Steel Magnolias Play Analysis

Steel Magnolias Theatre Critique Steel Magnolias is a play by Robert Harling performed at East Bank Theater on September 24, 2016 and was directed by Jared Watson. Steel Magnolias is the story about six women in northwest Louisiana that argue and gossip about things that happen in their town, but a tragic event amongst the group brings them closer than ever before. The theme of the play is friendship. Throughout the play, the women stick together and care for one another through the ups and downs despite their differences. Heather Peak Hooper plays Truvy, a hair stylist in the play. Hooper did a wonderful job in voice, body, emotions, facial expressions, and projection. Her voice was loud and clear, her words were pronounced correctly, with the exception of stuttering on a few words. She kept the upbeat and bubbly tempo of Truvy, and the audience always laughed at her witty comments. Her expressions helped with her dialogue …show more content…
Pou did an outstanding job in voice, body, emotions, facial expressions, and projection. Pou used her voice in different tones when her character spoke softly or with passion and did well in projecting her voice well for everyone to hear correctly. She kept the sophisticated and dignified tempo of M’Lynn, letting the audience know she was to be respected. Pou did an amazing job of facial expressions for being taken aback, overwhelmed, and of happiness. The area she did the greatest in would have to be body and emotions. During the last scene, her character was devastated and had an emotional breakdown. She displayed her emotions well as M’Lynn when she yelled out and sobbed, begging to know why her daughter went before her. She was crying on the arm of the chair she was sitting in and waving her arms and a tissue around. Pou definitely did an excellent job at staying true to her character, which resulted in sniffling throughout the audience and a standing