Alfred Uhry
An Evening with Alfred Uhry: Stories, Stage, and Southern Roots
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 - 7:00-8:30pm EST
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm EST
An Evening with Alfred Uhry: Stories, Stage, and Southern Roots
Join us for an intimate conversation with Alfred Uhry, the only American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and two Tony Awards. Best known for Driving Miss Daisy, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, and Parade, Alfred’s work explores memory, identity, and the complexities of family and tradition. Alfred will explore with us the shaping of Southern Jewish identity, with lessons for all of us.
Alfred Uhry, a playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter, is best known for his play Driving Miss Daisy, which premiered in New York in 1987 and was later adapted into a film. Uhry has received a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and several Tony Awards for his work—the only playwright to win all three awards.
The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997) and Parade (1998) also draw on Uhry’s heritage as a southern Jew, and they mesh aspects of both cultures (southern and Jewish) and their literary traditions. The Last Night of Ballyhoo was commissioned for the Olympic Arts Festival in 1996 and debuted at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.
Uhry’s lesser-known theatrical works include contributions to Swing (1980), Little Johnny Jones (1982), and America’s Sweetheart (1985). He also wrote the screenplays for several films, including Mystic Pizza (1988), which featured Julia Roberts in her first major role, and Rich in Love (1993). Uhry is married to Joanna Kellogg. They have four daughters and live in New York.
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