![]() ![]() Originally scheduled for the 2020-21 season, the play is no stranger to the stage. ![]() 47th St., is not for the faint of heart but is a masterclass in theater-making and tackling trauma. “ How I Learned to Drive, ” the Manhattan Theatre Club production currently playing at the Samuel J. She begins as Li’l Bit in the present day, after which she folds into the cynical, 17-year-old girl being violated by her uncle. Li’l Bit appears to be a well-endowed woman before she mentions “a man old enough to be -” and doesn’t finish the thought. She is a soft-natured, seasoned woman welcoming us into her space - until she isn’t. She even points out the projected moon that flashes to life at her command. On the minimalist stage, she describes in great detail the scenery of the parking lot overlooking the Beltsville Agricultural Farms in suburban Maryland in 1969. When Tony Award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker walked onstage and delivered this line of dialogue as the character Li’l Bit, the audience instantly learned that this is her story to tell. “Sometimes to tell a secret, you first have to teach a lesson.” Trigger warning: themes of abuse and pedophilia ![]()
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