Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

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.

This button is for show tickets only, NO dinner included!

Dinner Theatre is closed for March 15, March 22, and 29.

Dinner Theater Menu for
Steel Magnolias

Salad - Choice of Ranch or Italian
Dinner Choices:
Prime Rib with Mashed potato and vegetable
Lemon Chicken with a lemon sauce with mushroom and artichokes, served with mashed potatoes and vegetable
Pasta Primavera - Vegetarian option
Mac & Cheese - Kids option
Dessert choices: Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake
or
Cheesecake with cherries
Dinner Theatre is catered by
the Albany Restaurant

What’s a Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake? Truvy chimes in to explain, “Oh, that's simple! You don't need to write that down. That's a cup o' flour, cup o' sugar and a cup o' fruit cocktail with the juice… and you mix and bake at 350 till goooooold and bubbly!”.