Steel Magnolias Opens Next Weekend at The Civic

***The Civic will be collecting personal care items during the run of Steel Magnolias for the Next Door Shelter for Women.***

When the Civic produces a play like Steel Magnolias for the third time in twenty-five years – you know it is a play that connects with audiences. The Civic produced the comedy/drama in 1991, and again in 1999. The 2016 staging will “tickle you pink” - and prove once again that this story has become a touchstone among women, and equally important, the men in their lives. Over the years, the play has become an enduring story about life, love, and the incredible power of friendship.

Alternately hilarious and touching, the play follows the lives of six indomitable Southern women as they share their personal triumphs, tragedies, beauty tips, recipes and more in Truvy’s Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where the hair is high and the tales are even taller. Through their regular discussions of scandalous village gossip and the friendly banter of family crises, six distinctly different women create a unique bond of friendship and sisterhood. These women can be as delicate as the magnolia flower – but – when needed, as tough as steel.

Steel Magnolias is funny, poignant, straight to the heart and beautifully written. So reacquaint yourself with a tried and true audience pleaser! Join The Civic Theatre as friendship takes center stage and learn again why “laughter through tears is our favorite emotion.”

Steel Magnolias plays in the Civic Auditorium February 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 and March 4 and 5 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 28 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available through the Civic Box Office at 269-343-1313 or online at www.kazoocivic.com.