The La Jolla Theatre Ensemble presents: Driving Miss Daisy

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.

Event Details

Sunday, September 17th at 2PM and Monday, September 18th at 6PM the La Jolla Theatre Ensemble will present a staged reading of DRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry, directed by John Tessmer and starring Roberta Wolff and Ernie McCray.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in Atlanta and spans a quarter of a century, from 1948 to 1973.  

When a stubborn, elderly widow crashes her new car into the neighbor’s garage, her son hires her a chauffeur, much to Daisy Werthan's consternation.  Initially she refuses to rely on a Hoke Coleburn, a black man; but, gradually, her prejudices are broken down, and they become close friends.  

Uhry’s poignant drama explores our common humanity and the aging experience as the world moves unrelentingly forward.

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.