Dewdney Players presents: Steel Magnolias @ the Old Church Theatre

Why we picked it

May 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 | Doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm Matinees: Saturday, May 16 & 23 | Doors 1:30 pm, show 2 pm General $25 in advance, $30 at the door | Senior $20 in advance, $25 at the door (+service fees and tax)  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 reve