Talent Needed for "Steel Magnolias" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Steel Magnolias" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: 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. Additional info: Auditions will be round robin style reading sides. Please apply if interested
6 roles
Type: Warm, bubbly, small-town glamour girl Description: Owner of the home-based beauty shop where the play is set. Loves hairspray, gossip, and making people feel good. Fast-talking, cheerful, deeply caring beneath the chatter. A natural ringleader and hostess; the salon is her kingdom.
(can skew a bit older if needed) Type: Shy, awkward, then increasingly confident and devout Description: Truvy’s new assistant, nervous and mysterious at first with a troubled past. Over the play she transforms—from timid and unsure, to wild party girl, to intensely religious young woman. Big arc; lots of room for growth and comedy with heart.
Type: Elegant, witty, wealthy Southern grande dame Description: Widow of the former mayor and longtime town “first lady.” Polished, proper, and sharp-tongued in a playful way. Loves sports, sweets, and a good one-liner. Uses humor and sophistication to mask loneliness and grief.
Type: Charming, optimistic “prettiest girl in town” Description: M’Lynn’s daughter; a young nurse, excited about marriage and motherhood. Warm, impulsive, and stubbornly independent. Lives with Type 1 diabetes but refuses to let it define her. Her choices drive much of the emotional arc of the play.
Type: Caring, tightly wound, intelligent mother Description: Shelby’s mother, a mental health professional and the emotional backbone of the group. Practical, controlled, often anxious, especially about Shelby’s health. Her love runs deep; she has one of the most powerful emotional journeys and monologues in the play.
Type: Lovable curmudgeon, tough as nails Description: Wealthy, eccentric, perpetually “in a bad mood.” Blunt, sarcastic, and prickly, but with a big, bruised heart under the bark. Has a complicated friendship with the others and a long-running feud/fondness with her neighbors and ex-flame.
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