Driving Miss Daisy at Ford's Theatre

Driving Miss Daisy

Ford's Theatre
511 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington

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.

Thru - Oct 26, 2014

Tuesdays: 7:30pm

Wednesdays: 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 7:30pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $33 - $72

Running Time: 1hrs, 20mins , no intermission

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...“Daisy” is what it is — a safe, reliable ride a good several miles under the speed limit. But there is plenty to be said for the way Robinette and Wallace play it for exactly what it’s worth, trusting it and never pressing."

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- Nelson Pressley

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...It’s time to bring out the sweet tea and church crowns, because Ford’s Theatre has brought a taste of the South to Washington with its spectacular production of Driving Miss Daisy. Authentic, heartfelt, and deeply entertaining, Director Jennifer L. Nelson stages a vibrant reincarnation of Alfred Uhry’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning classic."

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- Michael Poandl

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...Together they are very good in roles that seem made for them, showing eventual warmth in their interactions as they depict the age creeping up on them largely in the slowing of their movements. Robinette’s accent at first seems a little too clipped for the Atlanta woman she is portraying; she doesn’t let the twang languish. But that is the only tiny complaint about her portrayal of a character who is already 72 when she crashes her Packard (offstage, with realistic effects from sound designer Elisheba Ittoop) and begins arguing with her concerned son, played by the solid Ron Heneghan, who in many ways seems to age more than the others in the 25 years that spans the play from 1948 to 1973."

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- Roger Catlin

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

Simple and understated, Uhry’s award-winning script was inspired by his own car-wrecking 72-year old grandmother for whom the family hired a chauffeur. It is a play about an uneasy friendship that builds over 25 years. Even more, Driving Miss Daisy is a celebration of dignity and Ford’s Theatre’s new production stirs the heart and revives the spirit.

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- Jeff Walker

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