"Steel Magnolias"
June 27-29; July 4-6; 11-13 2003
Directed by Mitchell Kontoff, the talented cast comes from all over central Vermont. The action of this touching and funny play 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 if she is married or not (played by Emma Peterson of Waterbury Center), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy (Jenifer Tuck, Waitsfield) dispenses shampoos and free advice to a variety of characters who come to her shop. The town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”) is played by Roberta Harold of Montpelier and her best friend, the eccentric and mildly sarcastic grande dame, Miss Clairee, is played by Jennifer Howard of Fayston. Shelby (played by Jill Rolfe of Montpelier ) is about to marry a “good ole boy,” and her devoted mother M’Lynn is played by Andra Kisler of Warren. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions from this amiable and funny cast of characters, the play is “…suffused with humor and tinged with tragedy.” This modern classic is about love, the strength of friendships and the resilience of the human spirit
Director........................................... .Mitchell Kontoff
Production Manager...................... .Jennifer Howard
Assistant to the Director.................. Heidi Schenk
Set Construction.............................. Henry Erickson (chief)
Doug Bergstein, Spencer Dumas,Tony
Egan,Peter & Cheryl Rousseau,
Dennis Tuck
Set Decoration ................................. Andra Kisler (chief)
Don LaHaye, Debbie LaRosa,
Sue Lee, Laura Pratt
Photos .............................................Jennifer Howard,
Heidi Schenk, Kitty Werner
Video ...............................................Don LaHaye
Lighting Design ...............................Brian Stone
Light Operation................................ Sharon Kellermann,
Betty Maguire
Sound Devel. & Operation.............Abby Seekins
Playbill, Poster, Publicity............... Jennifer Howard
Props............................................... Joyce Crabtree
Costumes ........................................Shannon Pitonyak
Stage Crew...................................... Kathy Anderson, Heidi Schenk,
Shep Resnik
House Manager.............................. Ruth Ann Pattee
Make up Consultant....................... Jennifer Harrison
Hair Consultant................................Maura Lane
