Test Drive - April 20 to May 7, 2006
Want to Take a Drive on the Comic Side?
The life and times of a car salesman are chronicled in this award-winning play by Dave Carley which originally aired as a six-part series on CBC radio starring Gordon Pinsent. Theatre Orangeville is delighted to be able to produce Test Drive, a funny and charming tale that won the Bronze medal at The New York International Radio 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 2006 -- when Earl's journey ends -- not in the way he expects and definitely not ordinarily.
By Dave Carley
Directed by David Nairn
"This is one of those plays that sneaks up on you and before it's done, it takes you through the emotinal gamut and leaves you wanting more."
"Test Drive is loaded with snappy dialogue and witty comments about life and times from the Fifties onwards."
