(Photo courtesy @jlawdrama)

By Darby Hudd – Sports Editor

The Jonathan Law Drama Club put on its performance of “Steel Magnolias” in three shows on January 16 and January 17.

“Steel Magnolias” is a 1989 American comedy-drama based on a bond a group of women share following a death in the family. The title suggests the characters can be both as delicate as a magnolia flower and as tough as steel.

Members of the this year’s Drama Club were very excited about how their three show went.

“I thought the shows went great,” junior Molly Krupienski said. “We had a really strong cast and it was a great way to start the year with a new director.”

For a slideshow of over 350 photos and videos of the show, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0eugkw5dn64ro2l/AAChfvQEybrySM8u0c3OqfVka?dl=0#/

The cast consisted of six female roles played by Law students and one role played by a student at Foran.

Auditions were held back in October and the cast said the callbacks were very competitive this time.

“Forty-five kids showed up for the callbacks,” sophomore Jill Bendlak said. “I was really nervous thinking, oh my gosh, cause only six of us are going to be casted.”

The cast then practiced for three days a week until the show trying to perfect every detail. The cast even had to learn all their lines in a southern accent, which was challenging for most.

“Learning my lines wasn’t too bad, but it was the southern accent that through me off, it took me a few months to get it completely down and not having it sound fake,” Bendlak said.

Along with learning the script, the cast said that they all tried to watch the movie multiple times to really learn their character. The result was a more cohesive performance on stage.

“It was fun performing when you have a close knit group of friends who are also playing the role of a close knit group of friends,” Bendlak said. “You really believed it on stage.”

This year the Law’s drama department welcomed a new director, Christina Kalafut.

“She’s such a great director,” said freshman Emma Hudd. “She really wanted us to put on a great show and we did thanks to her.”

Along with faculty and students at Jonathan Law, members from the entire Milford community came to see the play.

“We’d like to thank everyone who came out to support us,” Bendlak said. “It means so much to see everyone in the audience.”