

The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant
Leslie Kimbell
THE STORY: 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), th
"Watching Steel Magnolias should be a little like being a child under the kitchen table, eavesdropping on the voices that come and go. In this warm, private, women-only space, everything that goes on in a small town in the southern US is talked over – no subject is taboo. Sometimes the voices sink to a consolatory murmur, sometimes they leap up in a raucous joke, sometimes they rattle mockingly back and forth; sometimes fear or anger are allowed to flare, before they are defused by a sardonic comment."
— Time & Leisure
"A genuine warmth is generated by the ensemble, as each actor navigates Harling’s rich, heavily textured, immensely quotable script."
— The Stage
| Character |
|---|
| TRUVY JONES 40ish. Owner of the beauty shop. |
| ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO 19. Beauty shop assistant. |
| CLAIREE BELCHER 66ish. Widow of former mayor. Grande dame. |
| SHELBY EATENTON-LATCHERIE 25. Prettiest girl in town. |
| M’LYNN EATENTON 50ish. Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman. |
| OUISER (pronounced “Weezer”) |
| BOUDREAUX 66ish. Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but lovable. |
Steel Magnolias Trailer – Milwaukee Rep
Steel Magnolias is a American comedy play written by Robert Harling and published by Dramatists Play Service (1988).
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