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August 6, 2016 by

Driving Miss Daisy ‡

Writen by Alfred Uhry
Starring Jill Shellabarger, DJ Howard & David Rice
Performed Spring 2008

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The Story

Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning play depicts the  relationship between an elderly Southern Jewish matron, Daisy Werthan and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn, from 1948 to 1973.

In this delicate depiction of racial tensions and growing old, two outsiders come to a mutal respect based on their independence, strength, and stubborn integrity.

The Cast

  • Jill Shellabarger as Miss Daisy
  • DJ Howard as Hoke
  • David Rice*+ as Boolie

Acting Company Sponsored by Clarendon Hills Bank

* indicates member of Actors Equity Association + indicates First Folio Artistic Associate

Our Sponsors

The 2021-22 Season was sponsored by Susan & Alan Becker and Daniel Nowaczynski & Nancy Ziegler.

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