Steel Magnolias

Written by Robert Harling
February 7 - February 23, 2025
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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 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.
Cast
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M’Lynn:
Joanne Guarnaccia
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Shelby:
Sierra Lide’n
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Ouiser:
Meg Renton
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Truvy:
Janet Gaynor-Matonti
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Clairee:
Joann Lamneck
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Annelle:
Ellie Greenway
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Radio Announcer:
James Lugo
Crew
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Director:
Dana Duff
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Assistant to the Director:
Dianna Angelli
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Producer:
Doreen DiBenedetto
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Stage Manager:
Sandy Chiappino
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Lighting Designer:
Allan Seward
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Set Designer:
David W. Julin
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Sound Designer:
Dana Duff
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Set Designer:
David W. Julin
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Set Designer:
Dana Duff
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Set Designer:
Dianna Angelli
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Costume Designer:
Bunny Mateosian
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Property Designer:
Buffy Cardoza
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Set Décor:
David W. Julin
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Set Décor:
Buffy Cardoza
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Set Décor:
Maureen Lambrix
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Sound Crew:
Allison Schneider
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Program Editor:
Maureen Lambrix
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Program Co-Editor:
Doreen DiBenedetto