Robin Morgan:
The "otherizing" of women is the oldest oppression known to our species, and it's the model, the template, for all other oppressions.

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For more information, contact:
Stacey Poirier
612-207-3659
spoirier@theatreunbound.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2008

THEATRE UNBOUND PUSHES THE LIMIT WITH
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
"Are you beginning to see how [this] is the best show in town ...?
It is!" - The New York Post

Theatre Unbound presents Paula Vogel's wildly funny, yet devastating tale of sexual abuse, How I Learned to Drive, November 7-23, 2008.

"This play will make your toes curl," says Unbound Artistic Director Stacey Poirier. "We've never had such heated debate over the content of a script. It's going to generate a lot of interesting discussion on the way home. Definitely a show for mature audiences."

How I Learned to Drive runs November 7-23, 2008 at the Neighborhood House at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street East in St. Paul (see show calendar below). Ticket prices are on a sliding scale from $10-$25. Reservations: 612-721-1186 or order online at www.theatreunbound.com.

Nightpath Theatre founder Maggie Scanlan directs the show. "The play insists upon being rendered with a delicate balance," says Scanlan. "At turns tragic, painful, and hysterically funny, Vogel's tale explores with an edgy poignancy a harrowing journey towards forgiveness and understanding."

Straight from the San Francisco improv/stand-up scene comes actor Samantha Maronek, who portrays Li'l Bit, the tragic heroine. Eric Knutson (Commonweal Theatre Company) is the charming and obsessed Uncle Peck, Sheila Regan (Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Live Action Set), Christopher Kehoe (Illusion Theater, Theatre Pro Rata), and Sasha Walloch (Pangea World Theater) round out the cast as the Greek Chorus.

How I Learned to Drive won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It has seen hundreds of productions across North America, Japan, Scandinavia, Germany, and South Africa.

PERFORMANCES

ABOUT OUR NEW HOME

The Neighborhood House
at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East
St. Paul, MN 55107

The Neighborhood House features a brand new, state-of-the-art auditorium, FREE off street parking, handicapped accessibility, and walking distance to restaurants in the Westside neighborhood of St. Paul.

ABOUT THEATRE UNBOUND

Theatre Unbound produces high quality, visionary theatre created by women - powerful stories that represent women in active pursuit of their goals and desires; female perspectives on universal struggles and achievements.

In 1999 seven Twin Cities women theatre artists formed Theatre Unbound with one intention - to tell women's stories. We created a space for these stories by producing the works of women playwrights, unleashing the visions of women directors, and broadening the scope of female characters seen on the stage.

The company is very excited to announce their new partnership with the Neighborhood House, and our 2007-08 season bringing new stories to a new stage.

ADDITIONAL THEATRE UNBOUND PRODUCTIONS PLANNED FOR 2008/2009 SEASON

24 Hour Play Project and Benefit Gala
Over 40 Twin Cities Playwrights, Directors, and Actors dazzle us every year with six new short plays written, rehearsed, and propelled onto the stage. The catch? They only have 24 hours to do it! Plus food and drink. a silent auction, and guest host Shanan Wexler from Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop.

Quilters
By Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
A rich mosaic of music and drama that capture the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenges and abiding reward of frontier life and the creative power of the women who lived it.

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