Act 3 Productions presents "Steel Magnolias" April 27-29 and May 4-6. The play follows the lives and relationships of a group of women in Louisiana, and is centered around a home-based beauty parlor. The main storyline involves a young woman with diabetes, Shelby, and her mother. The play opens on the morning of Shelby's wedding and covers events over the next three years, including Shelby's decision to have a child despite her illness, and the complications that result from the decision. The comedy-drama was made into a popular feature film starring Julia Roberts and Sally Fields.