AUDITION INFORMATION



Main Street Players of Boone County
PRESENTS

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling



*Auditions will consists of cold reads for character development.*


Cast size: **6 characters, all consisting of Female characters, ages 18 and up needed **


Audition dates: 

Sun. March 1st, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm and
Mon. March 2nd at 6:00pm - 8:00pm



                                                                                                                                                               

Synopsis:

The action is set in Truvys 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 towns rich curmudgeon Ouiser (Im not crazy Ive 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 MLynn 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. 





Character Description:


* Truvy Jones: Owner of the beauty shop, dispenser of advice.

* Annelle Dupuy-Desoto: Truvy's shy new assistant, who undergoes significant personal transformation.

* M'Lynn Eatenton: A doting mother, whose daughter Shelby's choices cause conflict.

* Shelby Eatenton: M'Lynn's daughter, the "prettiest girl in town," who is a diabetic and marries, risks pregnancy, and faces tragic complications.

* Clairee Belcher: Widow of the former mayor, witty and well-to-do.

* Ouiser Boudreaux: A wealthy, curmudgeonly but lovable woman.



 

Performance Dates:

Fri. May 8th, Sat. May 9th, Fri. May 15th, & Sat. May 16th, 2026 at 7:00pm and
Sun. May 10th & Sun. May 17th, 2026 at 2:00pm

Auditions and Performances:


Community Building Complex of Boone County
111 W. First St.
Belvidere, IL. 61008




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