(Media release from Rome Little Theatre):
Auditions for Rome Little Theatre’s production of “Steel Magnolias” will be held January 29 and 30th, at the DeSoto Theatre. Check in will begin at 6:00 pm, auditions will begin at 6:30 pm. Auditions are open to actors age 18 and older. There are 6 female roles available. Advance registration at romelittletheatre.com/auditions is appreciated.
The show will run from May 3-12, 2024.
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.
The production is directed by Jessica Stewart.
Complete audition information and registration information are available at romelittletheatre.com/auditions.
