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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 ■? ijp < ■■ '■ SB 3 x** jHUh^ B[ jHS yngjgßj . iMlWrlrb : . -A .A - special i*noto THE CAST - Front row, from left, Teresa Mosley, Nelda Tawse, Rebecca Archer; back row: Gale Weems, Wanda Goolsby and Katy Bailey. ScllOol Continued from page 1A 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 school, “ he said. “Job mar kets are changing and 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. I j \ TV AP | (AH Digital) j I It's time to experience ALL DIGITAL picture & sound! HURRVtrMIJ^FUR TV freEINSTAUATION! 1-912-988-3168 ■ B 'i * * * v 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 chips). Richardson Realty offered a one bedroom fur nished apartment for rent - $75 a month! (Just a comment on the Tribble on cutting trees to save the spotted owl. I tried to con vince the environmentalists and the US Fish and Wildlife Service that I needed the wood to save the owls, but they wouldn't let me catch the owls. “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 fL Tomorrow THE CIRCLE*. \ Today JJ Mak e it easier for those you love by pre-planning and pre-funding funerals with the Legacy 2000 Plan. 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