Steel Magnolias (play)
1987 play by Robert Harling / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steel Magnolias is a stage play by American writer Robert Harling, based on his experience with his sister's death. The play is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana.
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Written by | Robert Harling |
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Date premiered | 1987 |
Place premiered | WPA Theatre New York City |
Original language | English |
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Setting | Truvy's Beauty Spot, Northwest Louisiana, Chinquapin Parish |
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The title suggests the "female characters are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel". The magnolia specifically references a magnolia tree they are arguing about at the beginning.[1]