An actress in a beribboned hat and pearls looks on from the back seat of a car at her driver. She wears a look of concern. The driver wears a suit and cap and appears to be mid-sentence.
Nancy Robinette as Daisy and Craig Wallace as Hoke in the Ford’s Theatre production of Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Jennifer L. Nelson. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Driving Miss Daisy

Pulitzer Prize Winner!

date September 26, 2014 — October 26, 2014

Acclaimed Washington stage actors Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace return to Ford’s to perform in this beloved classic. When Daisy Werthan causes a car wreck, her son hires hard-working chauffeur Hoke Colburn to look after her. What begins as a hostile clashing of wills between a stubborn Jewish matriarch and a proud black man evolves into a decades-long friendship as the two navigate Civil Rights-era Atlanta. With humor and heartfelt emotion, Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play poignantly explores the transformative power of true friendship.

Artistic Team

Written by Alfred Uhry
Director Jennifer L. Nelson
Scenic Design Tony Cisek
Costume Design Helen Huang
Lighting Design Dan Covey
Sound Design Elisheba Ittoop
Wig and Make-Up Design Anne Nesmith
Dialects Lynn Watson
Production Stage Manager Brandon Prendergast
Assistant Stage Manager Hannah R. O’Neil

Cast

Nancy Robinette

Daisy Werthan

Headshot for Ron Heneghan.

Ron Heneghan

Boolie Werthan

Craig Wallace

Hoke Coleburn

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