How I Learned to Drive
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How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Paula Vogel that explores themes of sexual abuse, memory, and control through a nonlinear coming-of-age narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How I Learned to Drive canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Paula Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Lucille Lortel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Obie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
direct address to audience
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nonlinear flashbacks ⓘ shifting perspectives ⓘ use of Greek chorus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Greek Chorus
NERFINISHED
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Li’l Bit NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionType | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age play
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drama ⓘ memory play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | audio production ⓘ |
| hasRevival | multiple New York revivals ⓘ |
| hasSubject | driver’s education as metaphor ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of memory plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
control
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family dynamics ⓘ grooming ⓘ manipulation ⓘ memory ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
episodic
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Vineyard Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Vineyard Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeCategory | Drama ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| setting | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
incest
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patriarchy ⓘ pedophilia ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
drama and literature courses
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university theatre programs ⓘ |
| writer | Paula Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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