People’s Light (formerly People’s Light and Theater Company) has extended their current production of Steel Magnolias unitl February 22.
Set in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon owned by Truvy (Teri Lamm), a male-free zone where the women gather to primp and chat, Steel Magnolias is a confection of tragedy wrapped in a river of repartee. Most of the drama happens offstage, and the women’s stories move the plot along. Almost every line is funny with a twist, as if Oscar Wilde had written dialogue for ladies who shop at the Piggly Wiggly and whose menfolk are named “Drum” and “Poot.” If a couple of lines were fumbled during a performance running more than two hours, it felt like a touch of realism amid the perfection of the witticisms. Nobody really talks like that. Broad Street Review
Steel Magnolias premiered Off Broadway in 1987; the film adaptation, Steel Magnolias, followed soon after. Since then, it has become one of the most produced plays in American theater history—a staple of regional theaters, community companies, and colleges and high schools.
For example, last month Fall River’s Fire Barn Stage did four performances of Steel Magnolias
Lees-Mcrae Stage will be performing the show, starting February 12.
The first production of Steel Magnolia’s is scheduled for February 27.
And beginning February 6, You can see the play performed by North Georgia Players
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