Steel Magnolias

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Presented by Stage 1 Theatre at Newark Memorial High School Theater

February 22-March 8, 2008

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A skillfully crafted, lovingly evoked picture of eccentricity in the small-town South. The action is set in Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chiquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when Shelby, a diabetic, risks pregnancy and endangers her life. The sudden realization of their own mortality affects them all, and draws on their underlying strength and love.

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  Newark Memorial High School Theater
  
  39375 Cedar Boulevard
  Newark, CA 94560
  
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  Tickets: $10-$22
  
  Info Phone: 510-791-0287
  
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  Dates:
  February 22-March 8, 2008
  
  Times:
  Fri & Sat: 8pm
  Sun: 2:30pm
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  - Event Name: Steel Magnolias
    "THEATRE AT ITS BEST"
    Review posted by: Los Gatos Bill from Los Gatos, CA, Mar 05, 2008
    
    I weathered the stormy night and heavily trafficked high school parking lot, and am glad that I decided to find that parking space and the small theatre. The intimacy of the theatre makes one feel... Expand
    
    I weathered the stormy night and heavily trafficked high school parking lot, and am glad that I decided to find that parking space and the small theatre. The intimacy of the theatre makes one feel that you are a part of the on going action; the jokes, the playfulness, the barbs, the sadness and the tears are much too close not to be drawn up into them. These women are your family, your relatives, your neighbors, and you can't run away from feeling their joy, pain, anger, and sadness, and in the end, their forgiveness and acceptance. Bring your Kleenex and go and cheer on this very talented cast of women!! Collapse
  - Event Name: Steel Magnolias
    "Wonderful"
    Review posted by: A Huge Fan from San Jose, CA, Feb 24, 2008
    
    I went to see Steel Magnolias last night, and loved it.
    The acting on the open, exposed stage displayed an
    innocent and vigorous freedom, as well as a proud
    independence in their... Expand
    
    I went to see Steel Magnolias last night, and loved it. The acting on the open, exposed stage displayed an innocent and vigorous freedom, as well as a proud independence in their confrontation with accepted norms of behavior. Collapse
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  - Event Name: Steel Magnolias
    "THEATRE AT ITS BEST"
    Review posted by: Los Gatos Bill from Los Gatos, CA, Mar 05, 2008
    
    I weathered the stormy night and heavily trafficked high school parking lot, and am glad that I decided to find that parking space and the small theatre. The intimacy of the theatre makes one feel... Expand
    
    I weathered the stormy night and heavily trafficked high school parking lot, and am glad that I decided to find that parking space and the small theatre. The intimacy of the theatre makes one feel that you are a part of the on going action; the jokes, the playfulness, the barbs, the sadness and the tears are much too close not to be drawn up into them. These women are your family, your relatives, your neighbors, and you can't run away from feeling their joy, pain, anger, and sadness, and in the end, their forgiveness and acceptance. Bring your Kleenex and go and cheer on this very talented cast of women!! Collapse
  - Event Name: Steel Magnolias
    "Wonderful"
    Review posted by: A Huge Fan from San Jose, CA, Feb 24, 2008
    
    I went to see Steel Magnolias last night, and loved it.
    The acting on the open, exposed stage displayed an
    innocent and vigorous freedom, as well as a proud
    independence in their... Expand
    
    I went to see Steel Magnolias last night, and loved it. The acting on the open, exposed stage displayed an innocent and vigorous freedom, as well as a proud independence in their confrontation with accepted norms of behavior. Collapse
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