How I Learned to Drive

Written by Paula Vogel
Directed by Mark Brokaw
With Johanna Day, David Morse, Kerry O'Malley, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Showalter

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’s new play is a wildly funny, surprising and devastating tale of survival, a sexual coming of age through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as seen through the provocative lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older man.

Awards

Winners

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

New York Drama Critics Award – Best Play

Drama Critics Circle Award – Best Play

OBIE Award – Performance: David Morse

OBIE Award – Performance: Mary-Louise Parker

OBIE Award – Direction: Mark Brokaw

OBIE Award – Playwriting: Paula Vogel

Lucille Lortel Award – Outstanding Play

Lucille Lortel Award – Mark Brokaw, Outstanding Director

Lucille Lortel Award – David Morse, Outstanding Lead Actor

Lucille Lortel Award – Mary-Louise Parker, Outstanding Lead Actress

Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Off-Broadway Play

Drama Desk Award – Outstanding New Play

Drama Desk Award – David Morse, Outstanding Actor in a Play

Drama Desk Award – Mark Brokaw, Outstanding Director of a Play

The Best Plays Theater Yearbook (1996-1997)

Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Award – David Morse, Outstanding Actor in a Play

Outer Critics Circle Award – Mary-Louise Parker, Outstanding Actress in a Play

Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE. Photo by Carol Rosegg.