Who knew an unassuming, 83-seat "black box" theater in Olde Town could rival Tinseltown? Sure, the film version of "Steel Magnolias" may have featured several Oscar winners; Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, etc., but Director Jay Tryall and his coterie of feisty females delivered a rousing yet poignant performance. Staged in Truvy's Beauty Spot in Chinquapin, La., the story centers on six multi-generational friends as they deal with a myriad of life events: marriage, aging, an untimely death, grief and starting over.
Steel Magnolias shines on stage