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Steel Magnolias at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

Dates: (9/9/2015 - 10/10/2015 )

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Theatre Workshop of Nantucket


PO Box 1297
Nantucket,MA

Phone: 508??228430

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The action 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.

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Theatre Workshop of Nantucket is at PO Box 1297, Nantucket, MA.

The mission of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) is to entertain, enrich, educate, challenge and inspire performing artists and audiences of all ages. Working with members of the community and visiting artists, and collaborating with other cultural organizations, TWN produces a variety of theatrical works that reflect the highest artistic standards. ADMIT ALL is a shorthand expression of our support for diversity and inclusion in our staff and leadership, our programming, talent, creativity, and community outreach.

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