Compassionate, heartbreaking, and sometimes even funny, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play chronicles one woman’s journey to break the cycle—and silence—surrounding the years of sexual abuse she experienced at the hands of a beloved family member. A story of boundaries, personal agency, and how hindsight is not always 20/20, How I Learned to Drive has earned its place as a modern masterpiece and achieves a powerful new resonance in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp.
CONTENT ADVISORY
This play deals frankly with issues surrounding sexual abuse and incest. We encourage all patrons to use their own discretion in determining the appropriateness of the material.
Run Time
Approximately 110 minutes. No intermission.
RESOURCES
Given the sensitive topic at hand, we take seriously our commitment to provide a brave space for dialogue surrounding our production of this play.
PREVIEWS
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VISION SERIES
Join the design team in Studio 103 before the show for a chance to learn about the production in process!
OPENING NIGHT
Your ticket grants you access to the post-show celebration with the cast, crew, and creative team!
ALL ACCESS
Audio-description and sign language interpretation provided by Arts Access!
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Join actors, artists, or special panelists for a free conversation immediately following the show.
OPEN-CAPTIONING
Just because you’re hearing isn’t what it once was doesn’t mean you have to give up the theatre!
MINDPLAY
A psychoanalytic reading of our productions in partnership with the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society.
“The play is a potent and convincing comment on a taboo subject, and its impact sneaks up on its audience.”
Variety
“Ms. Vogel has written a lovely, harrowing guide to the crippling persistence of one woman’s memories.”
New York Times
Photos
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Paula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive" is one of the most important plays of the last 50 years and takes on the patriarchy in a unique and unflinching manner.
The Paul Green Theatre is a special place. And director Lee Sunday Evans has found it to be down right inspiration for her vision of "How I Learned to Drive."
"The group helps each individual survivor enlarge her story, releasing her from her isolation and readmitting the fullness of the larger world from which she has been alienated."
