Department of Theatre students perform the wildly funny, surprising and devastating tale of survival written by Paula Vogel.
As part of their Pulitzer Prize-winning season, the Department of Theatre at 91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is pleased to present theÌý1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning playÌýHow I Learned to Drive, written by playwright Paula Vogel and directed by Adelphi Adjunct Professor Markus Potter.Ìý This production features the students of the theatre department and will run fromÌýTuesday, October 6 to Sunday, October 11 in the Black Box Theater located at AUPAC, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY.
The co-winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and co-winner of the 1998 Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding play,ÌýHow I Learned to DriveÌýis the devastating yet forgiving of survival seen through the troubling relationship between an older man and a young girl who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel as a sufferer of childhood sexual abuse.
Director Markus Potter’s producing and directing credits includeÌýStalking the BogeymanÌý(off-Broadway-New York Times Critics pick, Outer Critics Award Nomination),ÌýThe Velocity of AutumnÌý(Broadway), among others.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. For more information about all events at AUPAC and to purchase tickets, visit . Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1-6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications DirectorÌý
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu