Fauquier Community Theatre presents the play "Driving Miss Daisy" March 8 - 24, 2024
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 1930 - 2115
The play "Driving Miss Daisy" will be presented on Fridays and weekends between March 8 - 24, 2024 at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green at 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, VA. All tickets are for reserved seating.
THE STORY: The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished yet another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed man named Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer's patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing scenes spanning twenty-five years, the two, despite their mutual differences, grow ever closer to, and more dependent on, each other.
"Driving Miss Daisy" is the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play is a warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of an unlikely relationship between Daisy and Hoke. The play was inspired by Alfred Uhry's grandmother, Lena Fox, her chauffeur, Will Coleman, and his father. His grandmother, a woman who lived in Atlanta during the 1960s, had to give up driving after a car accident, and hired Coleman, who drove her for 25 years.
Introducing the talented cast who will take you on the ride of captivating moments throughout the 25 years depicted in this Pulitzer Prize winning play:
Tina Mullins - Daisy Werthan
Kevin Sockwell - Hoke Coleburn
Wilson Johnson - Boolie Werthan
Kevin Sockwell as Hoke Coleburn, the chauffeur reprises this role after performing as Hoke at several theaters over the years. In fact, Kevin won a WATCH Award for this role back in 2017.
Photographers for the play are Debra Liberman Photography and Stephen Rummel Photography.
A special thank you to FCT's community business show sponsor: Country Chevrolet.
Fauquier Community Theatre's production of "Driving Miss Daisy" is directed by Jeff Walker and produced by Stub Estey. Period costumes are by Amber Kiffney. The assistant director is Debbie Martin and Bekah Perez is the stage manager. The production is with special permission by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Original music in the play is composed by Robert Waldman who won Chicago's Jefferson Award for Best Music in a Dramatic for the Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York and National Productions of "Driving Miss Daisy."
Founded in 1978, Fauquier Community Theater is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. FCT performances are supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Local grants include the PATH Foundation and The Jesse and Rose Loeb Foundation.
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/2263272-2?pid=2874
Category: Community | Local / Community
Prices:
Adult: USD 18.00,
Student (through age 18): USD 16.00,
Senior Citizen (age 60 plus): USD 16.00
THE STORY: The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished yet another car, Daisy Werthan, a rich, sharp-tongued widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur. The person he hires for the job is a thoughtful, unemployed man named Hoke, whom Miss Daisy immediately regards with disdain and who, in turn, is not impressed with his employer's patronizing tone and, he believes, her latent prejudice. But, in a series of absorbing scenes spanning twenty-five years, the two, despite their mutual differences, grow ever closer to, and more dependent on, each other.
"Driving Miss Daisy" is the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play is a warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of an unlikely relationship between Daisy and Hoke. The play was inspired by Alfred Uhry's grandmother, Lena Fox, her chauffeur, Will Coleman, and his father. His grandmother, a woman who lived in Atlanta during the 1960s, had to give up driving after a car accident, and hired Coleman, who drove her for 25 years.
Introducing the talented cast who will take you on the ride of captivating moments throughout the 25 years depicted in this Pulitzer Prize winning play:
Tina Mullins - Daisy Werthan
Kevin Sockwell - Hoke Coleburn
Wilson Johnson - Boolie Werthan
Kevin Sockwell as Hoke Coleburn, the chauffeur reprises this role after performing as Hoke at several theaters over the years. In fact, Kevin won a WATCH Award for this role back in 2017.
Photographers for the play are Debra Liberman Photography and Stephen Rummel Photography.
A special thank you to FCT's community business show sponsor: Country Chevrolet.
Fauquier Community Theatre's production of "Driving Miss Daisy" is directed by Jeff Walker and produced by Stub Estey. Period costumes are by Amber Kiffney. The assistant director is Debbie Martin and Bekah Perez is the stage manager. The production is with special permission by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Original music in the play is composed by Robert Waldman who won Chicago's Jefferson Award for Best Music in a Dramatic for the Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York and National Productions of "Driving Miss Daisy."
Founded in 1978, Fauquier Community Theater is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. FCT performances are supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Local grants include the PATH Foundation and The Jesse and Rose Loeb Foundation.
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/2263272-2?pid=2874
Category: Community | Local / Community
Prices:
Adult: USD 18.00,
Student (through age 18): USD 16.00,
Senior Citizen (age 60 plus): USD 16.00
Starting Price Per Person
$ 16.00 USD
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Where
Fauquier Community Theatre
4225 Aiken Drive
Warrenton Virginia 20187
United States
( Theatre - Cinema Hall )
4225 Aiken Drive
Warrenton Virginia 20187
United States
( Theatre - Cinema Hall )
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