Myiesha Duff and Cara Serber in ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Theatre Arlington. (Photos by Jacob Oderberg) Steel Magnolias, now playing at Theatre Arlington, was an uplifting and joyous production about the bond between six women in a Southern beauty parlor.
TA nailed all the elements in creating a successful show with a superb cast, a charming set and on-point direction by Steven D.
Morris. Set in Truvy’s Beauty Spot in Chinquapin, Louisiana, in the 1987, six women find refuge in the space n0t just for hair and nails but for gossip, news and friendship.
The show opened last weekend. Truvy, the owner of the salon, is always there for her customers with a listening ear and a kind word and hires mysterious newcomer Annelle.