Meet Blythe Wilson, Sharon Heldt and Ellen Denny from the cast of Steel Magnolias | Drayton Entertainment 2024
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Blythe Wilson: Hi, my name is Blythe Wilson. I played M'Lynn, and I am Shelby's mother.
Sharon Heldt: Hi, I'm Sharon Heldt, and I play Truvy, which is the beauty salon owner. 
Ellen Denny: Hi, I'm Ellen Denny, and I play Shelby. Shelby is a blushing bride on the cusp of starting her life.	ON SCREEN: 
Blythe Wilson, Sharon Heldt and Ellen Denny speaks to the camera.
Tell us about the character the character you’re playing in Steel Magnolias.	
Blythe Wilson: When we come into Truvy's, we're most comfortable. It's like... it's the most joy in our day. 
Sharon Heldt: Yeah, and I think a lot of us can relate to that, with going to our hair stylist, and it's that familiarity, it's that understanding that you can share stories together. The hair stylist becomes the therapist!
 
	Why is setting the play in a hair salon so important?	
Ellen Denny: Having someone validate your feelings, whatever they are. You know, they're not there to judge them; they're there to listen.
Sharon Heldt: Exactly, yeah. Trying to encourage each other not to take it all on. That's a big thing, is having female friends say, "You do not have to do everything. You're okay."
Blythe Wilson: It's amazing that the play is written by a man, and how really, he's really smart in his writing for women and how they speak. 	What do you talk about when you get together with friends?	
Sharon Heldt: I think everyone who comes to see this play will see themselves on stage somewhere, and may have mix, but they will say, "Oh, I recognize that that's me," which I love.
Ellen Denny: I hope the audiences are uplifted, you know, because all of these women are carrying things, but I think in the play, they lift each other up, and I hope that our audiences can feel the same with whatever they're bringing into the theatre every day.	Why should people see Steel Magnolias?	
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