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Steel Magnolias shines on stage
SteelMagnolias
Back row left. to right: Cyndi Evans as Ouiser, Bobbie Elzey as Clairee, Anne Hargis, as Truvey. Front Row: Stacey Fields as Shelby, Martha Reynolds as M'Lynn, and Miranda Tamaska as Annelle. - photo by Submitted Photo
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.