Harling
STEEL MAGNOLIAS is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
Production Team
Director: Ile Higgins
Auditions: January 19, 2025
SYNOPSIS
Act One, Scene 1 When the play opens, we are introduced to Truvy, who is getting her hair done by Annelle. Annelle has recently finished beauty school and is seeking employment in Truvy’s Salon. Seeing potential in Annelle, Truvy hires her. We then meet Clairee, one of Truvy’s customers, who is as curious as Truvy about Annelle’s past. Annelle leaves to get the coffee, and Shelby arrives for her appointment with Truvy; we begin to see the dynamics of the relationships in the salon. When Annelle returns, she is assigned to do the hair of the next client to arrive: Shelby's mother, M’Lynn. However, Annelle is apprehensive about doing the bride’s mother’s hair because she does not want to make any mistakes. It is clear that Shelby and M’Lynn have a typical mother-daughter relationship. M’Lynn seems a little overbearing because she is worried about Shelby’s health and well-being. The plot thickens as all the women uncover a secret about Shelby. Shelby’s focus remains on her big day as Ouiser Boudreaux enters the salon having a fit. Ouiser turns her attention to Annelle with the desire to find out some more information about her. Shelby then invites Annelle to the wedding and Truvy offers a very kind gesture to Annelle.
Act One, Scene 2 It’s the Saturday before Christmas and a few months post the wedding. Shelby returns home with some shocking news, leaving everyone worried and M’Lynn in disagreement with Shelby. Annelle has found religion and taken up arts and crafts. Ouiser is upset about the townspeople and tourists parking in her yard for the festival, which distracts her enough to prevent her from being concerned about Shelby setting her up with Owen, an old flame of hers.
Act Two, Scene 1 One and a half years later we find the ladies in the salon, their usual gathering place, gossiping about the latest news. M’Lynn and Shelby have been at odds about most of Shelby’s personal decisions, but the mother and daughter have nonetheless been hiding something from the other women.
Act Two Scene 2 Annelle, who is experiencing a life-changing event, is styling Ouiser’s hair. At the opening of the play, Annelle was quiet and secretive; but now, she is warm, open and happily in love. M’Lynn enters the scene discussing Shelby’s medical battles. This scene showcases the growth of all the characters: despite the serious and life-changing events in all of the characters’ lives, the playwright shows that the bonds of friendships can withstand these storms of life, albeit with a bittersweet ending.