Kelly Leo
The best thing I can say about playing Lil' Bit again is ... it feels like striking gold twice. A dream role, a dream play, a dream company to do it with. I am surprised at how much I remember the emotional life of Lil' Bit, at how fast the lines are coming back. I guess the character has always touched my soul, and she is quickly crawling back in. Now I am the true age of the narrating Lil' Bit, I have a daughter, and I think these will both impact my performance.

Paul Borrillo
I am older and I am more patient as a person and as an actor. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to come back to this piece. I find Paula Vogel's writing amazing. There is such honesty, complexity, intrigue, courage, heart and passion in the script. There is not a scene I don't look forward to playing. I am looking forward to working with a stellar cast again. Kelly is the consummate professional who is with you every moment on stage. Denise Perry and Melanie Owens are great actresses and great people. It will be a blast to work with them again. Chip Walton and I have not worked on a show together in years and he is always great to work with. But above all, it will be nice to play at the Acoma again. The audiences are growing and they are smart. They like a good challenge and they will get one with How I Learned to Drive.

Melanie Owen Padilla
When I got the phone call from Chip about re-mounting How I learned to Drive, I was so excited that I was giggling to myself in front of everyone on the Light Rail platform! I am very honored and excited to come back to Curious and do Drive because, 10 years ago, Drive was my first big jump into the theatre world. Since then, both Paula Vogel and Curious have been a big part of how I define who I am as a theatre artist. The intellect of Vogel's plays and the intelligence with which Chip and the other Curious directors approach every play they do have made me strive to be an artist who doesn't settle for fluff, but who is not afraid to delve into the uncomfortable issues in our society and hold them up to the public so that silence on the issues can no longer exist. I really look forward to being on stage again in this amazing play with the wonderful cast I worked with before to revisit "old" material with fresh new perspective.

Denise Olson
Ten more years of life experience has led to a more calm, understanding approach to this whole crazy business. I worry less about everything and concentrate on the job I'm doing, just grateful for the chance to do what I love. I remember most the laughter being so raucous at moments, then changing so quickly to stunned silence as the enormity of the situation sank in. The opportunity to do the role again - such a rare thing to play a role you love so much twice in your lifetime!

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