January 23, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 80) • Page Image 7
…ARTS Wednesday, January 23, 1991 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Doing hair, exploring the soul by liena Bush Robert Harling wrote his highly acclaimed play Steel Magnolias in only ten days. David Hunsberger, di- tector of the Ann Arbor Civic The- &tte production of Harling's play, attributed the script's brief gestation period, as well as its unique ability to make the audience laugh and cry simultaneously, to inspiration from Harling's own lif...…