All the ladies who are anybody in Chinquapin, Louisiana come to Truvy’s beauty salon 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 shampoo and free advice  to the town’s rich curmudgeon,  Ouiser, 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 several acerbic verbal  collisions, the comedy moves toward tragedy when, in the  second act, the spunky Shelby risks her life to go through  with a dangerous pregnancy. Confronted with the harsh ness of mortality, the others draw together to find  strength – and love – in the wake of tragedy. 

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