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Artistic Director:
Rona Waddington
Theatre Manager:
When an elderly southern woman is no longer
fit to drive her own car, her son hires
a black man to chauffer her around, and
the two form a unique friendship. Driving
Miss Daisy explores how two very different
people can come together and a profoundly
beautiful and poetic relationship can develop
from seemingly having nothing in common.
Photo credit: Edward J. Hepburn |
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Scott Reid
For the past 20 years Scott has performed
in numerous theatre groups in Sudbury, North Bay
and Timmins. He was co-founder of the award-winning
group Take Two Theatre and a co-chair of the 2000
Theatre Ontario Festival.
Television credits feature work for the Discovery
Channel and 2 after school specials.
Nipissing Stage Company was home for 2 summers
which included working with David Fox (of Drawer
Boy fame). He played the Fox in Pinocchio at Sudbury
Theatre Centre. This summer's credits range from
Affections of May at Acorn Theatre to Twice Around
The Park for Theatre Collingwood.
Since arriving in Port Stanley, he finds himself
constantly humming fisherman shanties. He needs
some new ones! |
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Linda Ham
Linda feels blessed to be returning for a second
season and to be working with such a talented
director, cast and crew. Last year she appeared
as "Granny" in Familiar Circles at PSFT.
As well, last year she was seen as "Beatrice"
in a Chelsea and Boggs episode at the McManus
Theatre and as various characters in a Stratford
production of the Vagina Monologues.
Previous favourite roles include "Kate"
in Brighton Beach Memoirs, "Clairee"
in Steel Magnolias, "Emma" in Betrayal,
Lady Macbeth and "Babe" in Crimes of
the Heart. Thanks to Rob for his love and unending
patience. |
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Welcome Ngozi
Multi-media Artist. Mxolisi Welcome Ngozi is thrilled
to be making his Port Stanley Festival Theatre
debut in Driving Miss Daisy. Selected favourite
shows in which he has appeared include Master
Harold and the Boys as Willie, and the Canadian
premiere of A Tigers Heart as Galawa, Tracker
and Dantzen, Driving Miss Daisy as Hoke Coleburn.
Welcome Ngozi has also worked as Musical Director,
Choreographer and Actor for Young Peoples Theatre
and Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in
the productions of In Search of Dragons Mountain
and In The Freedom of Dreams (The Nelson Mandela
Story) with both shows getting a nod from the
Dora Mavor awards with the former winning in the
best Production category. His Radio drama credits
include, Nadine Gordimer's July's People, Wole
Soyinka's 1994 The Island of Dr. Moreau, Dancing
with Snakes, Emergency Continued and Mama my Mountain
to name a few.
Special thanks to all my friends for all their
ideas, love and support and to my family members
where ever they may be for just being. |
