Driving the Dream with Chicago Writer's Bloc Festival

Just two weeks after one staged reading, I go ahead and do another! A friend of mine clued me into the opportunity to play the leading role of Bertha Benz in the new musical, Driving the Dream with Chicago Writer's Bloc Festival and Her Story Theater. We sold out the show! We got great laughs from the audience and gave lots of compliments on how they enjoyed the performance afterwards.

Driving the Dream is a musical about the life of Berta Benz who helped develop the modern automobile with her husband, Karl Benz. She was the first person to do a long distance drive in an automobile, solving problems along the way. (Including inventing brake pads!)The show is written by Chloe Bolan with music by Gerald H. Bailey. The show is masterfully directed by Mary Bonnett of Her Story Theater.

The Chicago Writers' Bloc festival puts on multiple plays, musicals, and short works in staged reading format. This particular production was done in partnership with Her Story Theater who focuses on producing and creating original works shining light on the lives of women and children.