“How I learned to Drive,” Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a woman who learns about life through driving lessons from an uncle who sexually abuses her, will continue until March 25.

Directed by graduate student Barbara Norris, a CSUS theatre and dance graduate student, “How I learned to Drive” tells the story about a woman in her late 30s called Li’l Bit, who focuses on her experiences growing up in Maryland in the 1960s-1970s.

“There are many things that fascinate me about this play,” Norris said. “For instance, Vogel’s use of humor. It’s such a serious subject and yet in many ways this play is a rollicking comedy.”

The play features performances by Monica Veja, Bill Powers, Tami Bennet, Tanya Dailey, and Justin Pickerskill.

Performance times will be at 8p.m., Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.

The play contains adult themes and is suggested for mature audiences and while it addresses a serious topic, it is also presented in a deliberately joking manner.

“How I learned to Drive” is a free event co-sponsored by the CSUS Women’s Resource Center and the department of theatre and dance and will be in the Studio Theater in Shasta Hall.

“I am really glad we were able to work with the theatre and dance department,” says Pat Grady, Women’s Resource Center coordinator. “This is the first year that we are co-producing a play with feminist themes that will be directed by a graduate student. It’s great that we are able to support a student production.”