How I Learned to Drive *
by Paula Vogel

directed by Celia Couture

production managers: Jennifer Bubriski & Sheryl Peters

the cast

        Li'l Bit ~ Christina Wolfskehl
Uncle Peck ~  Dave Wood

The Greek Chorus:
Teri Muller     William McGregor     Allison Rudmann


Playwright Paula Vogel has taken a difficult subject and transformed it into a fascinating theater experience, with her Pulitzer Prize winning How I Learned to Drive.  The play infuses humor within the seriousness of the topic: the relationship that occurs over the course of years between a young Li'l Bit and her Uncle Peck.  Calling it a "coming of age play...a love story about good people who cross the lines and get confused," the playwright uses the metaphor of driving lessons to explore issues of coming-of-age and sexual tension that arise between a man and his niece.  The play is both wildly funny, and a devastating tale of survival, as a girl becomes a young woman learning the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel.

This play was performed on February 15, 16, 22, 23, & 24 2008

 

 

 

 

 

*How I learned to Drive wins at EMACT Festival 2008 !!!!!!

Best Production ~ Best Director ~ Best Set Design ~ Best Actor ~ Best Actress

and nominated for Best Ensemble, Best Stage Direction and Best Sound

Congratulations to everyone involved

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