'Steel Magnolias,' to -be the firat play of the 1991-92 esson b1y the Oshawa Liittie Theatre, is both a cura. and a blesaing for director Peter Lloyd. Lloyd, Who, last directed an Oshawa Little Theatre. produc- tion il yeara. ago, Bmaya the play la a cura. since <«tii movie is bound to generate lota of exp- tationa about the p la; an a blesming ini that I don t have te explain very much when people ask me what ahow rrn worlong on right now." 'Steel Ma h oireen ted Sept. 19-22 26-29 and Oct. 3-5, ia a Z«gentIe comedy, aaya "ne play'a humour doean't atemn from a comnic aituation> but cornes from a group of people that we can a l identilSr with, laugh wlth, and sometimea cry "And, while this je a play with a definite regional .that ia, Southern flavour, its themea of growth, sharlng and the. true apirit of friendsWl and family are univeraal.» Truvy Jonea,. owner of the hoautyahop i the play, will ho portrayed by Monique Eaa.gen, vice preaident of the VWhitby Courthouse Theatre. Judith -Edmondson, who has directed and -last appeared at the Whitby Courthouse Theatre as' the Mther Superlor in 'Agnes of od' will portray M'Lynn Eaten- ton in Steel Magnolias.' Portraying E atenton'a daughter Shélby-Eatenton-Liat- cherie (Cýrettiest- girl in town%) will hoe Anne Edmondaon,, Judith'a daughter. 'Steel Magnolias' marks only the third time i over a decade that the. two have worked ia show together. Other cast members include Fab Filetti as Annelle Dupuy- Deot (beauty shop asaiatant), Gwen ORegan as ClaireSBel- cher -(widow of former mayor), and Marion Dennis as Oulser Boudreaux (wealtiiy cur- mudgeon). Essergen, who teachea Engliali. and dramatie arts at Genieral Vamier Secondary School, has been active in community theatre i Durham Region for the nastaseven years.te Whitby Courthouse Theatre pro- duction of 'Lttle Siop of HRor- rors.' Judith Edmondson a member of Oahawa Little lheatre for almost 30 yeara, dlrected asat season'a award-wining produc- tion of The Dinlng Room.' Since bis work with the Oah- awa Little Theatre in 1980, Lloyd bas been active i Hamil- ton and Toronto areas. He directed Tennease. Wil- liama' 'Something Unspoken' for Toronto's Alumnae Theatre and Anne' ChialetVa 'Quiet'i the Land' for the Waterdown Villagea Theatre. '9 Lloyd saya h. came te the production of 'Steel Magnolias' Without having -seen the. movie, and «found a very warm, very hunian and very funny play "ii. comedy i'Steel Leo- lias,' though, ia a genle comedy, and doean't get i the way of some touching, even sad,- moments througiiout the. piay.» The. play, by Robert Harling, will ho produced by, Stepiien Whalen. .Tickets are $10 for adulte and $8 for atudents. ickets' are available from Saywella Book- store, 14 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, and at the. box office (62 Ruaaett Ave.) on the. night of perfor- mance. 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