Steel Magnolias at Theatre Calgary

Dates: (3/8/2022 - 4/3/2022 )

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Theatre Calgary

220 9th Ave SE Calgary T2G 5C4

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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.

Authors

Robert Harling

News About Steel Magnolias at Theatre Calgary

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Comes to Theatre Calgary in 2022

December 27, 2021

Theatre Calgary will present Steel Magnolias in 2022. Performances will run March 8 - April 3, 2022. The play is written by Robert Harling and directed by Valerie Planche.

Theatre Calgary Announces 2021-22 Season of Plays

August 31, 2021

Their new mini-season of four plays includes a world premiere, the return of a holiday classic, a heartwarming story about community and women, and a rock 'n' roll show that will make you want to dance in the aisles.

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