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 three years, including Shelby’s decision to have a child despite having 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 drama.

PERFORMANCE DATES: February 7 – 19, 1989

CAST:  Truvy – Mary Beth Riegel, Annelle – Jill AUsten, Clairee – Carolyn Johnson, Shelby – Mischel Miller, M’Lynn – Frankie Smith, Ouiser – Sarah Simpson

CREW: Director – Don Steele, Stage Manager – Doug Austen, Assistant Stage Manager – Sara McFarland, Technical Director – Lyn Yost, Sound Design – KC Trauer, Costume Design – Jean Lantis, Set Design – Lyn Yost, KC Trauer, Keith Reimer, Jim Johnson

MENU: Relish plate, smother pork chops, scalloped potatoes, vegetable, bread with butter, red velvet cake.  Catering provided by Faye Trent, Brona Love, Barbara Woodall, Deb White, Darleen Smith, Claudia Finley, Becky Matticks, Ellen Ellis.

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