Test Drive
Drama-comedy
2m/1f – 2 acts
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The life and times of a car man are chronicled in this new play, which premiered in 2004 at Ontario’s famous Blyth Festival.
Earl Hughes loves his wife, children and cars – and not always in that order. He also considers his life to be resoundingly ordinary, except that every ten years or so he sets out on a test drive that rocks his world. Earl’s trip begins in 1954 – a hurricane is brewing but he still thinks he can sell a Nash Metropolitan to a would-be starlet. From there he drives through the Cold War, detours around Woodstock and eventually comes to a screeching stop in 2004 – when he must really go to war to keep his driver’s licence.
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