▁ ▁Vog el ▁explained : ▁"... she ▁intended ▁the ▁play ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁audience ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁for ▁a ▁ride ▁they ▁wouldn ' t ▁ordin arily ▁take , ▁or ▁don ' t ▁even ▁know ▁they ' re ▁taking ." ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁ ▁How ▁I ▁Lear ned ▁to ▁Drive ▁premier ed ▁Off - B road way ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁by ▁the ▁V ine yard ▁Theatre ▁( D oug las ▁A ib el , ▁Art istic ▁Director ; ▁Jon ▁Nak ag awa , ▁Man aging ▁Director ) ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Century ▁Center ▁For ▁The ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Bro ka w , ▁set ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁N arel le ▁S iss ons , ▁cost ume ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁Jess ▁Gold stein , ▁light ing ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁Mark ▁McC ull ough , ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁sound ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁David ▁van ▁T ieg hem . ▁The ▁play ▁had ▁been ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁V ine yard ▁Theatre ▁in ▁February ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁V ine yard ▁Theatre ▁production , ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁D ary l ▁Roth ▁and ▁Roy ▁Gab ay , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Century ▁Theatre ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁original ▁cast : ▁▁ ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁played ▁by ▁Mary - Lou ise ▁Parker ▁ ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck ▁played ▁by ▁David ▁Mor se ▁ ▁Male ▁Greek