Podcasts about Circle Mirror Transformation

Annemieke Bosman in gesprek met regisseur Loek de Bakker. De Bakker regisseert momenteel voor Toneelschuurproducties de voorstelling Circle Mirror Transformation van de Amerikaanse toneelschrijver en Pulitzer Prize-winnaar Annie Baker. Vijf totaal verschillende mensen volgen zes weken lang een theatercursus in het lokale buurthuis. Onder leiding van docent Marti doen de cursisten schijnbaar onschuldige oefeningen en rollenspellen. Wat begint als een speelse training, verandert al snel in een onthullend proces waarin de deelnemers steeds meer van zichzelf laten zien.  Loek de Bakker studeerde in 2016 af aan de regie­op­lei­ding van de Toneel­aca­demie Maastricht met een eigen­zin­nige versie van Ibsens Hedda Gabler. Hij regisseerde bij Toneel­schuur Producties Starring #21: Dorian Gray: Dorian Gray, gebaseerd op de roman van Oscar Wilde en maakte een eigen versie van Virginia Woolfs Orlando bij Toneel­schuur Producties. Loek de Bakker maakt beeldend sensitief theater met veel gevoel voor vorm.

Rory Gallagher: Calling Card - Circle Mirror Transformation - Album Reviews

Chat with the actress about her role in the Annie Baker play ‘Circle Mirror Transformation' at the Gate Theatre, her parents and the family acting dynasty and her early plans to be a professional flute player Further details: https://www.gatetheatre.ie/

The Chester Theatre Company's production of “Circle Mirror Transformation” by Annie Baker opens tomorrow night and runs through August 20. The play is directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer.

Dan & Buz on threats to democracy; MTA Pres Max Page on the need for equity & inclusion in public higher ed; Daniel Kramer on the Chester Theatre Company's “Circle Mirror Transformation;” Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman & Communications Director Brianna Sunryd on housing, roads, and relations with colleges

Where are we today? Where do we want to be in the future? How do we get there? On today's episode we hear stories from Theresa Beauchamp and Delin Ruhl, two people who've taken action in moments of injustice. Our guests share their remarkable tales of standing up against oppression, whether that confrontation happens behind the lines of a phone bank or face to face in the streets. Theresa Beauchamp (she/her) is a retired family practice Physician Assistant and full-time political activist focused on reproductive and racial justice and the fight against voter suppression. Boogie boarding, e-biking with her husband, live theatre, hiking in the Sierras and playing with her grandchildren rejuvenate her along her journey as a lifelong activist. Delin Ruhl (they/them) is a musician and storyteller based out of Portland, OR. Locally, Dell plays alto saxophone for the Carroll Raum Swing Orchestra, and flute for the group Jump Up Pup. They have also played whistle and bodhran with the group Possibly Irish at Enchanted Forest, and enjoy performing original sets at venues like The Ranger Station and Floyd's Coffee. Theater credits include Is He Dead? and The Glass Menagerie (Hawai‘i Pacific University), for which they received a Hawai‘i State Theater Association Po‘okela Award for Leading Actor. Regional theater credits include A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre), Circle Mirror Transformation; Mauritius (Hawai‘i Repertory Theater), and Someone Else's Slippas (The Arts at Mark's Garage). Offstage, they can often be found debating with their parrot, snuggling their 20-pound Flemish Giant rabbit, or writing limericks.

In this episode, Scott Parsons, along with co-hosts Aaron Skolfield and Jon Potter, discuss what it means to “become” a theatrical character. They are joined by Daniel Rennie, a local actor and friend of the podcast who is known for his larger than life character roles on stage. Together they will explore the concept of “becoming” using specific examples from Dan's life and theatrical resume. They will also play a game and talk about Daniel's upcoming role in OHMPAA's Circle Mirror Transformation.

This is a replay of my thoughts and reflections after a heartfelt run of the play Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore Arts in November of 2020 - before Covid. SYNOPSIS In the small town of Shirley, Vermont, five strangers gather in a dance studio to embark on a unique journey together in a creative drama class for adults. Taught by Marty, their free-spirited and supportive leader, the group -- Schultz, a recently divorced, emotionally vulnerable carpenter, Teresa, an earnest and vibrant former actress, James, Marty's quiet and genial husband, and Lauren, a reserved and self-conscious high schooler -- move through a series of acting exercises, ranging from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. In this one small room, through these few seemingly trivial games, quiet wars are waged, emotional wounds are nursed, and healing is finally, slowly, able to begin. In Annie Baker's quiet masterpiece, Circle Mirror Transformation, the audience takes a transcendent journey through the mundane into the profound. _____________________________________________________________ Music by Carly Ozard: https://carlyozard.com Green Room on Air Web Site: http://raysgreenroom.com Contact: greenroomonair@gmail.com

Alaine Alldaffer | Casting Director at Playwrights HorizonsAlaine Alldaffer has cast theatre and television for over [25] years. She has received 12 Artios Award Nominations, and 2 wins, for Excellence in Casting. Alaine proudly serves as Casting Director for Playwrights Horizons, a position she has held for more than two decades, casting well over 100 productions throughout her tenure and working with some of the most respected playwrights in the industry including Billy Porter, Annie Baker, Bruce Norris, Christopher Durang, Craig Lucas, Sarah Ruhl, Gina Gionfriddo, Lynn Nottage, Richard Nelson, Robert O'Hara, Danai Gurina, Dominique Morisseau, Heidi Schreck and Theresa Rebeck.Playwrights Horizons casting credits include: A STRANGE LOOP (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020), HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Lortel award for best play) GREY GARDENS with Christine Ebersole (also cast the Broadway transfer); CLYBOURNE PARK with Jeremy Shamos, Annie Parisse and Frank Wood (also cast the Broadway transfer); LOG CABIN by Jordan Harrison with Jesse Tyler Ferguson directed by Pam McKinnon. CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION with Reed Birney, Tracee Chimo, Peter Friedman, Deirdre O'Connell and Heidi Schreck (Drama Desk and Obie Awards for Best Ensemble as well as an Artios Award for Casting); THE FLICK with Louisa Krause, Matthew Maher and Aaron Clifton Moten; DETROIT with David Schwimmer, Amy Ryan and John Cullum; RAPTURE BLISTER BURN with Amy Brenneman; DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE with Mary Louise Parker and RODNEY'S WIFE with David Strathairn and Jessica Chastain. A LIFE with David Hyde Pierce.Other casting credits include: BETHANY with America Ferrera (Women's Project Theater) and EVERY TONGUE CONFESS with Phylicia Rashad.Film and Television credits include: "Ed" for NBC and "Monk" for USA., "Buddy and Grace" directed by Claudia Meyers. In addition to her work with Playwrights Horizons, Alaine also casts for regional theaters including The Huntington Theatre in Boston, The Alley Theatre in Houston, Arena Stage and Studio Theatre in DC, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Rep., ACT, Berkeley Rep., and People's Light Theatre in Philadelphia, Two Rivers in NJ, Old Globe San Diego and the Goodman in Chicago.She is also a popular acting teacher, teaching acting classes at Columbia, NYU, The New School and Rutgers. Not to mention sold out acting workshops in New York City and around the country.

As we close the show Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore Arts, I reflect on the play and my experiences with it with it.   Music by Carly Ozard: https://carlyozard.com Green Room on Air Web Site: http://raysgreenroom.com

Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker Directed by Misty Megia Livermore Arts Tickets: https://lvpac.org/ Synopsis: When four lost New Englanders enroll in Marty's six-week-long community center drama class and begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. Circle Mirror Transformation is a charming and beautifully-crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet. Taught by Marty, their free-spirited and supportive leader, the group — Schultz, a recently divorced, emotionally vulnerable carpenter, Teresa, an earnest and vibrant former actress, James, Marty's quiet and genial husband, and Lauren, a reserved and self-conscious high schooler — move through a series of acting exercises, ranging from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. Over the course of the seemingly trivial games, their emotional wounds are revealed, nursed, and healing slowly begins. Winner of the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play, Annie Baker's quiet masterpiece explores the human condition and the subtle yet powerfully transforming effect we have on others through our words and indirect actions. Directed by Misty Megia, Circle Mirror Transformation will run for eight performances at the Bothwell Arts Center from November 15-24, 2019. The East End of the Bothwell Arts Center provides the perfect setting for the play which is set in a similar community center in Vermont. Megia directed last year's acclaimed production of RED by John Logan at the Bankhead Theater, the first play self-produced by Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. Read an interview with Misty Megia here. “Annie Baker's play is an absolute feast… the kind of unheralded gem that sends people into the streets babbling and bright-eyed with the desire to spread the word…”—New York Times __________________ Green Room on Air Web Site Carly Ozard provides the music for this episode    

The Two Show Day. CAST Rebecca Davis (Theresa) recently appeared as Christine Daaé in the Ohlone College/Stage 1 Theatre production of “Phantom of the Opera.” Other favorite credits include Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Laurey Williams in “Oklahoma!” at Altarena Playhouse, and Abigail Adams in “1776” for Tri-Valley Valley Theatre. Rebecca spends her free time hiking, playing video games, and eating all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. John Girot* (Shultz) make his debut with LVPAC in Circle Mirror Transformation. Recent credits include A Few Good Men (Hillbarn Theatre), Fifth of July (Aurora Theatre Company), Arcadia (Jewel Theatre Company). He has worked locally with Central Works, EXIT Theatre, Berkeley Theater Project, and PlayGround. John is a proud Bay Area native and member of Actors' Equity Association. He lives in Oakland with his wife and two daughters. Emma Nelson (Lauren) is so pumped to be part of the cast and crew of Circle Mirror Transformation. She loves to act, and has been doing it since she was about eight, thanks to her encouraging parents. So far, she has been in shows in and outside of Dublin High School, and one student film. She loves strawberries, rollerblading, and the color yellow. As a senior, she is remembering to take time for these little things in life while preparing for the next steps in pursuing a career in film. Ray Renati* (James) has performed in major Bay Area and London theaters, as well as in several independent films and TV programs. Favorite stage roles include Henry Higgins in Pygmalion, Arthur in Superior Donuts and Neil in The Quality of Life, Burton in Burn This, Lee in True West, and Antonio in The Merchant of Venice. Ray studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he earned a certificate in Acting Shakespeare. Ray is a co-founder of the Pear Theatre in Mountain View and a proud member of Actors' Equity. His theatre podcast is Green Room on Air (raysgreenroom.com). Rhonda Taylor (Marty) recently appeared as Jacqueline in “Don't Dress for Dinner” and Morticia in “The Addams Family Musical” both with Chanticleers Theater. Rhonda, a long time Pleasanton resident, has been active in community theater for over 20 years. Some of her favorite credits include Louise in “Always Patsy Cline,” Gloria in “Boeing, Boeing,” Evy in “The Gingerbread Lady.” Rhonda is a lead singer for The Pushbacks, a local classic-rock cover band and has her own jewelry design business called Under a Gypsy Moon.

Opening night of Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore arts. https://lvpac.org/event/circle-mirror-transformation/2019-11-15/ CAST Rebecca Davis (Theresa) recently appeared as Christine Daaé in the Ohlone College/Stage 1 Theatre production of “Phantom of the Opera.” Other favorite credits include Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Laurey Williams in “Oklahoma!” at Altarena Playhouse, and Abigail Adams in “1776” for Tri-Valley Valley Theatre. Rebecca spends her free time hiking, playing video games, and eating all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. John Girot* (Shultz) make his debut with LVPAC in Circle Mirror Transformation. Recent credits include A Few Good Men (Hillbarn Theatre), Fifth of July (Aurora Theatre Company), Arcadia (Jewel Theatre Company). He has worked locally with Central Works, EXIT Theatre, Berkeley Theater Project, and PlayGround. John is a proud Bay Area native and member of Actors' Equity Association. He lives in Oakland with his wife and two daughters. Emma Nelson (Lauren) is so pumped to be part of the cast and crew of Circle Mirror Transformation. She loves to act, and has been doing it since she was about eight, thanks to her encouraging parents. So far, she has been in shows in and outside of Dublin High School, and one student film. She loves strawberries, rollerblading, and the color yellow. As a senior, she is remembering to take time for these little things in life while preparing for the next steps in pursuing a career in film. Ray Renati* (James) has performed in major Bay Area and London theaters, as well as in several independent films and TV programs. Favorite stage roles include Henry Higgins in Pygmalion, Arthur in Superior Donuts and Neil in The Quality of Life, Burton in Burn This, Lee in True West, and Antonio in The Merchant of Venice. Ray studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he earned a certificate in Acting Shakespeare. Ray is a co-founder of the Pear Theatre in Mountain View and a proud member of Actors' Equity. His theatre podcast is Green Room on Air (raysgreenroom.com). Rhonda Taylor (Marty) recently appeared as Jacqueline in “Don't Dress for Dinner” and Morticia in “The Addams Family Musical” both with Chanticleers Theater. Rhonda, a long time Pleasanton resident, has been active in community theater for over 20 years. Some of her favorite credits include Louise in “Always Patsy Cline,” Gloria in “Boeing, Boeing,” Evy in “The Gingerbread Lady.” Rhonda is a lead singer for The Pushbacks, a local classic-rock cover band and has her own jewelry design business called Under a Gypsy Moon.

The first dress rehearsal for Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore Arts

Driving home from rehearsal of “Circle Mirror Transformation” in Livermore, CA.

Regional: The Three Musketeers, Romeo and Juliet (Denver Center Theatre Company); Othello, Julius Caesar, The Man in the Iron Mask, Henry IV, Parts One and Two(Shakespeare Santa Cruz); Circle Mirror Transformation, No Man’s Lands, Seven Guitars, Invisible Hand, The Duchess of Malfi (Artists Repertory Theatre); A Lesson Before Dying; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Master Harold . . . and the Boys (Profiles Theatre Company); Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Pinocchio, El Zorrito, Peter Pan(Northwest Children’s Theater); Lorca in a Green Dress; Adriente Paciencia; Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Miracle Theatre); Charlotte’s Web, Tuck Everlasting, BFG, Holes, Cyrano (Oregon Children’s Theatre).Other credits: Associate artist in composition, Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Awards: 2000–2001 Drammy, Sound Design and Composition, for a season of outstanding work at multiple theatres; 2001–2002 Drammy in Composition (Tuck Everlasting); 2004 Drammy in Composition (Lorca in a Green Dress). Education: MA, Music, Manhattan School of Music; BA, Music, University of Arizona.

In Season 1, Jackson and Jacob discussed Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize winning script "The Flick." Now, in Season 2, they turn to one of her earlier, better known works. "Circle Mirror Transformation" is a delightful, touching look at a community center theatre class. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob break down Baker's use of silence and subtext.   ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast   We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------

Welcome to ‘Identify Yourself’! The podcast in which we investigate what makes up our cultural identities in an increasingly diverse and connected society. Our first episode explores the experience of living as a foreigner with guests Selma Alkaff, Lauren Ferrera, Rosanna Hyland and Abby Ryan. Selma is a Singaporean actor currently studying at Central School of Speech and Drama. Her precious work includes Circle Mirror Transformation and Dragonflies. Lauren Ferreira is a musical theatre performer and recently appeared in Peter Pan at the Sunderland Empire. Rosanna Hyland is an actor having previously appeared in School of Rock, Urinetown and Sister Act. Abby Ryan is an A level student hoping to pursue medicine at university. ‘Identify Yourself’ is created by Clancy Ryan. Music is by Melissa Lowe.

The reviews for our new production of Circle Mirror Transformation are in... the verdict? Not to be missed! Here's what audiences have been saying... Circle Mirror Transformation runs from Fri 02 - Sat 17 March. Find out more and book tickets here http://bit.ly/2si22xt

Pullitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation is being revived by director Bijan Sheibani for HOME Manchester in March 2018. Set in a creative drama class in a community centre in Vermont, the cast comprises Amelia Bullmore as Marty, Anthony Ofoegbu as James, Sian Clifford as Theresa, Con O’Neill as Schultz and Yasmin Paige as Lauren. Just over a week before the production opened, BTG editor David Chadderton spoke to Sian Clifford and Anthony Ofoegbu during their lunch break from rehearsals about the play, meta-acting, accents, pauses and hula-hooping. Circle Mirror Transformation runs at HOME Manchester from 2 to 17 March 2018.

For the second season of Policy at the Playhouse, we're switching things up. Rather than addressing one performance of one play, we'll be looking at the larger themes in theatre as it can pertain to our civic lives. This episode will look at how two plays being performed here on campus this Fall: Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl, and Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker. In this episode, Aubrey Hicks, Oliver Mayer, Christopher Shaw, and John Sonego examine "how, over time, the rituals that we enact color, reflect, refract back upon who we are, at any time - politically, culturally," as Oliver points out so poetically. These two plays feature characters whose creative work reflects back onto their civic and personal lives. Will these plays, theatre in general, help a polarized country learn to spend time with each other, and listen? Can theatre help us make order from chaos? What can they reflect about America today? For more, check out the showpage (https://bedrosian.usc.edu/policy-playhouse/metatheatre-reflections-and-civic-life)

Reed Birney just won Tony Award for his role as Erik in Stephen Karam's play, THE HUMANS, at The Helen Hayes Theater in New York. Last season, Reed Birney appeared in New York Halley Feiffer's I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD (Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk Award nominations) at The Atlantic Theater and Clare Barron's YOU GOT OLDER (Drama Desk Award nomination) at Here Arts Center. He won a Drama Desk award and was nominated for a Tony for his performance as Charlotte in Harvey Fierstein's CASA VALENTINA. He was Hubert Humphrey the A.R.T. production of ALL THE WAY with Bryan Cranston. His Broadway debut was in 1977 in Albert Innauratoʼs GEMINI. In 2012 he returned to Broadway in the Roundabout revival of PICNIC. In 2011, he received a Special Drama Desk Award honoring his career as an actor. Recent productions: CORE VALUES at Ars Nova, HAPGOOD at Williamstown Theater Festival, Annie Baker's translation of UNCLE VANYA (Soho Rep-Drama Desk Nomination), Kim Rosenstockʼs TIGERS BE STILL and David West Readʼs THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY (Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nominations), both at The Roundabout Underground, and Adam Bockʼs A SMALL FIRE at Playwrights Horizons. He was Ian in the New York premiere of Sarah Kaneʼs BLASTED in 2008 at Soho Rep (Drama Desk Award nomination.) He received an OBIE and Drama Desk Award for his performance in Annie Bakerʼs CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION also at Playwrights Horizons. He was Tony Blair in the acclaimed Public Theater production of STUFF HAPPENS. Other notable performances include the world premiere of Tony Kushnerʼs revised HOMEBODY/KABUL at Steppenwolf, The Mark Taper Forum and BAM; Tracy Letts' BUG (OBIE award) at The Barrow Street Theater; THE COMMON PURSUIT at the Promenade Theater; Gaev in THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Williamstown Theater Festival. He made his film debut in Arthur Penn and Steve Tesichʼs FOUR FRIENDS, and has appeared in Clint Eastwoodʼs CHANGELING, MORNING GLORY and Jeff Lipskyʼs TWELVE THIRTY, MOLLYʼS THEORY OF RELATIVITY, and MAD WOMEN, and with Kristen Wiig in THE GIRL MOST LIKELY. He is Rep. Donald Blythe on the Netflix series, "House of Cards" and can be seen as Patti LuPone's husband in HBO's "Girls." Other recent TV appearances include "Blue Bloods,” as Tom Connolly on "The Blacklist" and NBCʼs “American Odyssey.” On the web, he is in the series “Whatʼs Your Emergency?” He won a 2006 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Performance and in 2011 Actors' Equity awarded him the Richard Seff Award. He has taught acting at Columbia University and The Scott Freeman Studio. He is married to actress Constance Shulman and they have two children, Ephraim and Gus, who are both actors. 

In episode #24 of Olympia Pop Rocks, we interview Hannah Eklund, director of the play Circle Mirror Transformation, which is open this weekend at The Olympia Little Theater. We talk about the play, how Olympia has (or has not) changed since this local has grown up as well as revealing who is "on notice". Also, we finish up the Star Wars Virgin Series for one last listen to Doc Hollywood to get his and our impression of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Island Theatre at the Bainbridge Library will present "Circle Mirror Transformation" by playwright Annie Baker, on June 21 and 22 at 7:30 pm.  There is no charge for the event. The dramatic reading is directed by Rozzella Kolbegger, who is interviewed in this podcast by BCB's Lyssa Danehy deHart. Island Theatre at the Library is a performance series held bi-monthly on the third Saturday and Sunday of the performance months of February, April, June, October and December. These performances are presented in a stripped down staging with script in hand and a minimum of production (i.e., costumes, sets, props) to concentrate on the literature of the dramatic canon, both modern and classic. The contained space and immediacy of the drama has an intensity that rivals fully produced presentations. In this podcast, Rozella Kolbeggar explains that Circle Mirror Transformation takes place in an artsy small town. There, an unlikely collection of four strangers sign up for Marty's "Adult Creative Drama" class -- a recently divorced carpenter, a high school junior, a former actress, and Marty's husband. Unfolding like a charmingly funny indie film, the group plays Marty's imaginative (and sometimes awkward) theatre games. But as their relationships develop over the course of the summer, the seemingly silly games generate some real-life drama. This delightful play from new playwright Annie Baker landed on Top Ten lists of The New York Times and The New Yorker for 2010. Credits: Host: Lyssa Danehy deHart; Studio Tech: Kayla Black; Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; Music splash: Dave Bristow.

Steve Cooper talks with actress Lily Holleman. Lily has appeared both on stage and on screen. She was one of the stars of the hugely popular All About Walken and has starred in major productions Coney Island Christmas and Circle Mirror Transformation to name a few. As for the screen she worked opposite of Tracey Ullman in the series State of the Union and has been seen on Campus Ladies, Southland, Sonny with a Chance and Queen Sized and many others. She recently won Best Newcomer and Best Actress at Method Fest for the movie @urFrenz and currently is starring and producing a movie called The Lady Killers.

As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast 14-Jul-2013 With T R P Watson  - RevStan - Gareth James - Plays Discussed Twelfth Night /The Taming of the Shrew - Propeller, Hampstead Theatre  [00:11] A Season in the Congo - Young Vic   [10:52] Circle Mirror Transformation - Rose Lipman Building, Haggerston  [21:50] Reviews Circle Mirror Transformation - Rose Lipman Building, Haggerston The American Plan - St James’ Theatre The Winter’s Tale - Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park

The Flick is the newest play by Annie Baker, whose frequent collaborator, Sam Gold, directs the production now running at Playwrights Horizons. Baker and Gold have worked together on her previous plays The Aliens and Circle Mirror Transformation, as well as Baker’s translation of Uncle Vanya. As she did in The Aliens, Baker again looks at what might at first appear to be small moments in small-town lives of young, underpaid, and perhaps unmotivated workers in New England. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood has liked Baker’s previous work. He tells us if her track record continues.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky interview actors Christina Rios and MarkKelley after reviewing (1) CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, by Annie Baker,at Repertory Theatre Studio, (2) GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, by RajivJoseph, at R-S Theatrics, (3) THE WIZARD OF OZ, by L. Frank Baum, FrankGabrielson, Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, at Variety Childrens Theatre,(4) NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, by George Romero, at Marble Stage Theatre,and (5) A LA CARTE, by various playwrights, at Black Cat Theatre.

Actress Heidi Schreck on switching hats between acting and writing, her character in CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, and why kidney transplant centers make for great inspiration. (2009/10 season)

Annie Baker and Sam Gold on the incestuous nature of Park Slope (Brooklyn), why fonts matter, and assembling the close-knit cast of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION.