Steel Magnolias
by Lakeway Players
Feb. 11 - Feb. 15 (2023)
Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done, is Louisiana’s go-to place for a beauty fix with a hearty side of gossip. With her overeager, new assistant, Annelle - currently experiencing problems in her marriage - the two ladies dispense shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeons including moody Ouiser, 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.”
Steel Magnolias is a story of hilarious repartee, acerbic yet humorously revealing verbal collisions, and the sudden realization of mortality within an all too perfect beauty salon. Strength and love make this play, and its characters, truly touching, funny, and marvelously amiable company in both good times and bad.
Lakeway Players is holding open auditions for Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling on
Saturday, February 11 , 2023 from 2-6 pm and
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Auditions will be at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway, TX 78734
Callbacks (if needed) will be on Thursday, February 16 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Directed by Andrea Littlefield
Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script. Please be prepared to stay the entire audition time on the day you choose. Headshots and resumes are welcome, but not required.
Roles available:
Truvy Jones - 40ish. Owner of the beauty shop
Annelle Dupuy-Desoto - 19. Beauty shop assistant.
Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie - 25. Prettiest girl in town.
Ouiser Boudreaux - 66ish. Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable.
M’Lynn Eatenton - 50ish. Shelby's mother. Socially prominent career woman.
Clairee Belcher - 66ish. Widow of the former mayor. Grande dame.
Although characters do have general age guidelines, casting will be flexible regarding age and race.
Sides are available on our website at http://www.thelakewayplayers.com/
Performance Dates: May 11-13, 2023, 7:30 pm, Lakeway Activity Center
