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STEEL MAGNOLIAS By Robert Harling Directed by Layne Taylor Scenic Design by Lynn Mann Thursday - Saturday, November 8 - 10, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Adult Tickets: $15 Senior Citizens (60+) & Youth (18 & under): $12
Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a 1987 off-Broadway play, made into a successful movie in 1989. Based on the author's experience with the death of his sister, Steel Magnolias is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of southern women in northwest Louisiana. The action centers around Truvy's beauty parlor and some women who regularly gather there. The drama begins on the morning of Shelby's wedding to Jackson and covers events over the next year, including Shelby's decision to have a child despite having Type 1 diabetes and the complications that result from the decision. We also get a glimpse of the unlikely friendship between Clairee and Ouiser; Annelle's transformation from a shy, anxious newcomer in town, to a partying woman, then to a religious fundamentalist; and Truvy's relationships with the men in her family. Although the main storyline involves Shelby, her mother, and Shelby's medical battles, the underlying group-friendship among all six women is prominent throughout. The original stage production opened at the WPA Theatre, in New York City, on 28 March 1987. The production moved to the Lucille Lortel Theatre on 19 June 1987. In the spring of 2004, the play made its official Broadway debut at the Lyceum Theatre. The cast included Delta Burke as Truvy, Christine Ebersole as M'Lynn, Rebecca Gayheart as Shelby, Marsha Mason as Ouiser, Lily Rabe as Annelle and Frances Sternhagen as Clairee.
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