Auditions

Steel Magnolias

Auditions for Steel Magnolias will take place on Monday, March 16 & Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 6 PM at the Metcalfe County Public Library Community Room, located across the street from the theater entrance. Parking is available at the Barn Lot Theater parking lot, street side, and the lot behind the library.

Audition Format: Participants will perform a cold reading from the script.

Alternative Arrangements: If you're unable to attend the scheduled audition, please contact info@barnlottheater.org or call the theater at (270) 432-2276 to make alternative arrangements.

Rehearsals and Performances: Anticipate at least two rehearsals per week, with frequency increasing as the production date approaches. Depending on the role, actors may not be required to attend all rehearsals. Please bring any known schedule conflicts to auditions.

Participation Requirements: Any volunteer over the age of 18 requires a background check.

Character Descriptions: Ages listed are for audition purposes only; the age of the actor cast in the role may differ from what’s described.

Truvy Jones – 40ish. Southern Belle, big personality, huge heart. Owner of a small town in-home beauty salon; she knows everyone’s business and is full of advice. Loves doing hair and nails and making others look fabulous.

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – 19ish. Shy, private, creative, and quirky, she is new to town and seeks out a job as a hair stylist at Truvy’s salon. Annelle is kind and gracious towards the woman she meets in the beauty salon.

Clairee Belcher – 66ish. Widow of the former mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and, like Truvy, knows everyone’s business. She is the sarcastic member of the group who loves to laugh and poke fun. Lifelong close friend of Ouiser.

Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – 25ish. Excited bride-to-be and the daughter of M’Lynn. Kind, hopeful, a dreamer, loved by all. She is obsessed with the color pink. She has Type 1 Diabetes and refuses to be seen as fragile.

M’lynn Eatenton – 50ish. Mother of Shelby. Loving, over-protective, and feels the need to be in control of everything in her world. She is especially concerned for her daughter’s health and meddles from a place of love.

Ouiser (pronounced “Weezer”) Boudreaux – 66ish. Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable. Unique personality and sense of humor. Lifelong friend to Clairee; the two of them act like bickering siblings.