$18 general admission
$2 discount for seniors, students & servicemen

 

Directed by Tony Gatto
Produced by Christine Joëlle and Jordan Bland

FEATURING

• Rebecca Avery • Drew Fitzsimmons • Scot Renfro
• Jeanne Spain • Meredith M. Sweeney • Alec Tomkiw

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Kentwood Players presents “Drive” - an exciting new play by Los Angeles playwright Emily Dodi.

"Drive" tells a story about having the courage to take a chance - or settling for what you've got. This serious and often hilarious play follows Grace on her 35th birthday as she realizes that “good enough” is a very dangerous thing. Longing for a more passionate life, she goes for a drive in the pouring rain as she contemplates risking everything for a dream that might never come true.

On her journey, Grace meets Queenie, the owner of a dive bar who is pondering those very same questions. Both women search for answers; Grace seeks out some resolve from her husband Arthur’s analytical and sustaining echo, while Queenie’s much-younger lover Honey is persuading her to sell the bar and leave for a tropical paradise... in Florida! But they are hindered and supported in this comic and thought-provoking tale by Jim, Queenie's old faithful friend who hides his own reasons for wanting her to stay, and Sally, a wisecracker barfly who surrendered to "good enough" long ago.

As the storm rages outside, a tempest builds inside the bar as both women face their demons and realize that maybe the only answer is what you're willing to risk for a dream. After all, life is about finding out what drives you, isn’t it?

"Drive" is directed by Tony Gatto, who also helmed the play’s successful world premiere at The Company of Angels in 2004. Christine Joëlle and Jordan Bland are the producers for Kentwood Players. Featured in the "Drive" cast are Rebecca Avery, Drew Fitzsimmons, Scot Renfro, Jeanne Spain, Meredith M. Sweeney, and Alec Tomkiw.