Off Night Productions (ONP) presents Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias,” running August 11th-13th and 18th-20th at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium (122 S Walnut Street, downtown Bloomington). Tickets will be available via the Buskirk Chumley Box Office starting June 1st, 2024.
The contemporary American classic “Steel Magnolias” is a hilarious and touching tale of female friendship, set in the small town of Chinquapin, Louisiana during the late 1980s. Within the glittery, glamorous sanctuary of Truvy’s beauty salon, six of the town’s most beloved women trade witty barbs, sage advice, and support one another through a variety of challenges. The story showcases the immense power of female friendship to keep us laughing and inspire us to overcome loneliness, self-doubt, and life’s most devastating tragedies.
This production features local actresses Maggie Lynn Held, Jillian Hurley, Greta Lind, Mikelle Miller, Claire Mahave, and Maria Walker. Cassie Hakken and Aubrey Seader co-direct. Design and technical staff include Christopher Simanton, Dana Tzvetkov, Valeriya Nedviga, Ashley Christensen, Melinda Seader, Lori Garraghty, and Chelsea Pell. Voiceovers by I. James Torry.
Off Night Productions (ONP) is a Monroe county-based, female-led theatre company producing contemporary theatre and music on off-nights (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday) of the traditional performance week. Off Night Productions is the only local theater company with the aims of tackling issues and limitations we see in the theatre industry locally and globally by extending the traditional performance week (producing on off-nights), prioritizing female and non-binary artistic leadership across all aspects of production, and practicing sustainability from the planning stages of each production through the final performance and set tear down.
Accessibility Information: The John Waldron Arts Center and Waldron Auditorium are ADA Accessible. Accessible parking spaces and the building’s ADA accessible entrance are located on the 4th street side. Accessible bathrooms are located on the top floor, accessible via the elevator and adjacent to the theater space. If you need further accessibility accommodations, please contact us directly at offnightproduction@gmail.com.
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