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How I Learned to Drive

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, a landmark play by Paula Vogel telling the intimate story of one womans shocking encounters as she comes of age.

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is the story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel. This award-winning play steers a personal, emotional, and bitingly humorous perspective into the era of #MeToo. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE was the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for playwright Paula Vogel, the Tony Award finalist for INDECENT.

Who will believe women when they rise up and use their voices? When recounting a secret from her childhood, the storyteller known only as Lil Bit jumps forward and backward in time to give the true story of the most unsettling, traumatic, and impactful experiences of her first sexual experiences. Along the way, she gains the power and freedom afforded by driving lessons even as she shares the car with the man who assaulted her. Set in a corner of rural America that is as recognizable to us now as it was when the play first debuted in 1997, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is as witty as it is moving.

A wildly funny, surprising ,and devastating tale of survival as seen through the lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older man, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is hailed as a tremendous achievement, genuine and genuinely disturbingThis is, quite simply, the sweetest and most forgiving play ever written about child abuse by the Village Voice. See why HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is acclaimed by theaters nationwide and recently named one of the contemporary eras top 25 plays by The New York Times.

Cast members include Janet E. Nurre as Lil Bit, Brian Petti and Uncle Peck, Tricia Mazzocca as Female Greek Chorus, Neal Knapp as Male Greek Chorus, and Julia Kehrley as Teenage Greek Chorus. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE is directed by Bradley Diuguid and produced by the Rosendale Theatre Collective.