The Long Christmas Ride Home

by Paula Vogel

Directed by Tessara Morgan Farley

December 5-21, 2025

Past, present, and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life.

CONTENT WARNING: This play contains portrayals of domestic violence and abuse, alcoholism, homophobia and AIDS, anti-Semitic language, profanity, depression and attempted suicide, sexual content, and one use of outdated and offensive language referring to disability.

This play is recommended for high schoolers and older; parent discretion is advised. This play is not appropriate for young children.