“Steel Magnolias” opens tonight at the Dixie Center for the Arts in Ruston with shows at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. production Sunday. Beth Heidenreich is making her RCT directing debut for the all-female cast above) of Emma Alexander, Mary Elizabeth Halbrook, McKenzie Davidson, Chanley Patterson, Lindsay Holmes and Amy Houck. Right, Holmes as Anelle and Davidson as M’Lynn rehearse a scene in Truvy’s Beauty Spot.