Performers Wanted for "Steel Magnolias" Play
The company is holding auditions for "Steel Magnolias" Play and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: The play takes place in Truvy’s beauty salon in a small town in Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to get their hair done. The women are part of their town’s southern oligarchy. Rate: This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay. Additional info: RUN: May 16th – June 14th, 2025 Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. Callbacks: By Invitation Only. Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 First Read-Through: Saturday, March 29, Noon – 4pm Regular Rehearsal: Starting March 31st, Monday-Thursday, 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays, 9am – Noon. Bring headshot and resume. Please have a prepared monologue (60-90 seconds) of the genre. If you do not have a monologue prepared, sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions. All characters have a basic, Southern stage accent. Be sure to have your calendar to list all of your conflicts.
6 roles
Owner of the beauty shop. She is feisty, wisecracking, and outspoken. Heart of gold, but has been dealt some hard knocks. She offers hairspray with a lot of teasing. (Ability to style hair a plus.)
Beauty shop assistant. She is unsure and timid at the beginning of the play. Throughout the story she goes from awkward and timid to wild to very religious. Awkward. (Ability to do hair a plus.)
Widow of former mayor. Grande dame. Elegant, sophisticated, intelligent and very witty with a definite sweet tooth.
M’Lynn’s daughter. She is strong willed, pretty and passionate. She loves her mother and the other women but has a stubborn streak.
Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman. Practical, intelligent, and loving. She is passionate and stubborn about her daughter.
Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable. Southern to the core. She is eccentric and quick witted.
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