The lovely D had bought tickets to watch Steel Magnolias at the Seymour Centre. What a heart-rendering story it is. Even though you know the outcome, it just engulfs you in a ball of emotions. The joy and elation of life, the comfort and warmth of true friends and sisterhood juxtaposed in the lives of these amazingly simple and loving women bring about a transformation of tears and laughter all at the same time — its hard not to love this play! Even having watched the movie I’ve to say ‘the play’ brings forth the ‘elixir’ of this trememdous sisterhood in the cast. Ana Maria Belo, Marian Frizelle, Jennifer Hagan, Debra Lawrance, Geraldine Turner & Jacki Weaver bring this to light with impeccable perfection and consistently. I couldn’t but stop and think of my time in North Carolina and the hospitality I was offered by almost every single person I’d met during my sojourn. They say: Southern hospitality is an amazing thing. It is something that a lot of people talk about and hear of. I’ve been so blest to have been able to experience it first hand and it sure surfaced in my mind while watching this gorgeous play.

Very beautifully executed. What a masterpiece.

The quintessential story of friendship, Steel Magnolias serves up a slice of life in Louisiana that’s as warm and comforting as sweet potato pie. In the haven of Truvy’s beauty salon, six very different women come together to share their secrets and bare their souls, facing their lives with grace, determination, and perfectly coifed hair. When tragedy strikes, it is in the familiar comfort of Truvy’s salon where they seek the solace and support that carries them through.