How I Learned to Drive

About

The thrilling Broadway premiere of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece How I Learned to Drive reunites the original stars with their award-winning director for a new production. Tony Award® winner Mary-Louise Parker (The Sound Inside, Proof) and Tony nominee David Morse (The Iceman Cometh) are joined by Tony Award® nominee and original cast member Johanna Day, Alyssa May Gold, and Chris Myers in this remarkably timely and moving memory play about a woman coming to terms with a charismatic uncle who impacts her past, present and future life. Directing is Mark Brokaw (Heisenberg).

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How I Learned to Drive is produced with Daryl Roth and Cody Lassen in association with the Vineyard Theatre.

The runtime is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission.

Due to the mature content in this production, it is recommended for those ages 13 and up.

Opened Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Closed Sunday, June 12, 2022.

CRITIC’S PICK!
“UNFORGETTABLE.
Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse deliver CRUSHING PERFORMANCES.
THE AUDIENCE IS ENTHRALLED.”

– The New York Times

“UNSETTLING, DISARMINGLY FUNNY AND AS DEEPLY MOVING AS EVER!”

– Deadline

“INCANDESCENT!
See it for Parker, see it for Morse. How I Learned to Drive is the truth!”

– New York Magazine

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students

Student tickets are available at the box office on the day of the show when the box office opens. Tickets are $30 (including all fees), payable by cash or credit card, and are available to students with an ID from a degree or diploma granting institution. Tickets are subject to availability and are limited to two per valid ID. Note that students aged 35 or under may prefer to purchase their tickets through the 30 Under 35 program instead – see above.

General Info

Click here for a seating chart. The Friedman Theatre seats 650. Seating is on Orchestra, Premier Circle and Mezzanine levels—all seating accessible by elevator. For more information on accessibility, please click here.

Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Cast

Mary-Louise Parker

Li’l Bit
Original Cast

David Morse

Peck
Original Cast

Johanna Day

Female Greek Chorus
Original Cast

Alyssa May Gold

Teenage Greek Chorus

Chris Myers

Male Greek Chorus

Curt Bouril

(u/s Peck)

Charles Browning

(u/s Male Greek Chorus)

Suzy Jane Hunt

(u/s Li’l Bit/Female Greek Chorus)

Emily Young

(u/s Teenage Greek Chorus)

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Li’l Bit
Original Cast

David Morse

David Morse

Peck
Original Cast

Johanna Day

Johanna Day

Female Greek Chorus
Original Cast

Alyssa May Gold

Alyssa May Gold

Teenage Greek Chorus

Chris Myers

Chris Myers

Male Greek Chorus

Curt Bouril

Curt Bouril

(u/s Peck)

Charles Browning

Charles Browning

(u/s Male Greek Chorus)

Suzy Jane Hunt

Suzy Jane Hunt

(u/s Li’l Bit/Female Greek Chorus)

Emily Young

Emily Young

(u/s Teenage Greek Chorus)

Creative

Paula Vogel

Playwright

Mark Brokaw

Director

Rachel Hauck

Scenic Design

Dede Ayite

Costume Design

Mark McCullough

Lighting Design

David Van Tieghem

Original Music and Sound Design

Lucy Mackinnon

Video Design

Stephen Oremus

Music Direction & Vocal Arrangements

Deborah Hecht

Dialect Coach

James Fitzsimmons

Production Stage Manager

Caparelliotis Casting

Casting

Katherine Wallace

Stage Manager

Paula Vogel

Playwright

Mark Brokaw

Director

Rachel Hauck

Scenic Design

Dede Ayite

Costume Design

Mark McCullough

Lighting Design

David Van Tieghem

Original Music and Sound Design

Lucy Mackinnon

Video Design

Stephen Oremus

Music Direction & Vocal Arrangements

Deborah Hecht

Dialect Coach

James Fitzsimmons

Production Stage Manager

Caparelliotis Casting

Casting

Katherine Wallace

Stage Manager

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