Stage Coach Players

Stage Coach Players
P.O. Box 511, 126 South 5th Street,
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
(815) 758-1940

2009

2008

Directions

-- Current Production --

Steel Magnolias
by Robert Harling

Directed by Jan Kuntz

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			Jul 9 8:00 pm	Jul 10 8:00 pm	Jul 11 8:00 pm
			Jul 16 8:00 pm	Jul 17 8:00 pm	Jul 18 8:00 pm	Jul 19 2:00 pm

At the Stagecoach Players Theater

All of the action of the play takes place solely in Truvy's beauty salon, which is part of her house. There are only six characters (all female) that appear on stage. There is the voice of a DJ on the radio that is heard during the play. All the other characters (like the male characters) that appear in the film version are only referred to in the dialog.

The action centers around Truvy's beauty parlor and some women who regularly gather there. The drama begins on the morning of Shelby's wedding to Jackson and covers events over the next three years, including Shelby's decision to have a child despite having Type 1 diabetes and the complications that result from the decision. We also get a glimpse of the unlikely friendship between Clairee and Ouiser; Annelle's transformation from a shy, anxious newcomer in town, to a partying woman, then to a religious fundamentalist; and Truvy's relationships with the men in her family. Although the main storyline involves Shelby, her mother, and Shelby's medical battles, the underlying group-friendship among all six women is prominent throughout the drama.

Flowers For Sale

Since the Middle Ages, the act of giving flowers in the theater has been an honored tradition. Stagecoach is now making it easy to give your favorite thespian (or spouse or friend!) a beautiful gift of flowers! During the intermission of our shows there will be roses and other flowers available to purchase in the lobby that have been provided by Kar-Fre Flowers of Sycamore or by Glidden Campus Florist of DeKalb. The proceeds will go to help maintain and improve our building.

We Stagecoachers always appreciate your support - THANKS!

Script Writing Contest

Thanks for everyone who entered our first playwriting contest. There were many more entries than we had hoped for! We will now take the next three months to read and figure out which of the scripts to name as the winners.

Suggestions Wanted

Stage Coach Players is looking for shows for our future seasons. Suggestions can be made online to the playreading committee by completing this form.

Scripts Wanted

The Playreading committee for the 2010 season has formed and is beginning the process of finding and organizing scripts to consider. If you have scripts that you have borrowed from the script library, or if you have scripts that you would like to donate to the library, please bring them to the theater. You can leave them in the box office and we will pick them up there. We are trying to keep our costs down, and would rather not go out and buy a copy of a script which we already own, so please help us out.

If you would like to become a member, are a former member whose membership has expired or are a member whose membership is up for renewal, please print and mail in a completed "Membership Application and Mailing List Request" form. (requires Adobe Acrobat).

Stage Coach Players have established two e-mail lists. One is to announce various activities of the organization such as auditions, general membership meetings, and upcoming shows. To subscribe to this list please send a message to stagecoachers-blast-join@stagecoachers.com and you will be added to this list.

The other e-mail list is designed for internal Stage Coach Players communication. It will have announcements of Wednesday work nights, set building, and other items of general interest to the SCP membership at large. To subscribe to this list please send a message to stagecoachers_members-join@stagecoachers.com and you will be added to this list.

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