Anchorage Community Theatre Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS, 1/27-2/19

Anchorage Community Theatre Presents Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling from January 27 - February 19, 2012.

This production is directed by Megan Bladow and produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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 changes direction when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and her health. The play 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.

Tickets are $15.00 for Adults, $13.00 for Students, Seniors, and Military, and $11.00 for Children under 12. Buy individual tickets online at https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?actions=4&p=1.Order by Phone at 868-4913 or by Fax at 344-6002. For season tickets and punchcards/passes visit http://www.actalaska.org/2011-12.php#Pass.

Anchorage Community Theatre's goal is to enhance the quality of life culturally for the community by providing a season of locally produced theatre and year-round education and training for both children and adults. ACT provides a variety of opportunities for all, from beginner to professional, to learn the art and craft of theatre both onstage and backstage and in the Education and Outreach Program.

Anchorage Community Theatre is located at 1133 E. 70th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska 99518. For more information call (907) 344-4713 or visit http://www.actalaska.org/index.php.

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