LIVE PLAY: "Steel Magnolias" (LaGrange, IL)

I love going to the theater, but who wants to spend big $$ and go through the hassle driving and parking downtown!! Let’s support local theater by attending a performance of:

Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 2:00pm.
3 hours with two 10-minute intermissions
Ticket price: $20-adults; $17-seniors/students + $1.86 service fee)
(General admission only; small venue; maybe 75 seats - max.)

GALAXY THEATER COMPANY is a non-profit company committed to equality and to bringing MORE quality theater to the South and West Sides of Chicago.

THE STORY:
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser ("I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

Tickets may be reserved by calling (262) 8-GALAXY or purchased online at https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/galaxy-theater-company/685c9a7a7bc8010fad25ea8b/tickets#/productions-view.

GALAXY THEATER COMPANY is a non-profit company committed to equality and to bringing MORE quality theater to the South and West Sides of Chicago. Galaxy Theater Company does not pre-cast shows. All productions are open to veterans and inexperienced actors alike. We perform three adult productions a year. If you are interested in becoming involved with one of these productions, whether as a performer, stagehand, or volunteer, contact our founder, John Wognum, at [GalaxyTheaterCompany@gmail.com](mailto:GalaxyTheaterCompany@gmail.com?subject=Contact%20John), and get ready to Find Your Star!

The play performance is at:
First Congregational Church of LaGrange
100 6th Avenue
LaGrange, IL

This venue offers accessible parking, is a wheelchair accessible venue and offers wheelchair accessible seating.

The entrance to the theater space is located on East Cossitt Avenue. Enter through beige-colored, windowed, double-doors at the bottom of the stairs/ramp towards the West side of the church.

GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before showtime. House opens 30 minutes before showtime. The theater is handicapped accessible.

Free covered parking is available in the Public Parking Garage one-half block North at 56 - 6th Avenue. I park in this Garage every time.

I look forward to seeing you there!!