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AN AMERICAN JOURNEY

DRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry

Directed by Craig Fols


Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
August 2 - September 2
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM

Tickets: $35 General Admission, $30 Seniors
​$20 Students & Military  |  Ages 12 and under are always free

When Daisy Wertham crashes her car into a neighbor’s garage, her son hires her a driver.  So begins the unlikely friendship between Daisy, a wealthy Jewish widow, and Hoke Coleburn, a Black man who must overcome Miss Daisy's prejudices to keep his job as her chauffeur.  Set in Atlanta from 1948 to 1973 (before, during and after the Civil Rights Movement), this moving comedy is about two extraordinary people, and their enduring bond.
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BIOS
ALFRED UHRY is the only playwright ever to win the Triple Crown: an Oscar, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. He began his career as a lyric writer under contract to the late Frank Loesser. In that capacity he made his Broadway debut in 1968 with HERE'S WHERE I BELONG. He then wrote the book and lyrics for THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and was nominated for a Tony Award. He followed that with five re-created musicals at the Goodspeed Opera House. In 1987 his first play, DRIVING MISS DAISY, opened at Playwrights Horizons Theatre in New York. It was subsequently moved to the John Houseman Theatre, where it ran for over 1,300 performances. The play earned many awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For the film version, he won an Academy Award and the film itself was voted Best Picture of the Year.  Other films include "Mystic Pizza" and "Rich in Love." Mr. Uhry's second play, LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, which was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, opened on Broadway in February 1997. It has been chosen Best Play by the American Theatre Critics Association, The Outer Critics Circle, and the Drama League, and the 1997 Tony Award. He worked on PARADE, a musical play about the Leo Frank case, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Harold Prince. His film projects include a new adaptation of "Dodsworth" for Time Warner, "Cut Flowers" for Miramax, and "Taft," commissioned by Morgan Freeman.
CRAIG FOLS (Director) is the Artistic Director of East Lynne Theater Company.  READ MORE

East Lynne Theater Company
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization

Mail: P.O. Box 121
Cape May, NJ 08204

Performance Venue:
Cape May Presbyterian Church
500 Hughes St. Cape May, NJ


CONTACT EMAIL: info@eastlynnetheater.org

NEW Phone: 609-602-8703

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ELTC employs members of Actors' Equity Association, the union for professional actors.


ELTC's programs are made possible in part through funding from The NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of The National Endowment for the Arts, The NJ Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the generosity of our Season Partners, and the generosity of many patrons. 
Thank you to our Season Partners 
The Washington Inn, and ​La Mer Beachfront Inn
Thank you to our Show Partners: Cape May Star & Wave, Just for Laughs, Pender & Strickland and Fins Bar and Grille
​Thank you to our Associate Partner: Collier's Liquor Store 
Thank you to our Advertising Sponsors: Exit Zero and The Coast 


ELTC is a proud member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the South Jersey Cultural Alliance and ArtPride, 3 Chambers of Commerce, and www.njsouthernshore.com
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Location and Virtual Tour
    • Staff and Board Members
    • Getting Involved
    • Supporters of ELTC
    • Policies including ADA and DEIJ >
      • Non-Discrimination Policy
      • Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)
      • Whistleblower Protection
      • Sexual Harassment Policy
      • ADA Information
  • MAINSTAGE SEASON
    • A TALE OF TWO CITIES, Cobbled Together by The Brothers Lovejoy
    • CITIZEN JAMES
    • DREW & STEPHANIE'S BROADWAY CABARET
    • DRIVING MISS DAISY - ELTC
    • LOVE LETTERS - ELTC
    • TALES OF HORROR & SUSPENSE
    • THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES?
    • THE GUARDSMAN AND THE ACTRESS
  • Tickets
    • 2023 Season Tickets
  • Education
    • Student Summer Workshop
  • PAST PRODUCTIONS
    • ELTC American Classic Timeline
    • Recent Reviews & Articles
    • Productions 2016 -2022
    • Season Posters
    • American Classics
    • Premieres and New Works
    • A Few of the Actors, Directors, Designers and Playwrights
  • NEWS
    • Auditions 2023 Season
    • New Artistic Director
    • NJ Honors East Lynne Theater Company
  • SUPPORT US
    • Business Sponsorships
    • Individual Giving
    • Volunteer