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“How I Learned To Drive”  -- the  Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel --  will be performed at South Mountain Community College Jan. 24 – 27. 

SMCC’s Theatre Department begins the Spring 2008 semester with this personal story that uses a palette of wild humor and startling honesty.

The play will run Jan. 24, 25, and 26 at 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre (PAC 725) of SMCC, 7050 S. 24th St.  Tickets are $10 and are available at www.showup.com.

The play is recommended for mature audiences.
 
Playwright Paula Vogel’s protagonist, Li’l Bit, must navigate her own course as she learns the complex rules of the road and the subtle differences between being in control and allowing someone else to sit in the driver's seat.  The play, set on the bumpy roads of rural Maryland in the 1960’s and 70’s, journeys through unexpected twists and turns to weave a tale that is ultimately about forgiveness and survival.
 
Directing the play is A. Beck -- a local specialist in the field of Theatre for Social Change and a non-profit social services director.   Beck holds a B.A. in Theatre and English from Doane College, is a graduate of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre for Youth.  She was awarded the 2006 ASU Faculty Women’s Association Distinguished Achievement Award for a Master’s Candidate, the Herberger College of Fine Arts’ Collegiate Community Partnership Award, and Echo Magazine’s Ten of Tomorrow – Top Ten under-30 years of age in Phoenix, AZ (2005). She is the founder and director of QSpeak Theatre for LGBTQ youth and their straight allies, and has served as the Director of 1n10 since January 2006.