Steel Magnolias
Set in a Louisiana hair salon, six women share about their families, their feelings, their pasts, their futures, their hopes, and their dreams. "Delicate as magnolias, but tough as steel". Come join Truvy, Annelle, ‘Ouiser, Miss Clairee, M'Lynn, and Shelby for an evening at the beauty salon in this much-beloved and quoted play.
SETTING
ACT 1
Scene One: It’s the ‘80’s! A beauty shop in a small town in Louisiana. Saturday morning.
Scene Two: Months later. Saturday before Christmas.
ACT 2
Scene One: It is June, eighteen months later.
Scene Two: November 1st that same year.
A Note From The Director
Like everyone else, theaters have struggled with closings, layoffs, and alternate ways of “being”. And while theater in general may seem trivial in today’s climate, think of all the ways you have passed the time watching TV, movies, even professional shows online. Those performers and technicians and designers and crews have been wondering what’s next for them. Theater and the arts can be as vital as food for artists.
I have spent the last few months learning and researching and conferring with other theater folk to figure out our next steps. Although we could not finish the 19-20 season, we are now looking forward to new ways of production, art creation, and performance. Our shows this year will be performed by volunteers who feel safe out and about, and who also invest in extra precautions to keep each other safe. We are thinking about time, touch, and distance in everything we do now. It has actually increased our dedication to each other and to the process. Performances are rich and nuanced when the element of touch is minimized. Audiences are spaced to provide comfort for live attendees. And at- home viewers get the rare opportunity to view live theatre from the safety of their isolation.
This is the third time I have been involved in a Steel Magnolias production. I have yet to be on stage for it, but that day will come. This script is so real and so vibrant. We just knew a visit to Truvy’s Salon would be just the tonic you were looking for in your first live performance since lock-down. Come on in and set a spell. We have stories to tell.
Stay safe. Be well. Wear your mask.
- Kathy Holsworth
About The Director
Kathy has been an integral part of the Pensacola Little Theatre’s operations since 1996. She spent six years managing the box office in between jobs at The Zoo and WSRE before becoming Artistic Director in 2015. A lifelong performer including colorguard, chorus, and dancing, Kathy has been involved in acting, costumes, set design, and directing at PLT for nearly 25 years. Some of her cherished show memories include 2003’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 2004’s Les Miserables, both times she was in Quilters, and getting to be the Wicked Witch of the West in 2013’s Wizard of Oz. She continues to perform in and direct PLT productions and serves as the head of the Artistic Committee. Kathy is a member of Theatre Communications Group, American Association of Community Theatres, and Impact 100. She has a BA in Secondary Education from the University of Alabama and earned her Master’s degree in Strategic Communications and Leadership from the University of West Florida.
Crew
Director - Kathy Holsworth
Assistant Director - Melanie Haveard
Stage Manager - Carol Mankins
Assistant Stage Managers - Tracy Aaker, Addie Boyd-Quina
Stage Design & Sound Design - Kayla Stephenson
Lighting Design - Choh Man Teng
Light Operator - Choh Man Teng
Sound Operator - Alyssa Iverson
Costume Designer - Mindy Iverson
Wig and Hair Designer - Kimberly Keller
Properties - Carla Rhodes
Backstage Crew - Tracy Aaker, Gavin Parmley
Set Construction and Painting - Bill Mankins, Carol Mankins, Jonathan Mankins, Choh Man Teng , Carla Rhodes, Barry Boyd
Production Coordinator - Susan Jacobs
PLT Artistic Director - Kathy Holsworth
PLT Technical Director - Kayla Stephenson
Cast
Sierra Hobbs as Shelby
Sierra has been acting with Pensacola Little Theatre since 2013 when she played three roles in A Year with Frog and Toad, also directed by Kathy Holsworth. Since then the trend seems to be playing crazy southern ladies with all sorts of problems. Maybe…she should take a moment and reflect on that. Sierra was last seen as Linda in Evil Dead The Musical and on the PLT stage in our production of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. She is also involved with local comedy group Kitty Get a Job.
Leslee Young As M’Lynn
Leslee’s first show with Pensacola Little Theatre was canceled due to Hurricane Ivan in 2004. So what’s a little pandemic…and another hurricane? In 2007 she won a Crystal Award for her role as Flora in Pensacola Little Theatre’s production of 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Leslee and the cast also represented Pensacola Little Theatre that year at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival. She was most recently seen as Nora in Will Mr. Merriwether Return From Memphis?. When not acting Leslee wrangles 3 young boys for very little pay.
annette Remitera as truvy
Annette’s name anagrams to “Team Entertainer” thanks to her clever mom and dad who just knew that would be her title! You may have recently seen her as robust Rosie in Mamma Mia! or the marvelous Mindy in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Annette is ecstatic to shed her most recent persona - the quirkily therapeutic QuaranTina Turner – in favor of playing the timeless joy that is Truvy Jones. And yes, laughter through tears is her favorite emotion.
olivia kegley AS aNnelle
This is Olivia’s fifth time on the PLT stage. Some of her favorite roles include: Jemma from CATS, Goose in Charlotte’s Web, and Betty the Church Lady in Best Christmas Pageant Ever. She also played Truly Scrumptious in Pensacola State College’s summer production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In addition to being a home-schooled senior and a dual enrollment student in Theatre at Pensacola State College, Olivia also studies dance, classical voice, improv, and American Sign Language.
Kelly Douglas-Shepherd as ‘Ousier
Kelly has played A LOT of characters in A LOT of productions in A LOT of theatres in A LOT of states. Some of her favorite roles from the PLT stage include Kate in Broadway Bound, Gertrude in 33 Variations, Martha in White Christmas, and most recently as Agnes Sawyer in Miracle on 34th Street. She is now typecast as a bitter bitty and is thrilled about it!
Connie Cali as Clairee
Being a part of Steel Magnolias has been on Connie’s bucket list since she saw the movie in 1989! She is proud to dedicate her performance as Clairee to her Grandmother and great aunts of Pensacola who served as her role models and inspiration. Connie most recently appeared on the Pensacola Little Theatre stage as Shellhammer in Miracle on 34th Street. Other favorite roles at Pensacola Little Theatre include Amanda in For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls and Beth in Ordinary People. Connie was also seen last fall in Arrant Knavery’s production of Macbeth as one of the Weird Sisters.
Special Thanks
Kimberly Keller and Arrow Salon Downtown
Brewton Town and Gown Players
Chris Jadallah and the team at Calliope Films
Carol’s Curtain Call Productions
STEEL MAGNOLIAS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Originally produced by the W.P.A. Theatre, New York City, 1987.
(Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)
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