Rome Little Theatre’s production of “Steel Magnolias” will run for the next two weekends from May 3-12 at the historic DeSoto Theatre in downtown Rome. Show times are set for 7:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 pm on Sundays.
RLT newcomer Lacey Herring, who portrays the character Annelle, says that “Steel Magnolias” tells a story about the beauty of friendship in the face of tragedy. She believes that the show will cause viewers to laugh until they cry and cry until they laugh.
Jessica Stewart, Director, adds that people who enjoyed the movie will enjoy the play version of “Steel Magnolias”.
According to a synopsis of the show from RLT –
“Steel Magnolias” is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come 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 shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
The cast also features Beth McCain as Truvy, Julie Chambers as M’Lynn, Lindsey Chambers as Shelby, Marie Kindred as Ouiser, and RLT newcomer Dosha Beard as Clairee.
Purchase tickets for “Steel Magnolias” on the Rome Little Theatre’s website at www.romelittletheatre.com.
