STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Way Off Broadway

presents

Written by

ROBERT HARLING Originally produced by the W.P.A. Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Featuring

SUZANNA FOX

ALEXANDRA GARCIA GUYKER

MELINDA RENEE KINSLOW

RACHEL SILVERT

DENISE LYNN HOOVER GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS

Stage Manager

JOSEPH WAEYAERT Direction and Staging by

JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE

Steel Magnolias is presented through special arrangement with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC. 440 Park Avenue South • New York, New York 10016 • Tel: 212.683.8960 • www.dramatists.com

THE WAY OFF BROADWAY DINNER THEATRE & CHILDREN’S THEATRE 5 Willowdale Drive • Frederick, Maryland 21702 • Box Office: 301.662.6600 • www.wayoffbroadway.com

THE CAST

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(In order of appearance)

Truvy ............................................................................................................................................... SUZANNA FOX Annelle .................................................................................................................................... RACHEL SILVERT Clairee.......................................................................................................................... DENISE LYNN HOOVER Shelby ................................................................................................................ MELINDA RENEE KINSLOW M’Lynn.......................................................................................................... ALEXANDRA GARCIA GUYKER Ouiser ...........................................................................................................................GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS

BEHIND THE SCENES

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Director .................................................................................................................... JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Stage Manager ................................................................................................................ JOSEPH WAEYAERT Lighting Design ..................................................................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA Light & Sound Board Operator ...........................................................................................TREY T. KISKA Set Design ............................................................................................................... JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Set Construction .......................... BILL KISKA, JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE, JOSEPH WAEYAERT Costumes ............................................................................................................................................. BILL KISKA Prop Master ..................................................................................................................... JOSEPH WAEYAERT Wigs & Hair Consulting ............................................................. APRIL HORN of HAIR WORX SALON

SCENES ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT I Scene 1: Truvy’s Beauty Salon; Chinquapin, Louisiana - April Scene 2: December

ACT II Scene 1: June, 18 months later Scene 2: November The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs is strictly prohibited at this performance. • • • • • We also ask that you turn off your cell phones during the performance.

Based on the 1980 20th Century Fox Motion Picture!

WHO’S WHO

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SUZANNA FOX (Truvy): is very excited to be involved in her second WOB production after having appeared in The Music Man last fall. She recently earned her MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theater’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University. New York credits include the Off Broadway premier of Booth! the Musical, Comedy of Errors, Time After Time, and Grease. She also toured with the hit cabaret Amish Burlesque, originating the role of Apple Betty. This past April, she was given the opportunity to play her favorite role to date when she married her wonderful husband, Dwight, whose limitless love and support have shown her what it truly means to be a partner and friend. ALEXANDRA GARCIA GUYKER (M’Lynn): is thoroughly enjoying her run at WOB, having appeared back-to-back in Footloose (Vi), Season’s Greetings: An Empire Christmas (Mrs. Consuelo), and now Steel Magnolias. Also at WOB, she appeared in Stock♦ing Productions’ Into the Woods, Rocky Horror, and RENT. She recently graduated with her Masters in Acting from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory in Sarasota, FL and moved back home to Maryland to continue performing. Favorite roles have included Maria in Sound of Music, Reno in Anything Goes, Sally in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the Narrator in Joseph. DENISE LYNN HOOVER (Clairee): has always loved the theatre. She first caught the theatre bug at Walkersville High School, and after 30 years of retirement from the stage she appeared in FtPs Gypsy as the ditzy stripper Tessie Tura. Although she has been involved behind the scenes at Way Off Broadway, helping with some costumes here and there, this is her big debut. She couldn't be more excited to be playing the role of Clairee Belcher in Steel Magnolias and is thrilled to be working with such amazing people. She wants to thank her daughter Jaimie for encouraging her and her family for their support. MELINDA RENEE KINSLOW (Shelby): is making her debut at WOB as Shelby. Other local credits include Walt Whitman's Secret, Arsenic and Old Lace (Elaine Harper), My Fair Lady (Ensemble), and more. Melinda's love for acting doesn't stop with theatre - you can see her as a background actor in The Hunger Games. She is continuously seeking opportunities to develop her craft. Melinda is excited to be part of Way Off Broadway in this incredible story of strong women. Thanks to God for his blessings & for the friendships already gained here at WOB!

RACHEL SILVERT (Annelle): is thrilled to be back at WOB this winter! You may have seen Rachel in WOB's production of The Music Man (Maude Dunlop) this past fall. Rachel is a recent graduate of American University with a degree in Musical Theater. Favorite roles include The Three Sisters (Anfisa) and Talking With (Soloist), which toured to St. Petersburg, Russia, last spring. Many thanks to Way Off Broadway for this wonderful experience and Rachel's family for their neverending love and support. Enjoy the show! GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS (Ouiser): is delighted to return to WOB once again! Last seen as Spider in Jekyll & Hyde, Genevieve is a multi-faceted artist whose work includes stints as a performer, director, writer, and producer. An all around “theatre geek,” her favorite roles include Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, Mama Morton in Chicago, Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone, Joanne in RENT, Sylvia in All Shook Up, Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music, the voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, Aretha Franklin soloist in Beehive, Mabel in The Pajama Game, and Tryshia in The Last Session. ROBERT HARLING (Author): made his directorial debut with The Evening Star for Paramount, which he also wrote for the screen based on Larry McMurty’s novel. The Evening Star reunited Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson and co-stars Juliette Lewis, Bill Paxton, Scott Wolf, Miranda Richardson, and Marion Ross. The Evening Star is the continuation of one of the most beloved and acclaimed movies of our time, Terms of Endearment. Before launching a successful stage and screenwriting career, Robert graduated from Tulane University School of Law, but instead of taking the bar exam, he opted to become an actor in New York. After years of productive work as an actor in voiceovers and commercials, Harling was inspired to write the highly acclaimed stage play Steel Magnolias, which was based on events from his personal life. Steel Magnolias continues to thrive in theatrical productions throughout the world. Immediately bridging a career from stage to screen, Harling adapted his original play into the popular film of the same title, which starred Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, and Daryl Hannah. Over the years, Mr. Harling has become a much sought-after screenwriter: other credits, to name a few, include Soapdish, which was based on Harling’s acting experience and starred Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Downey Jr., and First Wives Club for Paramount, starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton.

WHO’S WHO

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JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE (Director): is Way Off Broadway’s Creative Director and the Founding Artistic Director of Stock♦ing Productions. He has appeared on the WOB stage in Footloose (Rev. Moore), Jekyll & Hyde (Utterson), Damn Yankees (Applegate), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Hairspray (Edna), South Pacific (Billis), The Drowsy Chaperone (Feldzieg), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Freddy), All Shook Up (Chad), The Full Monty (Jerry), The Producers (Max), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger), The Wedding Singer (Robbie Hart), Evita (Che), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith), Forever Plaid (Sparky), and Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik), as well as numerous Children’s Theatre productions. Since becoming WOB’s Resident Music Director, he has music directed every production since 2010; directed Nunsense A-Men!; and wrote 2010’s Christmas Follies. The 2012 Season also marked the first season Jordan took over directing for the Children’s Theatre. He has performed in theatres throughout the MarylandVirginia region in productions of RENT (Mark), A

New Brain (Gordon Schwinn), The Rocky Horror Show (Frank N Furter), Robber Bridegroom (Jamie Lockheart), Seussical (The Cat in the Hat), and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Beast). BILL KISKA (Executive Producer): has directed a number of productions including Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King & I, Hello, Dolly!, Forum, The Wizard of Oz, Forever Plaid, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cats, South Pacific, Hairspray, and the regional premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, The Wedding Singer, and All Shook Up. No stranger to performing himself, he has appeared on stage in roles that have ranged from Harry the Horse in Guys & Dolls to Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music to Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His proudest moment onstage though, was appearing as Georges in the regional premiere of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's smash-hit musical comedy La Cage aux Folles. Since becoming the theatre's Executive Producer, Bill has overseen every production at WOB since 2002.

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WHO’S WHO

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WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been a leader in the region’s performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, Way Off Broadway has produced such productions as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Bye Bye, Birdie, Annie, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, Lend Me a Tenor, The Sound

of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cats, The Full Monty, South Pacific, Hairspray, and Chicago, as well as the regional and/or area premieres of Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy The Wedding Singer, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Way Off Broadway also produces a one-of-a-kind children’s lunch theatre, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.

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Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer .........................................................................BILL KISKA President & Managing Director .......................................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA Chief Financial Officer & General Manager................................................................................ DEB KISKA Associate Producer ...................................................................................................................... TREY T. KISKA Creative Director & Children’s Theatre Manager......................................... JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Resident Choreographer .................................................................................................... AMANDA PATTEN Audience Development Manager .......................................................................... GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS Floor Manager ....................................................................................................................... JESSICA BILLONES Assistant Kitchen Manager ...........................................................................................SUZETTA HARRISON

Clare Booth Luce Directed by

Bill Rucker

February 1, 2, 8, 9, & 10, 2013 Jack B. Kussmaul Theatre at Frederick Community College

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STEEL MAGNOLIAS January 11 - March 9, 2013

9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL March 22 - June 1, 2013

LEGALLY BLONDE June 14 - August 24, 2013

SUNSET BOULEVARD September 6 - November 9, 2013

MR. CLAUS November 22 - December 28, 2013

Disney’s ALADDIN January 19 - March 9, 2013

Disney’s CINDERELLA April 6 - July 28, 2013

PINKALICIOUS

September 14 - November 2, 2013

A CHILDREN’S THEATRE CHRISTMAS CAROL

November 16 - December 28, 2013

5 Willowdale Drive • Frederick, Maryland 21702 • Box Office: 301.662.6600 • www.wayoffbroadway.com