(Original: February 1989).  Steel Magnolias was reprised in April 2001. Based on the tragic  story of Robert Harling’s elder sister – who was diabetic,  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:  April 5 – May 5, 2001

CAST: Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – Coree Unruh, Truvy Jones – Dee Dee Royle, Clairee Belcher – Karen Carroll, Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – Jennifer Bell, M’Lynn Eatenton – Debbie Payne, Ouiser Boudreaux – Sarah Simpson

CREW: Director – Joe Walker, Stage Manager – Connie Penick and Kyle Hager, Light Board Operator/Sound Board Operator – Paul D. Marshall, Hair/Make up – Johnny Martinez, Sound Design – Alan Stukenholtz, Costume Design -Dee Miller, Set Design – Don Steele, Ted Warshaw, Jerad Busch

MENU: Cole slaw, oven fried chicken, corn, potato delight, blueberry muffin, chocolate peanut dessert.  Catering provided by Linda Bethke, Andrea Bethke, Linda Owens, Kathy Morgan, Mara Morgan, Pete Bethke, Jerad Busch, Faye Trent, Milly White, Denis Ann Bamberger, Alan Stukenholtz, Carla Stukenholtz, Deb Aistrup, Sharon Thompson

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