City Theatre Company's holiday production of Robert Harling's comedy 'Steel Magnolias', directed by guest director Tracy Arnold.
City Theatre Company brings Steel Magnolias to City Theatre from December 4 to 20, 2026. It's Robert Harling's wisecracking southern comedy, set in Truvy's Beauty Salon, where six women gather to share secrets, gossip and bare their souls, learning to embrace themselves and the future along the way. This production is guest-directed by Tracy Arnold.
Steel Magnolias is the company's holiday show and part of its 2026 Fall Season, which they've billed as their 21st Anniversary Fall Season. It shares the bill with Avenue Q, Amadeus and The Curious Savage, so if you're following the whole run, this is the one that lands in December. The company runs its residency at Genesis Creative Collective in East Austin, on the campus of Genesis Presbyterian Church—a space they call the 'little church with a big heart' and describe as an affirming, welcoming place. Fall 2026 marks their fourth season there, only blocks from where the company first started twenty years ago.
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City Theatre Company is an Austin performing-arts organization that describes its purpose as enlightening, enhancing and enriching the community through theatrical experiences. They've put on 141 productions, published 53 reviews and put out 94 casting calls. Steel Magnolias runs from December 4 to 20 at City Theatre, 1507 Wilshire Blvd, Austin, TX 78722.
