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Published April 16, 2009, 12:00 AM

Rehearsing a scene from “Steel Magnolias”


Rehearsing a scene from “Steel Magnolias” are, from left, Ruth Mandsager of Lauderdale, Minn., Mary Amel of Woodbury, Minn.; Charlotte Kodner (Henning) of Apple Valley, Minn.; Diana Swanson of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Clara Ashwood of Woodbury, Minn.; and Mariah Christensen of St. Paul. They are featured in “Steel Magnolias,” the comedy-drama by Robert Harling, opening April 17 at The Phipps Center for the Arts. For tickets, call (715) 386-8409 or visit www.ThePhipps.org. Submitted photo
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