How I Learned to Drive

Overview

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. 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 the story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel. Paula Vogel deftly handles sensitive themes in this tender piece about childhood trauma that impacts but doesn’t define.

Keywords

Cautions

Intense Adult Themes

Details

Time Period: 1970s, 1960s
Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast
Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Paula Vogel

Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose plays include Mother Play, Indecent, How I Learned to Drive, The Long Christmas Ride Home, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz, Hot ’n’ Throbbing, Desdemona, And Baby Makes Seven, The Oldest Profession and A Civil Wa ...

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