Spotlight Studios for the Performing Arts

announces the auditions for a teen and adult performance of

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

This production will feature an all-teen cast and an all-adult cast, which will rehearse in tandem!

Auditions:

WHEN:

• Monday March 25, 6pm
• Tuesday March 26, 7:45pm
• Friday March 29, 6pm
• (If you are unable to attend any of the above dates email john.barthelmes@gmail.com for an audition appointment)

WHERE: At Spotlight Studios, 3 Railroad Street in Fairport
WHO: For Female Performers age 14-18 and Adults

This production is open to all female performers age 14-18 and adults from the area!

You should only attend ONE audition date. If you are unable to attend any audition dates, contact the director at john.barthelmes@gmail.com to set up an alternate audition.

PERFORMANCES:

BRING:

• Completed Audition Form and Conflicts Sheet (download below)
  • Audition Form - print this out and fill it out to save time at auditions.
  • Audition Scenes - scenes to be used during the acting audition.
• A headshot or school picture, which will not be returned
• A resume, if available

PREPARE:

REHEARSALS:

There is NO cost for this production. Those interested must audition to be in this production. Cast members will be asked to seek out sponsors if possible.

QUESTIONS:

Hope to see you at the audition!

LOCATION:

Please pay attention to posted "No Parking" signs.

DESCRIPTION:

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.

Truvy: 40-year-old owner of a small town beauty shop. She knows everyone's business and shares it with anyone who will listen. Southern Belle. She always has advice for you, and they often come in the form of country sayings.

Annelle: very shy twenty-year-old hair-dresser. She goes from a very soft-spoken person to a bible-loving Christian with her heart on her sleeve.

Clairee: 60-year-old widow of the former mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and also knows everyone's business. She is the sarcastic member of the group. She loves to laugh and poke fun at the little things that others cry over. She is very close with Ouiser.

Shelby: Roughly 25-year-old diabetic young lady. Prettiest girl in town, and loved by all. She has a weird relationship with her mother, and often rebels just for the sake of rebellion.

M'Lynn: 50-year-old mother of Shelby. She is over-protective at times and finds the need to have a firm grasp on the world at all times. She is a busy woman who worries too much for her age.

Ouiser: (pronounced Weezer) She is the same age as Clairee. She is a wealthy old bitty. She is a loveably miserable lady, though. Her unique personality and sense of humor is a great relief in the serious scenes. She is very close to Clairee.

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