The story felt very human. Annie Baker has found the perfect setting for her brand of awkward, uncomfortably human dark comedy: an acting class. Its kind of amazing to see how much weve all grown and changed, but I think we can all remember that first day when we all met each other in freshman year, Mark said. She said they were all important, and I think they did add to the humanity of the play, but there were so many! But these people, who spend a lot of their time onstage looking at physical mirrors as well as metaphorical ones, have been doing everything they can to avoid looking carefully. i could have seen this during undergrad because i vaguely remember this was put on by my school's theater program but i worry that if i had then i would have had annie baker preemptively ruined for me lol. But it seems Baker wants to remind us that if we want a better world, we first need to acknowledge how awful weve been being to each other. Apr. This very focused approach really honors the setting, and the setting of Circle Mirror Transformation is really key to its themes. "This revival of [Circle Mirror Transformation] is performed with richly layered compassion The director Bijan Sheibani tenderly holds . Marty (Heather Shepardson) and James (Ray Martin) star in "Circle Mirror Transformation." Baker's play debuted in 2009 and won the Obie Award for best new American play. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Directed by Ciera Eis. "[11], In an interview in 2011, she explained that, "like many of her works, Circle Mirror grew out of research, contemplation and 'fragments of ideas.' Its a simple but powerful scene, but it starts really slowly. From reading. Circle Mirror Transformation Our 511 th Production By Annie Baker Directed by Loretta Lucy Miller January 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 2018 Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m. I could hear who among my fellow spectators had taken such a class by the knowing laughter we shared at those familiar moments.