Steel Magnolias | Theatre Memphis

By Kacky Walton

Published April 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT

Kacky Walton speaks with former Memphian and nationally known opera librettist Jerre Dye, who is directing “Steel Magnolias” at Theatre Memphis, which opens Friday, April 26 and runs through Sunday, May 12.

The play depicts the bond among a group of Southern women in a local beauty shop as they deal with the good fortune and tragedy that come to them. It is a touching portrait of women that celebrates their strength, as humor and irony abound with powerfully comedic sensibility.

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Kacky Walton

I owe my radio career to the Ford Motor Company. My daddy had a Ford dealership in our hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he thought it would be cute if his 7-year old daughter did his radio commercials. The pay wasn't great, just a pack of Wrigley's gum, but I was hooked on radio from then on.

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