Driving Miss Daisy - September 2017

Driving Miss Daisy

written by Alfred Uhr y

produced by Carol Strachan directed by Jim Howard

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, this stor y follows middle-aged siblings, Vanya and Sonia, who live together in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the only home they have ever known Without warning, their sister, Masha, who happens to be a movie star, stops in for a visit with her much younger boyfriend, Spike Hilarity ensues as this kooky clan works out their differences about potentially selling the family home

Driving Miss Daisy

written by Alfred Uhr y produced by Carol Strachan directed by Jim Howard

Produced by special arrangement wit h Dramatists Play Service Inc., 440 Park Avenue Sout h, New York, NY 20016

PRESIDENT Russell Wyland

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ARTISTIC SUPPORT Beverley Benda

BOX OFFICE Rae Edmonson

BUILDING .................................................................................................................................................... David B. Hale

DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................................ Jim Howard

EDUCATION Michael J Baker Jr

FRONT OF HOUSE De Nicholson-Lamb

MEMBERSHIP ...................................................................................................................................... Maria Ciarrocchi

PRODUCTION Margaret Evans-Joyce

PUBLIC RELATIONS Rachel Alberts

SEASONAL PLANNING Ashley Amidon

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................ Robert Kraus

Treasurer .................................................................................................................................................... David B. Hale

Secretary to t he Board ......................................................................................................................Carolyn Winters

Executive Secretary Vacant

Archivist Barbara Helsing

Business Manager ......................................................................................................................................Tina McCrea

Box O ffice Manager Cristina Wilke

Legal Counsel Brian T Goldstein, Esquire

The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Public Performances: Wed – Sat at 8:00 p m and Sunday at 3:00 p m

Dir ector ’s Notes

Driving Miss Daisy takes place in the Deep South city of Atlanta and spans 25 years, from 1948 to 1973. At t he beginning of t his period, t he Sout h is fully segregated, primarily by race and somewhat by religion.

As a child of most of t his period, I experienced segregation first hand by attending all-white schools and remember vividly “whites only” and “colored only” signs in restaurants, parks, drinking fountains and t heaters, etc.

In 1954, t he landmark decision in Brown vs. Board of Education, declaring school segregation unconstitutional, began a violent period of slow change in t he Sout h.

As an example of t he continued struggle wit h civil rights, t he Georgia state flag was redesigned to contain t he Confederate battle flag, which can be seen on our stage. This symbol of t he Confederacy was not changed until 2001.

The play by Alfred Uhry is set during these troubled times and deals with prejudice and anti-Semitism. It is t he true story of Uhry’s grandmot her and t he chauffeur she employed for over 25 years.

One of my favorite scenes occurs when Daisy finds out t hat people bombed t he temple, and Hoke shares a memory about finding his friend’s fat her hanging from a tree. Daisy says, “Who would do such a t hing?” and Hoke responds, “You know as good as me, always t he same ones. ”

Have we moved on from t hose turbulent times as depicted in t his play? I believe we have.

Do we need to do more? I’ll let you and time be t he judge

– Jim Howard

PERFORMANCE PARTNERS IN ART

Sept 12 • Alexandria Police Foundation

Sept 19 • Sons of t he American Legion

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Michael J. Baker Jr. • Baltimore City College Choir • Jean Coyle • Charles Dragonette The Library of Congress • Tina McCrea • Dan Remmers • Carl Skillman Jeffrey Westlake • Crissy Wilke • Rance Willis

The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Daisy Werthan ..................................................................................................Patricia Kratzer

Boolie Werthan ..................................................................................................Joel Durgavich

Hoke Colburn ....................................................................................................Kevin Sockwell

SHOW SYNOPSIS

The time: 1948. The place: Atlanta, Georgia. A crash is heard, and Daisy Wert han, age 72, is in her living room wit h her son, Boolie, age 40. She has crashed her car, and Boolie insists t hat she now have a driver. Boolie, a businessman, interviews Hoke Colburn, an unemployed African-American man, age 60. Over t he next 25 years, Hoke drives “Miss Daisy.” They are initially wary of each ot her, and Hoke puts up wit h t he somewhat crotchety Miss Daisy wit h dignity. She teaches Hoke to read, having been a teacher. Ultimately, t hey form a friendly bond, wit h Miss Daisy inviting Hoke to accompany her to a dinner for Martin Lut her King Jr. Finally, Hoke visits Miss Daisy, now age 97, in a nursing home, seeing her for one final time.

Scene 1

• 1948, Summer, Daisy’s living room

Scene 2

• Several days later, t he interview

Scene 3

• About a week later

Scene 4

• O ff to t he Piggy Wiggly

Scene 5

• Checking in wit h employer

Scene 6

• Late fall/early winter

Scene 7

• 1949, Boolie’s home

Scene 8

• Daisy’s living room

Scene 9

• At t he graveyard

Scene 10

• 1953, Christmas

Scene 11 • 1953, Christmas, in t he car

Scene 12

• 1956, Summer

Scene 13

• 1957, Spring

Scene 14

• Later, t he same day

Scene 15

• Late evening, t he same day

Scene 16 • 1960, Boolie’s office

Scene 17

• Daisy’s living room and Boolie’s home Very early morning, winter

Scene 18

Scene 19

Scene 20

• 1963, in t he car

• 1964, winter

• The Atlanta Business Council, honoring Boolie Wert han

Scene 21

Scene 22

Scene 23

Scene 24

• 1965, January

• Later, same day

• A few days later

• 1970, Daisy’s living room and Boolie’s home

Scene 25

Scene 26

Scene 27

Scene 28

• Daisy’s living room

• 1971, Daisy’s living room

• 1973, Thanksgiving

• Later, at t he nursing home.

Time Period 1948-1973

Settings

Atlanta, Georgia, and Mobile, Alabama

Driving Miss Daisy is performed wit hout an intermission

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The Cr ew

Producer ..................................................................................................................Carol Strachan

Director ..........................................................................................................................Jim Howard

Stage Managers ....................................................Melissa Dunlap, Margaret Evans-Joyce

Assistant Stage Managers ..................................................Eileen Doherty, Mary Ferrara

Set Design ................................................................................................................John Downing

Master Carpenter ....................................................................................................Tom O’Reilly

Assisted by John Downing, Jeff Gat hers, Bill Glikbarg, Charles Maline, Karen Maline, Bob Schrot h, Bruce Teris

Set Painting ................................................................................................................Mona Wargo

Assisted by Shelby Baker, Jill Crispino, Janet Kennelly, Leslie Reed, Bruce Teris

Set Decoration ....................................................................Jennifer Crier Johnston

Lighting Design ........................................................................................Marzanne Claiborne

Master Electrician ............................................................................................Pam Leonowich

Assisted by Jay Bartol, Lloyd Bittinger, Kimberly Crago, Eileen Doherty, Charles Dragonette, Iris Ellis, Jim Hartz, Micheal J O'Connor, Rebecca Sheehy, Marg Soroos, Mary Bet h Smit h-Toomey

Sound Design ..........................................................................................Lynn Lacey

Assisted by Keit h Bell, Jack Seaver, Marg Soroos, Gene Weaver

Costume Design ..................................................................................Jennifer Crier Johnston

Hair, Wig and Makeup Design ............................................................................Susan Boyd

Assisted by Hans Bachmann, Karen Maline, Robin Maline

Properties Design ..................................................................................................Michelle Hall

Assisted by Phyllis Johnson, Julie Ackerman Montross, Carol Starke

Video Design ..................................................................................................Michael J. Baker Jr.

Assisted by Jay Bartol, Jim Hartz, Lisa Sledge

Costume Coordinator ..............................................................................................Susan Boyd

Wardrobe ............................................................................................................Carol Jean Clark

Assisted by Lloyd Taylor

Photographer ..............................................................................................................Matt Liptak

Rigging ................................................................................................................Russell J. Wyland

Audition Coordinator ..........................................................................................Sherry Clarke

Assisted by Susan Boyd, Bruce Schmid

Double Tech Dinner ..............................................................................................Genie Baskir

Opening Night Party

Assisted by Emma Baskir, Scott Hamel

Soul Creations (Dwayne and Mary Holloway)

Assisted by Karen Maline, Monty Montgomery, Sherry Singer, Mila Weiss

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Meet the Cast

(in alphabetical order)

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sneak onstage. He has appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird as Lynch

M o b M e m b e r # 2 ( T h a n k s , Fra n k P. ! ) a n d i n A Christmas Carol a s Gentleman #2 (Thanks, Mike B.). He is very excited now to have a role wit h a name and honored to be able to bring Jim’s vision for Boolie to life. Many t hanks to his wonderful son, Daniel (in a previous A Christmas Carol), t he supportive LTA family and t he awesome cast and crew of Driving Miss Daisy.

Patricia Kratzer (Daisy Wert han) last appeared at LTA in 1985 as Cat herine in The Heiress. She has been involved in all aspects of t heater and has appeared in many local productions, performing as Miss Marple in A Murder Is Announced and Cat herine Parr in Royal Gambit (bot h wit h TBP), Grace in The Winslow Boy (RLT), Mary in Kind Lady (CCP) and Mrs. Graves in Enchanted April (SSS). Last year she appeared onstage in Calendar Girls (TBP) wit h Carol (producer) and Jennifer (set decoration and costume design) Patricia has a degree in performing arts and served as financial director at Imagination Stage before retiring

Kevin Sockwell (Hoke Colburn) is beyond t hrilled to be playing t he role he performed for LTA 24 years ago wit h an LTA best actor nomi n a

LTA i n Big River ( 19 9 2 ) , Anything Goes (1994) and Stardust (1999), for which he won best supporting actor in a musical. He also directed LTA’s Tintypes, which received a British Players’ Ruby Griffith Award. Kevin has also directed for several other groups in the DMV area.

Theater Abbreviations Used in This Playbill

ACCT – Aldersgate Church

Community Theater

ACT – Alliance of Community Theaters

ATC – Arcturus Theater Company

BCT – Bowie Community Theatre

CHAW – Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

CCDC – Capital City Players of DC

CCP – Chevy Chase Players

CFTC – City of Fairfax Theatre Company

CRT – Castaways Repertory Theatre

CT – Chalice Theater

DTC – Damascus Theatre Company

DLC – Drama Learning Center

DS – Dominion Stage

ESP – Elden Street Players (now NST)

ESP/TFYA – Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences

FCT – Fauquier Community Theatre

FP – Foundry Players (now CCDC)

GAC – Greenbelt Arts Center

GFP – Great Falls Players (now MCP)

HBP – Hard Bargain Players

KAT – Kensington Arts Theatre

KT – Keegan Theatre

LMP – Laurel Mill Playhouse

LSDT – Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre

LTA – The Little Theatre of Alexandria

LTC – Landless Theatre Company

MCP – McLean Community Players

MP – Montgomery Playhouse

MPAT – Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre

MSA – Metropolitan School for t he Arts

MTA – McLean Theatre Alliance (now MCP)

MTC – Musical Theater Center

MVCCT – Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre

NST – NextStop Theatre

PCP – Port City Playhouse

PGLT – Prince George’s Little Theatre

PPF – Providence Players of Fairfax

PTC – Potomac Theatre Company Inc

PTP – Port Tobacco Players

PWLT – Prince William Little Theatre

RCP – Reston Community Players

RLT – Rockville Little Theatre

RMT – Rockville Musical Theatre

RTP – Rooftop Productions

SCT – Springfield Community Theater

SMP – St Mark’s Players

SSS – Silver Spring Stage

ST – Signature Theatre

TACT – The American Century Theater

TAP – The Arlington Players

TAT – The Alliance Theatre

TBP – The British Players

TCP – Tantallon Community Players

UMW – University of Mary Washington

URTM – Upper Room Theatre Ministry

WATCH – Washington Area Theatre

Community Honors

Meet the Cr ew (in

Susan Boyd (Hair, Wig and Makeup Design) is glad to be working on t his show, having been away from t heater for some time due to healt h issues. She is Wigs and Makeup Chair at LTA, has designed costumes, hair and makeup for film and t heater and has won WATCH and LTA Awards. In her day job, Susan is a wardrobe stylist and image consultant teaching real people about t he importance of dress and impression management.

Marzanne Claiborne (Lighting Design) is pleased to be designing lights for Driving Miss Daisy. Previous designs include Dirty Blonde, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, To Kill a Mockingbird (LTA Award winner for Excellence in Lighting Design), Steel Magnolias, Key for Two and The Fabulous Lipitones, all at LTA. Lighting designs at ACCT include The Miracle Worker and The Dixie Swim Club. Lighting designs for PCP include Fabulation and Stupid F#@*ing Bird. Many t hanks to Pam Leonowich for being t he master electrician for t his show.

Eileen Doherty (Co -Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be working on t his production She can usually be found behind t he scenes on sound, lights, props, ASMing, audition desk and t he box office will-call window She co -produced Widdershins and Cantorial and co -stage managed A Party to Murder Thanks to Kerry for introducing me to LTA and to J J and Suzanne for t heir guidance

John Downing (Set Design) designed his first show at LTA 28 years ago Some previous productions include The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Ten Little Indians, Something’s Afoot and A Party to Murder. He designed sets for And Then There Were None (ACCT) and one of his favorites, Social Security (CAST in McLean, now MCP). John works as a flight dynamics engineer at NASA and enjoys APBA baseball, Euro -gaming model battleships, Doctor Who and airplane-free travel.

Melissa Dunlap (Co -Stage Manager) has played a stage manager twice before and is now learning what it takes to actually stage manage a show. Recently, she co -stage managed The Fabulous Lipitones (LTA). She wishes to express particular appreciation to MEJ for her patience and wisdom in training a newbie. If her name looks familiar, you may have seen her in local productions as Jean Louise Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (LTA), Sarah in Laughing Stock (LTA), May in Fool for Love (PCP) and Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (VTC).

Margaret Evans-Joyce (Co -Stage Manager) has produced about a dozen shows and stage managed almost twice t hat many She served four years as t he Little Theater of Alexandria’s President and is currently the Governor for Production She recently received t he Outstanding Service to LTA Award and shared t he award for t he 2014 Outstanding Production of t he Year for Avenue Q She is an adjunct professor at Howard University in t he area of speech and language pat hology

Meet the Cr ew (continued)

Mary Ferrara (Co -Assistant Stage Manager) worked props for A Party to Murder and is pleased to be assistant stage manager again, having served in t hat capacity for The Fabulous Lipitones Mary and her husband recently moved back to Old Town Alexandria after nearly 30 years in Los Angeles Mary has a B A in t heater arts and while in L A became involved wit h t he Nine O’Clock Players (NOP), wearing numerous hats NOP was founded in 1929 as part of t he Assistance League of Sout hern California and is one of t he oldest children’s t heater groups in t he country

Michelle Hall (Properties Design) is delighted to be joining LTA again for Driving Miss Daisy. Previously, she worked props for A Party to Murder and A Christmas Carol during t he fall of 2016 and has also worked at LTA as a front- of-house volunteer. Before working wit h LTA, she was involved in many aspects of university and community t heater in t he United States and Europe. She sends a shout- out to Carol Starke, Phyllis Johnson and t he rest of t he props peeps for t heir help wit h t he show.

Jim Howard (Director) is honored to be directing his second show at LTA. He has appeared in several productions and recently produced several ot hers. Jim has been involved in stage, TV and movies for t he past 50 years, beginning in high school. He directed t he award-winning one-act play Etched in Stone (Castaways). O t her directorial credits include Heaven Can Wait, Moon Over Buffalo, Kindertransport, The Boys Next Door, The Visit, Blue Moon and A Party to Murder Thanks to LTA for giving him t he opportunity to direct Driving Miss Daisy

Jennifer Crier Johnston (Set Decoration and Costume Design) happily returns to LTA, where she was costume designer for The Miracle Worker and set dresser/props stylist for You Can’t Take It With You; No Sex Please, We’re British; and Lady Windermere’s Fan She also won LTA’s best supporting actress award for her role of Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest She directed Relatively Speaking and Anne of the Thousand Days (bot h wit h RLT) and A Lion in Winter and Billy Liar (bot h wit h TBP) and appeared in t heir Blithe Spirit, Tonight at 8:30, Hay Fever and last year ’ s Calendar Girls alongside Patricia (Daisy) and Carol (producer).

Lynn Lacey (Sound Design) has been designing sound and stage managing in t he NoVA area since 1996 and has been part of several NVTA and WATCH Award-winning and nominated shows. She is t hankful to Jim and Carol for t he opportunity to work wit h t his talented cast and crew on t his classic show. LTA shows of note are To Kill a Mockingbird (stage manager), A Christmas Carol 2015 and 2016 (sound design) and A Streetcar Named Desire (stage manager and sound design). Lynn t hanks her family and friends for t heir support and, as always, her ever-present angel, Jennifer, for t he courage to dance.

Pam Leonowich (Master Electrician) has been climbing t he light ladders at LTA for over 12 years and is proud to follow in her mot her’s t heater footsteps. Her mot her managed and designed productions for the troops during World War II with the British Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). Pam is pleased to be working wit h light designer Marzanne Claiborne and our devoted light crew. Special t hanks to Eileen, Kimberly and Micheal for t heir extra assistance.

Tom O’Reilly (Master Carpenter) is glad to join LTA for t his production He has been practicing his craft wit h Chalice Theater for 20 shows, helping out at Washington-Lee High School, and recently entered community t heater wit h The Arlington Players for She Loves Me and Man of La Mancha (WATCH Award) Tom also joined t he LTA team as set builder for Legally Blonde

Carol Strachan (Producer) has produced Scapino, A Christmas Carol and Witness for the Prosecution at LTA and appeared onstage here in Pack of Lies, Blithe Spirit, Lettice and Lo v a

designer for A Party to Murder and accent coach for several productions and worked t he audition desk and as an usher for all LTA productions. She appeared last year in Fawlty Towers (TBP), Amadeus (PPF) and Calendar Girls (TBP) wit h Patricia (Daisy) and Jennifer (set decoration and costume designer).

Mona Wargo (Set Painting) returns to LTA for her second season after A Party to Murder, Key for Two and t he just-finished Legally Blonde. She was a longtime set painter for Dominion Stage, having painted for such shows as The Pirates of Penzance, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? and The Boys Next Door, for which she was nominated for an ACT Award. She also painted t he set for t he Foundry Players’ Prelude to a Kiss.

Russell J. Wyland (Rigging) has been t he LTA rigging chairman for t he past 15 years When he is not hanging t he stage curtains, which he does for most shows, he dresses sets (most recently Red, White and Tuna and Anything Goes) and produces (most recently A Christmas Carol; Red, White and Tuna; and The Audience in February/March 2018) Russ serves as President of t he Little Theatre of Alexandria Board of Governors

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Rance Willis*

Frank Winters

Robin Wort hington

Janice Yeadon

Bill Young

Welcome to t he “Shakespeare Garden” in The Little Theatre of Alexandria Courtyard! This beautiful garden was made possible with donations from LTA members and supporters who purchased bricks during the LTA Council’s fund-raising campaign February-April of 2017. We have planted floral species t hat figured prominently in t he Bard’s writings We invite you to check out our courtyard during intermission and see how many you can identify!

The Council of The Little Theatre of Alexandria, organized in 1961, is a dedicated group of about 80 members t hat supports t he t heatre wit h special contributions While our “Shakespeare Garden” is our most massive accomplishment so far, our past contributions included: scholarships for high school students, a new range, draperies and ice maker for t he Council Green Room, folding chairs and tables t hroughout t he t heatre, brass plates for sponsored t heatre seats, a computerized box office system, several grand drapes over t he years, and many varied technical enhancements, including exterior defibrillators (AEDs) for safety. Contributions to LTA from t he Council have exceeded $215,000 The Council conducts t hree business/social meetings per year, and decorates t he t heatre for t he winter holidays We are pleased to be a part of t he Alexandria artistic community and proud to support one of t he best community t heatres in America today!