Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
The New York Times
‘How I Learned to Drive’ Review: Many Miles to Go Before a Reckoning
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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Cast
Mary-Louise Parker
Li’l Bit Original Cast
Mary-Louise Parker recently won the 2021 Tony award for her spectacular run as Bella Baird in Adam Rapp’s THE SOUND INSIDE on Broadway, and will next be seen on stage in the Broadway revival of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, in a role she originated off-Broadway (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination). She can also recently be seen starring in the Netflix limited series COLIN IN BLACK & WHITE opposite Nick Offerman and directed by Ava DuVernay.
She also originated roles in the first productions: PROOF (Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Obie, and New York Magazine Awards, T. Schreiber Award), PRELUDE TO A KISS (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award, The Clarence Derwent Award, Drama Desk nomination), HEISENBERG, THE SNOW GEESE, FOUR DOGS AND A BONE, BABYLON GARDENS and the American premieres of THE ART OF SUCCESS and COMMUNICATING DOORS. Her other theater credits include RECKLESS (where she earned her third Tony Award nomination), HEDDA GABLER, BUS STOP, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, UP IN SARATOGA, HAY FEVER, and others. She was a member of Circle Rep Theater Company and a founding member of the Edge Theater.
Television: WEEDS (Golden Globe award, four additional nominations, three Emmy nominations, six SAG nominations), ANGELS IN AMERICA (Emmy Award, Golden Globe, Satellite Award), THE WEST WING (Emmy nomination), THE ROBBER BRIDE (Emmy nomination), MR. MERCEDES, WHEN WE RISE, BILLIONS, SUGAR TIME, SAINT MAYBE, A PLACE FOR ANNIE and others.
FIlm: RED SPARROW, GOLDEN EXITS, R.I.P.D, RED and RED 2, BEHAVING BADLY, PIPE DREAM, CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN, LONGTIME COMPANION, GRAND CANYON, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, NAKED IN NEW YORK, THE CLIENT, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, BOYS ON THE SIDE, RECKLESS, THE FIVE SENSES SAVED!, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES, RED DRAGON, SOLITARY MAN, HOWL and others.
Also a writer, Mary-Louise was an on-staff contributor at Esquire magazine for over a decade, and has written for The New York Times, O magazine, Bullet, Bust, Hemispheres, The Riveter, In Style, and others. Her first book, Dear Mr. You, was translated into multiple languages, and included on the San Francisco Chronicle’s list of best books of the year. The audio book was nominated for best narration by the Audio Publishers Association.
David Morse
PeckOriginal Cast
David Morse received Emmy nominations for his roles on “House” and HBO’s “John Adams,” and has appeared in numerous television shows, including Emmy-nominated “Escape at Dannemora,” “Hack,” “Treme,” “True Detective,” “Outsiders,” and “St. Elsewhere.” Morse’s film credits include The Green Mile (1999), 16 Blocks (2006), The Hurt Locker (2009), World War Z (2013), and Concussion (2015). A stage veteran, Morse was most recently seen on Broadway in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. His other notable stage performances include the 1984 Los Angeles production of Of Mice and Men; Lanford Wilson’s Redwood Curtain, in which he originated the role of Lyman; Heather MacDonald’s An Almost Holy Picture; the Broadway production of The Seafarer; the Off-Broadway production of The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin; and the original Off-Broadway production of How I Learned to Drive, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Obie Award. He can also be seen in Apple’s “The Morning Show,” HBO’s “The Deuce,” and Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird.” He is represented by UTA, Kipperman Management, and Katz, Golden & Rosenman LLP.
Johanna Day
Female Greek ChorusOriginal Cast
Broadway: The Nap, Sweat (Tony Nomination), You Can’t Take It With You, August: Osage County, Lombardi, Proof (Tony Nomination). Theatre: Floyd’s (Guthrie) Peace for Mary Francis (New Group), Peter and Jerry (Second Stage – Drama Desk Nomination) Appropriate (Signature – Obie Award, The Lilly Award), Poor Behavior (Mark Taper), Realistic Joneses (Yale), Choice (Huntington), The Rainmaker (Arena Stage – Helen Hayes Award), How I Learned to Drive (Vineyard). Television: Bull, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary (5 Years Recurring), For Life, New Amsterdam, The Blacklist, Escape at Dannemora, The Knick, The Americans, Masters of Sex. Film: Worth, The Post, Great Gilley Hopkins, How Far She Went, The Breatharian.
Alyssa May Gold
Teenage Greek Chorus
Alyssa May Gold is thrilled that we are all back together in a theater to share a story, especially this one. Her credits as an actress include: Broadway: Arcadia; Off-Broadway: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (WP Theater/2nd Stage), Julius Caesar, Juliet + Romeo, The Maid’s Tragedy (Pocket Universe), Middle of the Night, Lemon Sky (Keen Company); Film/TV/Web: Rebel in the Rye, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Taking Woodstock, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Law & Order: SVU,” and “You Made It Worse” (which she also wrote/directed). Alyssa is the founder of Pocket Universe, a theater/film production company dedicated to reconsidering and re-imagining classic stories and conventions. BA: NYU Gallatin. MA: LAMDA. Proud Member: Team SMASHY. @heylyssamay/@universepocket
Chris Myers
Male Greek Chorus
Broadway Debut. Selected NY Theater: BLKS (MCC), An Octoroon (Soho Rep; Obie Award), The Winter’s Tale (The Public), Whorl Inside A Loop (Second Stage), On The Grounds of Belonging (The Public), Little Children Dream of God (Roundabout), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Park), War (LCT3), Brownsville Song (LCT3). Selected Regional: Henry IV (Shakespeare Center LA; with Tom Hanks), Fences (McCarter/Long Wharf; Dir: Phylica Rashad), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Theatre DC). TV: “Merry Happy Whatever” (Netflix), “The Resident” (FOX), “Sneaky Pete” (Amazon), “The Good Fight” (CBS), “She’s Gotta Have It” (Netflix; Dir: Spike Lee), “The Breaks” (VH1). Training: Juilliard | chrismyersinc.com | Instagram: @chrismyersinc
Curt Bouril
(u/s Peck)
Broadway: The Boys in the Band (Booth Theatre), Beautiful:The Carole King Musical (Sondheim Theatre), Accent on Youth (MTC), A Man for All Seasons (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: Million Dollar Quartet (NWS), Regrets (MTC). Television: “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO). Love to Kathleen, Timmy and Andy, for saying yes to the journey.
Charles Browning
(u/s Male Greek Chorus)
Last seen In the Southern Breeze at Rattlestick, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner Fairview (Soho Rep, TFANA, Berkeley Rep; Drama Desk nominee). NY: Classical Theater of Harlem, Classic Stage Company, The Piano Lesson, Dreamgirls (Gallery Players). Regional: Virginia Stage Company, Arrow Rock Lyceum, Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare. TV: Hulu’s “Monsterland.” Education: Columbia University (MFA), DePaul University.
Suzy Jane Hunt
(u/s Li’l Bit/Female Greek Chorus)
Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Dead Accounts. TV: Alice on “The Americans,” “Person of Interest,” “The Blacklist,” “Elementary,” “The Good Wife.” Suzy teaches at AMDA and NYU. Her play, If You Ask Her, uses verbatim interviews to investigate female sexuality in America and was produced by NYU in 2021. Thanks Mom and Dad.
Emily Young
(u/s Teenage Greek Chorus)
Broadway: The Boys in the Band (Booth Theatre), Beautiful:The Carole King Musical (Sondheim Theatre), Accent on Youth (MTC), A Man for All Seasons (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: Million Dollar Quartet (NWS), Regrets (MTC). Television: “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO). Love to Kathleen, Timmy and Andy, for saying yes to the journey.
Mary-Louise Parker
Li’l Bit Original Cast
David Morse
PeckOriginal Cast
Johanna Day
Female Greek ChorusOriginal 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)
Creative
Paula Vogel
Playwright
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose plays include Indecent (Tony Award nomination for Best Play), How I Learned to Drive (Pulitzer Prize, Lortel Prize, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, OBIE, and New York Drama Critics Awards for Best Play), 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 War Christmas. She is currently working on three new projects, including Cressida On Top (recently workshopped at CTG and the Goodman), and a new play commissioned by CTG and Second Stage. Lifetime achievement awards include: American Theatre Hall of Fame Award, the Obie Award, and NY Drama Critics Circle Award. She is honored to have three awards dedicated to emerging playwrights in her name: The American College Theatre Festival’s Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting, the Paula Vogel Award given annually by the Vineyard Theatre, and the Paula Vogel Mentor’s Award by Young Playwrights of Philadelphia. Her plays are published in six volumes by TCG Press and she teaches playwriting workshops throughout the United States and abroad. www.paulavogelplaywright.com
Mark Brokaw
Director
Broadway credits include Simon Stephen’s Heisenberg (starring Mary-Louise Parker), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nicky Silver’s The Lyons (starring Linda Lavin), Patrick Marber’s After Miss Julie (starring Sienna Miller and Jonnie Lee Miller), The Constant Wife (starring Lynne Redgrave), Reckless (starring Mary-Louise Parker) and Cry-Baby. Other New York includes the Signature revival of Jesus Hopped the A Train, Paula Vogel’s The Long Christmas Ride Home and How I Learned To Drive (starring Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse), Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero (Playwrights Horizons) and This Is Our Youth (starring Mark Ruffalo, New Group), Douglas Carter Beane’s As Bees In Honey Drown (Drama Dept.), Lisa Kron’s 2.5 Minute Ride (NYSF/Public Theater), and The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas (Vineyard Theatre). Most recently, Mark directed the world premiere of Isamil Khalidi and Naomi Wallace’s stage adaptation of Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer (Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival), and Ashman and Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors (starring Joshua Radnor and Megan Hilty) for the Broadway Center Stage Series at The Kennedy Center. Currently, he is directing Beth Henley’s Lightning (or The Unbuttoning) at New York Stage & Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Artistic Director, Yale Institute for Music Theatre (2009-2017); current SDC Executive Board member and SDC Foundation Trustee.
Rachel Hauck
Scenic Design
Hurricane Diane (NYTW); Othello, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park); The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova); You’ll Still Call Me By Name (Sonya Tayeh/Jacob’s Pillow); Tiny Beautiful Things, Dry Powder (Public); 72 Miles To Go, Amy And The Orphans, On The Exhale (Roundabout); Recipient of Princess Grace and Lilly Awards; Drama Desk, Lortel nominations; OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence.
Dede Ayite
Costume Design
Broadway: A Soldier’s Play, Slave Play, American Son, Children of a Lesser God. Select Off-Broadway: By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Signature); Secret Life of Bees, Marie and Rosetta (Atlantic); The Rolling Stone, The Royale (Lincoln Center); School Girls… (MCC); Toni Stone (Roundabout); Bella: An American Tall Tale (Playwrights Horizons). Worked regionally at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Steppenwolf, Arena Stage and more. Television: Netflix, Comedy Central; FOX Shortcoms. Awards: Obie, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Theatre Bay Area, Jeff Awards, including four Drama Desk nominations.
Mark McCullough
Lighting Design
Designs for opera and theater companies in the United States and abroad. He has lit productions for the Vienna Staatsoper, Bolshoi Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, and La Scala. Among his successes in theater have been the Broadway productions of Outside Mullingar, Jesus Christ Superstar, After Miss Julie, and The American Plan. International theatre credits include Der Besuch Der Alten Dame (Ronacher Theatre, Vienna) and Rebecca (Palladium Theatre, Stuttgart). Future engagements include Porgy and Bess Opera Australia, The Sound of Music and Die Feen at the Glimmerglass Festival.
David Van Tieghem
Original Music and Sound Design
Select Broadway: Burn This, Doubt, Heisenberg, The Gin Game, The Lyons, Romeo and Juliet, The Big Knife, Reckless, Arcadia, The Normal Heart, After Miss Julie, A Behanding in Spokane, A Man for All Seasons, Inherit the Wind. Off-Broadway: Wit, Incognito, Plenty, How I Learned to Drive, The Grey Zone. Dance: Twyla Tharp, STREB, Doug Varone, Pilobolus. Film/TV: Buried Prayers, Working Girls, “Penn & Teller.” Percussionist: Laurie Anderson, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Arthur Russell. CDs: “Thrown for a Loop,” “Strange Cargo,” “Safety in Numbers,” “These Things Happen.” www.vantieghem.com
Lucy Mackinnon
Video Design
LUCY MACKINNON is a video designer, motion graphics artist, and illustrator. Broadway credits include Jagged Little Pill, The Rose Tattoo, Lifespan of a Fact, Six Degrees of Separation, and Deaf West’s revival of Spring Awakening. Recent Off-Broadway credits include Unknown Soldier (Playwrights Horizons), A Bright Room Called Day (Public Theater), White Noise (Public Theater), The Mother (Atlantic Theater Company), After the Blast (Lincoln Center), The Treasurer (Playwrights Horizons), and Yen (MCC).
Stephen Oremus
Music Direction & Vocal Arrangements
Broadway/worldwide as Music Supervisor/Arranger and/or Orchestrator: Frozen, Kinky Boots (Tony and Grammy Awards), The Book of Mormon (Tony, Drama Desk, and Grammy Awards), Wicked, Avenue Q, All Shook Up, and 9 to 5: The Musical. Off-Broadway: tick, tick…BOOM!; The Wild Party (MTC). Film: vocal arranger/conductor for the Disney films Frozen and Frozen 2; string arrangements/conductor of Lady Gaga’s “I’ll Never Love Again” and “Til It Happens to You.” TV: music director of the 2015 Oscars, “The Wiz Live!” (NBC), and “Rent Live!” (FOX).
Deborah Hecht
Dialect Coach
Broadway: over 90 productions including The Ferryman, Saint Joan, Angels in America, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Our Mother’s Brief Affair, The Little Foxes, Fool for Love, King and I, Cabaret. Off-Broadway: Signature Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Vineyard Theatre, Second Stage Theater, others. Regional: Hartford Stage, Yale Rep, Seattle Rep, many others. England: RSC, Royal National. Film/TV: “Fosse/Verdon,” All the Money in the World, Under the Skin, many others. Faculty: Juilliard. More on ibdb.com.
James Fitzsimmons
Production Stage Manager
How I Learned To Drive marks Fitz’s 20th production for MTC, most recently having stage managed The Height Of The Storm. He has stage managed 23 Broadway productions, including the recent Tony-nominated Hillary and Clinton and Bernhardt/Hamlet and the Tony-winning The Boys in the Band. More than 30 Off-Broadway and regional productions. Thank you to Kate and Tia for all their support.
Caparelliotis Casting
Casting
Select Broadway: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; The Minutes; King Lear; Hillary and Clinton; Ink; Waverly Gallery; Boys in the Band; Three Tall Women; Meteor Shower; Doll’s House, Part 2; August Wilson’s Jitney. Additional: Signature, Atlantic, Ars Nova, Old Globe, McCarter, Goodman, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Arena. TV: “New Amsterdam” (NBC).
Katherine Wallace
Stage Manager
Most recently: the Chicago company of Hamilton. Previous MTC: The Father. Other Broadway: Mean Girls, Peter and the Starcatcher, Other Desert Cities, After Miss Julie, A Man for All Seasons. Off-Broadway: Too Heavy For Your Pocket (Roundabout), The End of Longing (MCC), Joan of Arc: Into The Fire (The Public), Ride the Cyclone (MCC), Permission (MCC), Here Lies Love (The Public). Thanks to Fitz and Tia. Love to Chris.
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
