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Actor’s Shakespeare Project: How I Learned to Drive

Meet at The Calderwood Pavilion / BCA
527 Tremont Street

Runtime is one hours and forty minutes with no intermission.

By Paula Vogel
Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Revival, How I Learned To Drive puts us behind the wheel of a ‘56 Chevy with our protagonist, Li’l Bit, as she looks back on her rocky journey from adolescence to adulthood. Fasten your seatbelts as she navigates dark family secrets, teenage growing pains, and her turbulent relationship with her Uncle Peck.

Named “One of the Top 25 American Plays Since Angels in America” by The New York Times, How I Learned To Drive traverses the full range of human emotions – from hilarity to heartbreak. Vogel’s examination of the highway towards womanhood has only taken on more urgency and meaning since it was first staged.

*The subject matter of this production includes mature themes, such as sexual abuse, grooming, and coarse language.

*Please join the waitlist if full in case we can order more tickets. 

All BHV members are invited to register. Cost is $30 per person and will be billed to your member account. Tickets are limited and are first come, first served.

*Please note there are generally no refunds for this event. Some exceptions are possible, please contact the office if needed. 

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