FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2000 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher DRAKE THEATRE TO PRESENT 'HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE' Drake University Theatre's production of "How I Learned To Drive" will open at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in Studio 55 of the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue. Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Paula Vogel's "How I Learned To Drive" is both a poignant and powerfully disturbing look at the nature of love. The play contains material intended for an adult audience and may be inappropriate for children. "In Vogel's work we see the power love has at once to redeem and destroy," said director Michael Rothmayer, instructor of theatre arts at Drake. "In the words of the author, the play is, in essence, a story similar to Vladimir Nabokov's 'Lolita,' yet told from the woman's point of view. "This play forces us to examine boundaries and delineate what is appropriate, acceptable and allowed from what is inappropriate, unacceptable and forbidden," Rothmayer added. "Through a series of vignettes, we travel backward through time to explore the relationship between a woman, an adolescent, a young girl and the first man she ever loved." Performances start at 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 9 and 10. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens and free with a Drake ID. Reservations are required due to limited seating. For reservations, call the Drake Fine Arts Box Office at (515) 271-3841.