Imagine five adults, ten teenagers, forty-four children and an orchestra. Now, picture yourself instructing all of them on how to make a classic storybook come alive. Are you reaching for the Tylenol yet?

In the South, we love our grits, with cheese, for breakfast or dinner, anytime of the week. We also love our GRITS, or Girls Raised in the South.It's because so many potential audience members know strong, charming Southern women in real life that director Jim Crisp and the board of directors at Theatre Macon decided it was time to bring Steel Magnolias back to their stage.