Perennial Players: Steel Magnolias
Fri May 9, 2025 - Sun May 25, 2025
THE PERENNIAL PLAYERS BRING YOU STEEL MAGNOLIAS!
May 9th to the 25th
See the show that inspired the hit film!
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.
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. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the ladies the special quality to make them truly touching, funny,and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. 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.
Support local theatre and reserve your seats today!
You may also like the following events from Playhouse Merced:
Also check out other
Health & Wellness events in Merced,
Arts events in Merced,
Theatre events in Merced.
