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Act OneScene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring

Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Later in the year, Winter

Act TwoScene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighteen months later, Summer

Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autumn

Cast Of CharactersShelby Eatenton-Latcherie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianne Waters

M’Lynn Eatenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Adams

Ouiser Boudreaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Moore

Clairee Belcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Speir

Truvy Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristian Dambrino

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Daniel

Technical CrewProducer, Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamie Robbins London

Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna Driver

Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Driver

Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Slade

Properties & Set Dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Ray

Select Salon Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eva Pierce, Gwen Brown, Roxie A . Brown

Mural & Shop Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Lankford

Set Designers/Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Boyer, Randall Seymour, Kevin Driver

Light Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stella London

Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Stokes

Backstage Crew Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paciance Greenlee, Donna Driver

Video & Media Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Liles

Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily Conder

Kitchen Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Meilkhe

Dining Room Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Boyer

Administrative Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FiftyForward Donelson Station Staff: Angela Bryan, Lisa Maddox, Janice Judd, Emily Conder & Volunteers

There will be gunshot sound effects used during the performance.

Thank You’s: Larry Keeton, Fiftyforward, SCA Board Of Directors Eva Pierce, Gwen Brown, Roxie A . Brown, Kevin Driver, Creative Committee

Cast

Brianne Waters is a Tennessee native with a travel bug in her genes! After receiving her BPA from Oklahoma City University, she has worked, performed, and taught in theater and dance everywhere from Connecticut to Nevada, South America, Europe, and back again. Going from Donn Arden’s Jubilee! in Las Vegas, she started sailing the seas with Jean Ann Ryan Productions and Norwegian Cruise Lines where she met her husband, Sebastian, who helps keep her passport busy these days! Favorite roles include 9 to 5 (Violet), CATS (Cassandra), Crazy for You (Vera); other previous work includes: Show development, Choreographer, and Assistant Director for CAP Follies; sound board op. and Emcee for Elite Dance Competitions; currently a staging consultant for musicians, bands, and singers; choreographer, dance instructor, and ‘Jill of all trades’ from costumes to set work. She is enjoying being currently based in her home state, even if orange is not her signature color!

Kate Adams is a professional Director, Choreographer, Actress and Teacher whose work has been performed across the United States as well as Europe, Russia and Brazil. Kate is the Theatre teacher at Davidson Academy, and has served as the Artistic Director for the Keeton Dinner Theatre and Encore Theatrical Company. She has performed professionally across the country with well over 100 shows to her credit, and has appeared with Dino Kartsonakis, Dolly Parton, The Oak Ridge Boys, Glen Cambell, Whitney Houston and many others. Awards and honors include receiving the 2011 First Night Star Award, being named one of Nashville’s best choreographers for 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and numerous Best Director and Best Choreographer Awards. She would like to thank her husband Patrick for all his love and support. “Goliath!”

Deb Moore is thrilled to return to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. Previous roles include Corie in Barefoot in the Park, Rita in The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, and Ruth in Dear Ruth. This is her first show with The Larry Keeton Theatre. Deb has a B.S. in Speech and Theatre and an M.A. in English, both from Tennessee State University. She is an Associate Professor of English at Volunteer State Community College where she teaches composition and literature and currently serves as chair of the English department. Deb writes plays, poetry, music, and fiction, and loves all the ways in which the power of words positively impacts lives.

Cast

Linda Speir is so excited to have been cast in the role of Clairee. Steel Magnolias is her favorite play and Clairee her favorite role. Steel Magnolia’s is so much more than a play of one-liners that everyone is familiar with thanks to the movie. This is a story of a group of friends that dearly love each other and support each other as only women can. Life is full of heartache and joy and these women deal with it, each in her own way. They are all strong women and their bonds are like…steel. Linda has performed in various theatres in the Nashville area for 30 years. Some of her favorite roles include Aunt Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace, Monica in Bad Seed, Geneva in Christmas Belle’s, Birdie in Little Foxes, Clairee in Steel Magnolias and Mamma Wheelis in Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will at The Larry Keeton Theatre. “Thanks Donna for allowing me to once again be Clairee.”

Former Miss Mississippi, Kristian Dambrino, has worked as a Production Vocalist for Celebrity Cruises and as dinner theatre comedienne in Pigeon Forge, TN. Dambrino has performed with Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey, Sela Ward, Faith Hill, Samuel L. Jackson, Delta Burke, Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, and Gary Morris, raising over $15 million in Hurricane Katrina relief aid. She has appeared on MSNBC, CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, and CMT and recently co-wrote and released a jazz/blues album, Bluer Than This, awarded the 2017 Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters Award for Best Contemporary Music Composition. A board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, Dambrino holds a Master in Music Business from Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) and a Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University, with a BFA in Graphic Design.

Meredith Daniel proudly hails from the small town of College Grove, Tennessee, where she grew up going to a beauty salon much like Truvy's Beauty Spot. This is her first show at The Larry Keeton Theatre and is thrilled that her debut is one of her dream shows. Some of Meredith's favorite credits include Silent Sky (Henrietta), Rumors (Cookie Cusack), and Proof (Claire). During the day, you can find her teaching her favorite actors at Brentwood Middle School in Williamson County. “Much love to Lee and Baby G.”

Stella London: Resident lighting designer at the Keeton since 2015 beginning with Fiddler on the Roof. Favorites from her lighting resume include Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story and Big River. Recently seen as ‘Francisca’ in West Side Story at the Capitol Theatre in Lebanon. She is starting MTSU as a Sophomore studying Political Science, Pre-Law, and Musical Theatre. Go Blue Raiders!

Jamie Robbins London, 35 plus years in professional performance and music, production and arts education. She has been The Larry Keeton Theatre Administrator and Artistic Director since 2013.

Allan Stokes: With over 40 years’ experience as an audio engineer, Allan has toured the world with many artists. Allan co-owns Stokes Production, a TV production company shooting concerts, events and live broadcasts for ESPN, Fox and Comcast.

CrewDonna Driver: Last onstage at TLKT as Margie in A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol and Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol the Musical. With a degree in Theatre Arts from U.C. Irvine, she has directed, co-directed, and choreographed many shows including Miracle on 34th Street, The Diary of Anne Frank including shows that she’s written such as Don Coyote, A Pirate Tale. She is an award-winning author of novels for children and teens. You can learn more about her books at www.dgdriver.com.

Kevin Driver: Performing at The Larry Keeton Theatre since 2005, playing Ebenezer Scrooge in all three productions of A Christmas Carol. Taking on the iconic role in 2017 of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird at Centerstage Theatre. He is excited about assisting his wife and the Steel Magnolias team and when not onstage puts his creative talents to use as a landscape lighting designer.

Amy Slade: Has worked in professional theatre for over 30 years. Comfortable onstage and behind the scenes in every capacity from lead roles to building sets. She is known for her scenic painting (including the Keeton Theatre). As costumer she is having a blast putting together the 80’s fashion looks for the Steele Magnolias.

Melanie Ray: Absent from theater since her lead in the First Grade Follies, she landed the role of M´Lynn in 2015. Discovering a niche for props and set dressing she has worked for theatres all over Middle Tennessee. Favorite sets include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Odd Couple. She lives in Lebanon, works at Byars Dowdy Elementary School, and has two daughters both in college.

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