Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

Directed by Minden Dickson

Auditions July 13-14 7 pm

Performances August 28 – September 13, 2026

All the ladies who are anybody in Chinquapin, Louisiana come to Truvy’s beauty salon 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 shampoo and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon Ouiser, eccentric millionaire Miss Clairee, and the local social leader M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.”  It’s a celebration of the friendships that see us through the good times and the bad times.

Character Descriptions

Truvy Jones – 40s – Owner of the beauty shop.  A romantic.  Kind and giving with a big heart.  Has never been outside of her hometown.

Annelle Dupuy-DeSoto – early 20s – beauty shop assistant.  Naïve and inexperienced.  Shy and awkward. Very sweet, but not the brightest bulb.

Clairee Belcher – 60s-70s – Widow of the former mayor.  Classy.  A smart-ass in the best way. “Well, you know what they say: if you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!”

Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – 20s – prettiest girl in town.  Confident and headstrong.  She won’t be talked into anything, certainly not by her mother.  But she’s still a sweet, polite Southern girl.

M’Lynn Eatenton – 40s-50s – Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman.  No-nonsense.  Intelligent and capable.  The one everyone relies on.

Ouiser (pronounced “Weezer”) Boudreaux – 60s-70s – wealthy curmudgeon.  Acerbic but loveable.  “I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years!”