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Steel Magnolias draws strong praise from HHJ reviewer
Br CHARLOTTE PERKINS
a cast!
The Peny Players' produc
tion of “Steel Magnolias" is
one of their finest produc
tions yet bringing to the
stage the kind of magic that
happens when the play
rings true and the cast is
Just right.
In the first place. Robert
Harling’s play is a gem. Set
entirety in Truvy’s beauty
parlor in Chinquapin, La., it
has a cast of Just six women,
but an unseen cast that’s
much larger including
husbands past and present,
sons, relatives and even a
neurotic off-stage dog.
The humor in the play,
while very funny, is still the
humor of real people —never
slapstick or contrived, and
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THE CAST - Front row, from left, Teresa Mosley, Nelda
Tawse, Rebecca Archer; back row: Gale Weems, Wanda
Goolsby and Katy Bailey.
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own pace.
He also said that the
school’s staff will be work
ing closely with Middle
Georgia Technical Institute.
“We want to get as many
as possible into the tech
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skilled workers are making
big money. We think this is
a great opportunity, a total
package thatjwill serve the
needs of the students,
increase graduation rates
and help the economy.”
To be accepted for the
HCCTC program, students
must apply and go through
an interview process.
Applications are already
being accepted, according
to Beth Burris, Community
Schools Specialist.
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the tragedy in the play is
also a tragedy of real life,
presented without melodra
jna.
In short. Director Joy
Goodman had very good
material to work with.
She also chose a first rate
cast.
First ( because the laughs
realty do outweigh the tears
in this movie) there are not
enough positive adjectives to
cover the comic perfor
mances of Nelda Tawse as
Clairee and Gale Weems as
Ouiser two great south
ern classics: older women
who say just about anything
they happen to think.
Clairee, who loves gossip but
has a generous spirit when
it comes to the foibles of oth
ers. is putting her life back
together after the death of
Requirements include
the following: Students
must be residents of
Houston County, at least
16 years of age and must
have completed one year of
high school.
This is not a school for
disruptive students. Those
who have beensuspended
or expelled from other
schtagJs.wiH ppl..fee,acceptedj
at HCCTC.
Applications may be
obtained from any high
school counselor. Burris
said.
For more information on
HCCTC, call Danny
Carpenter at 929-7798;
Clifford Holmes at 988-
6200 or Robert Sipe at 988-
6200.
her much-loved husband
.the late Mayor of
Chinquapin). Ouiser (pro
nounced “Weezer") , who is
more eccentric than Clairee,
but also possibly not as
tough as she seems, is at
war with the whole world,
but especially with M’tynn's
husband and the Baptist
Church.
Tawse and Weems are two
very funny actresses, and
for those who have seen the
movie, Tawse’s portrayal of
Clairee may come as a real
surprise. (Otympia Dukakis
just was not that funny in
the role. Tawse is hilarious.)
On the serious side,
Rebecca Archer gives a sen
sitive and intelligent por
trayal of Shelby, M’Lynn’s
fragile and stubborn diabet
ic daughter who starts out
struggling for her indepen
dence and winds up making
decisions with a very heavy
price.
Teresa Mosley is wonder
ful as M’Lynn, a mother who
has raised her daughter to
be independent and now is
fighting a losing battle to
keep her daughter alive.
Mosley meets the challenge
of playing an entirety serious
role in the midst of comedy
and quite truly takes over
the theatre when she finally
explodes in the climactic
moment of the last act
Wandy Goolsby’s interpre
tation of Truvy, the beauty
parlor owner, is a sheer
delight. Truvy’s home life
may not live up to her expec
tations, but when it comes
to hair - and to human rela
tions - she’s an expert.
Goolsby plays the role with
warmth .wit , a dancer’s
grace and a lot of good
humor.
Katy Bailey, a college
sophomore, is impressive as
Annelle- starting out as the
comically awkward and ter
rified new employee with
dark secrets to keep, and
winding up with a strong
sense of her own identity,
able to stand her ground as
a born-again Christian
despite the others’ raised
eyebrows. Annelle is also the
only one who can really
is a tricky role and Bailey
handles it beautifully. She's
a fine young actress.
“Steel Magnolias" was
produced by Rita Schubbe,
who brought everything
together nicety for a very
professional presentation,
with help from some dedi
cated volunteers, notably
Tom Saul, who was set con
struction manager.
There are four more
Perkins
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wood to save the owls, but
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“Next I started gathering
up the animals but got sued
by the Animal Rights Group
that objected to me taking
along only two of each kind.
“Just when the suit got
dismissed, the EPA notified
me that I couldn’t complete
the ark without filing an
environmental impact state
ment on your proposed flood.
“They didn’t take kindly to
the idea that they had no
jurisdiction over the conduct
of a Supreme Being. Then
the Corps of Engineers want
ed a map of die proposed
flood ... I sent them a globe.
“Right now. I’m still trying
to resolve a complaint with
the Equal Opportunities
Commission over how many
minorities I’m supposed to
hire.
“The IRS seized all my
assets because I intend to
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got a notice from the state
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tax. Realty, I don’t think I can
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years."
With that the sky cleared,
the sun began to shine and a
rainbow arched across the
sky. Noah looked up and
smiled.
“You mean you are not
going to destroy the world?"
he asked hopefully.
“No," said the Lord, “the
government already has."
Good food for thought.
Government laws and regu
lations can be overbearing to
us all. In fact, some are
downright ridiculous and
near an impossibility to com
ply with.
The following story pretty
well sums up die feelings of
many of us. This preacher
went to the legislature to
open the morning session
with prayer.
When he got back, he was
heard to say, “I took one look
at the legislature and prayed
for the people."
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