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Set in Atlanta, Georgia between 1948 and 1973, DRIVING MISS DAISY is often praised for its sincerity, dignity and honesty in exploring the sensitive issues of racial, geographical and religious prejudice. Ruth Schudson returns to the MCT stage in the role of Daisy Werthan.
Characters, Setting, and Plot Driving Miss Daisy is set in Atlanta, Uhry's hometown. Spanning a quarter of a century, from 1948 to 1973, the action takes place before, during, and after the civil rights movement. The plot centers on two characters, an elderly Jewish widow named Miss Daisy Werthan and her African American driver, Hoke Colburn.
Characters. Daisy Werthan, a widow aged. 72 to 97 during play Boolie Werthan, her son, aged. 40 to 65 during play Hoke Coleburn, Miss Daisy's chauffeur, aged 60 to 85 during play. Setting: Atlanta, Georgia, between 1948 and 1973, and on Alabama highways to Mobile.
Pulitzer Prize-winning, Driving Miss Daisy, is set in Atlanta and spans twenty-five years, from 1948 to 1973. When Daisy Wertham, a stubborn, elderly Southern widow, crashes her new car into the neighbor’s garage, her son, Boolie, forces her to take on a chauffeur.
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Driving Miss Daisy is a play by American playwright Alfred Uhry, about the relationship of an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn, from 1948 to 1973.
The following study guide for Driving Miss Daisy is a practical, hands-on resource for the classroom, which contains background information related to the play and standard curriculum-based activities.
