‘Steel Magnolias’ play dates, times and cast
Play: Steel Magnolias
Playwright: Robert Harling (The Evening Star, The First Wives Club)
Genre: Dramedy
Synopsis: Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Along with her anxious and eager assistant, Annelle, Truvy styles the hair of many of the women about town:
- wealthy widow and former first lady of Chinquapin, Clairee Belcher,
- local curmudgeon Ouiser Boudreaux (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”),
- intelligent and compassionate career woman M’Lynn, and
- her daughter Shelby, the prettiest girl in town.
Shelby’s engagement is the talk of the town, but the joy and excitement of her wedding quickly turn to concern as she faces a risky pregnancy and a myriad of health complications. Eventually, when Shelby dies from complications related to her diabetes, M’Lynn has to deal with the most difficult of life’s challenges: the loss of one’s only child. As the women of Chinquapin make their way over life’s many hurdles together, they find comfort (and a fair amount of verbal ribbing) in one another.
Director: Kristen Wilson
Cast:
- Annelle: Rosie DeLeon
- Shelby: Lauren Kurkimilis
- Ouiser: Donna Richman
- M’Lynn: Stacy Stauffer
- Clairee: Janice Spada
- Truvy: Kristen Wilson
Play Dates and Times: Runs through May 5, 2024.
Tickets: Please call 239-323-6570.
Location: Fort Myers Theatre, 16120 San Carlos Blvd #5, Fort Myers, FL
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.