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| - First of all, two groups are now performing at Stagebrush, the Greasepaint Youththeatre and the Scottsdale Community Players. We started not to see the recent production of "Steel Magnolias" because we didn't want to see a bunch of youth players do that show, because we had already experienced that once and didn't enjoy it. But we called and learned that it was SCP and adults, so we purchased our tickets online. They didn't even look at our printout, and it was open seating, but the theatre itself is a perfect size and every seat is good. This production had one Equity actor, who stole the show as Ouiser, and four other women who were outstanding in every way. We were disappointed that the actress playing Clairee was away on a family emergency and the director had to step in, but from her bio we were surprised that she didn't know the lines any better than she did and had to carry the script, and several times stepped on lines or destroyed the rhythm of the show by not picking up her cues on time. I mean, come on. She was with the cast every day and Clairee is not a lead role, and even if she learned about the replacement that day, she still should have known the lines better. I directed this show four years ago and I was still repeating about 90% of the lines in my head before the actors said them. But I love this script and the other women were all wonderful, so sorry I had to take off a star. Otherwise, the director did a good job as director--not so good as a replacement. Sorry for the comment, but we were there at an unfortunate performance and did not feel that we had seen the show the way that the director had envisioned it.
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