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STEEL MAGNOLIAS
INNOVAtheatre
April 26-28
Theatre 42 [Lebanon]

Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck

Cast: Lindsey Mogensen Cardoza as Shelby Eatonton-Latcherie, Angela Riley (Dutton) as M’Lynn Eatonton, Faith Whitt as Clairee Belcher, Tori T. Tuccillo as Ouiser Boudreaux, Denise Schnieders as Annelle Dupuy-Desoto & Rachel Smith as Truvy Jones

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 revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

• Thu-Fri, April 26-27 at 8pm
• Sat, April 28 at 2:30pm & 8pm

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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
INNOVAtheatre
Sept. 21-23
MJ’s on Jefferson [Dayton]

Cast: David Baker as Adam/Felicia, Jeff Weinkam as Tick/Mitzi, Tony Williams as Bernadette, Rae Krull as Diva, Denise Schnieders as Diva, Maddy Marie Fessler as Diva, Christopher Koonce as Bob, Kevin Bell as Miss Understood/Ensemble, Parker Poling as Benji, Liz Olekas as Marion, Stephanie Sams as Shirley/Ensemble, Garek Bushnell as Tad/Ensemble, Jeanie Ryves Baughn as Jules/Ensemble, Brett Gregory Parr as Young Bernadette/Ensemble, Jonathan Eckman as Bryan/Ensemble & Jacqlyn Schott as Cynthia/Ensemble

Based on the smash-hit movie, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT the Musical is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends, Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. They hop aboard a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they ever could have ever dreamed of. With a dazzling array of outrageous Olivier and Tony award-winning costumes and a hit parade of dance floor favorites including “It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The Nightlife, this wildly fresh and funny musical is a journey to the heart of FABULOUS!

• Thu-Sat, Sept. 21-23 at 7:30pm 

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