THE STORY OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS IS RICH IN WHAT MATTERS MOST!
In Steel Magnolias, Friendship, Laughter, and Love can be found through any type of weather, life experiences, pandemics, politics, social, ills, or religious beliefs. RELATIONSHIPS are the most precious of all gifts in this poignant and hilarious play by Robert Harling—perfect timing for the holiday season.
Back by popular demand for a limited engagement this December, warm your bones in the Lorraine Boccardo Theater at the Center For the Arts at Kayenta. Safety measures are securely in place. Masks, temperature checks, sanitization stations will all keep you feeling safe and sound as you enter Truvy’s beauty salon, where all the ladies who are anybody in Chinquapin, Louisiana, come to have their hair done and swap gossip.
Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married, Anne Schwab), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy (Barbie Christensen), dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s wealthy curmudgeon, Ouiser (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years” Jane Williams); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee (the past mayors’ wife with a raging sweet tooth, Chrystine P. Hyatt); and the local social leader, M’Lynn (Jan Broberg), whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town, Angie Nayolor), is about to marry a “good ole boy.”
Filled with hilarious repartee and not just a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play draws on the underlying strength—and love—of womanhood, which makes its characters genuinely touching, funny, and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. This is an all-star cast who are excited to be working professionally together again after successfully producing this play at CFAK in 2018!
The play met with immediate critical and widespread acceptance in its premier production by New York’s WPA Theatre. Concerned with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, it powerfully reveals the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters. “Harling has given his women sharp, funny dialogue…The play builds to a conclusion that is deeply moving.” —NY Daily News. “…a skillfully crafted, lovingly evoked picture of eccentricity in the small-town South…” —Drama-Logue. “…suffused with humor and tinged with tragedy.” —NY Post. Click Here for Tickets
December 11th also brings a great Holiday Concert with Drew & Lacey!
They spent the last ten years immersed in the Nashville music scene. The couple spent time on music row recording, writing, and collaborating with top musicians, but Drew & Lacey truly shine when they are on stage. Their stage presence is dynamic and magnetic. This magnetism allowed them to sell out the RutledgeWest in downtown Nashville for six years in a row. Since moving to southern Utah, Drew became the principal at Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts, and the duo has continued to play music. They were resident musicians at the OC Tanner Amphitheater in Zion, Utah, for the summer of 2016, and have opened for Jay Leno and the Steep Canyon Rangers at Tuacahn Amphitheater. Drew & Lacey’s latest album, Most Likely, was produced by Scott Wiley at June Audio in Provo and is available on all music platforms. Click Here for Tickets
On December 12th, don’t miss the UN-Holiday concert with Stone Company, Lisa MacFarlane, and Rebecca Gent. It will have nothing to do with Christmas. We promise!
Stone Company is a “Potato Music” trio featuring multi-instrumentalists Jon Stone, Byron Owens, and Josh Baird. They play an upbeat blend of Euro-American roots music with a groovy twist. Stone Company is headquartered in Southern Utah. Born in Texas, educated in Kentucky, and refined in Louisiana, Jonathan Stone is a multi-instrumentalist musician and vocalist who has played music in almost every state in the US and the leader of Stone Company. Read more about them at stonecompany.weebly.com. They will be playing at 7:45 PM on the 12th. Click Here for Tickets
Lisa MacFarlane found an artistic home in Las Vegas as an adult to perform and connect with blues music lovers, music students, and fellow creatives to craft her first album, Picnic (out everywhere). Picnic tells the story of leaving an abusive relationship and learning to love healthily and respectfully in the aftermath. See her at 7:20 PM on the 12th.
Rebecca Gent (7 PM) is a young singer/songwriter, but her music speaks words beyond her age. She works with specific and straightforward aspects of emotion and relates it to many moments in time. She has had the opportunity to work with many professional producers and professional artists. Rebecca has released two original songs, Lonely and Brushed by Familiar, found on all music platforms.
** There has been an update to these events, please see the updated article
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