Florida Repertory Theatre brings us back to a place oh-so high on the shortlist of beloved silver-screen settings: Truvy’s salon. There’s plenty of big hair, ample beauty parlor gossip and lots of laughs, yes, but fans of the 1989 film set in Chinquapin, Louisiana, know the story goes beyond a portrait of the Southern woman and deep into the power of female friendship. Equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming, Steel Magnolias runs Oct. 16 through Nov. 7. floridarep.org
