Malibu Stage Company will present its final offering in the 2009-2010 season with Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “How I Learned to Drive,” opening April 30 and playing through May 23.
The play, directed by Emmy Award-winner Veronica Brady, tells the story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel.
“It is the sweetest and most forgiving play ever written about a taboo subject matter,” Brady said in a press release. “Paula Vogel is one of the great American playwrights of our time.”
Brady said she is delighted to have the opportunity to work on this play because of her history with the Vogel, who currently heads the prestigious department at Yale University.
“The very first play I ever directed back in college was Paula’s first play,” Brady said. “I feel an attachment to her work. ‘How I Learned to Drive’ is a director’s dream. It’s flawless, it moves at a breakneck pace and a whole life is revealed in less than 60 pages. It’s extraordinary!”
The five cast members include Tara Buck, a re-occurring character on HBO’s “True Blood;” Nick Stabile, a veteran of theatre, film and many TV shows; Tricia Small, who recently starred in “High Fidelity;” Clayton B. Hodges, a New York transplant with extensive theatre, film and TV credits; and Coco Walker, seen on the hit show, “The Mentalist.”
Stabile, Small and Walker are all Malibu residents.
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can by purchased by calling 310.589.1998 or at www.brownpapertickets.com. More information can be obtained at www.malibustagecompany.org.