Driving Miss Daisy - Staged Reading, Drama
Alfred Uhry
Producer: Kit Seidel
Directed by Nancy Hurd
STAGED READING
RATING: PG
RUNTIME: 90 minutes. + 15 Minute Intermission
ADMISSION: $10+ fees
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Audience advisory: Driving Miss Daisy contains language and themes reflective of the American South from the 1940s to the 1970s, including references to racism, prejudice, and antisemitism. While the play ultimately centers on empathy, friendship, and understanding across cultural lines, it does not shy away from difficult truths. Viewer discretion is advised.
DRIVING MISS DAISY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. www.dramatists.com
PERFORMANCES:
Friday, July 11 at 7:30
Saturday, July 12 at 7:30
Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama & Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.
CAST:
Daisy Werthan…………Sharon Jahneke
Hoke Colburn……………Mack Bates
Boolie Werthan…………Matthew Umstot
Narrator……………………Barb Lancelle
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Driving Miss Daisy is a timeless tale of unlikely friendship, dignity, and the passage of time. When 72-year-old Daisy Werthan, a sharp-witted Jewish widow in 1948 Atlanta, crashes her car, her son hires Hoke Colburn, a thoughtful and patient Black chauffeur, to drive her. What begins as a contentious employer-employee relationship slowly transforms into a profound and enduring bond. Set against the backdrop of a changing American South, this quietly powerful play explores issues of race, aging, and identity with warmth, humor, and grace. At its heart, Driving Miss Daisy is a poignant reminder that friendship can bloom in the most unexpected places.
WHAT CRITICS SAY:
“The play is sweet without being mawkish, ameliorative, without being sanctimonious.” — The New York Times.
“…a perfectly poised and shaped miniature on the odd-couple theme.” —New York Post.
“Playwrights Horizons has a winner in this one…gives off a warm glow of humane affirmation.” —Variety.
“DRIVING MISS DAISY is a total delight.” —New York Daily News.