Circle Mirror Transformation
| Circle Mirror Transformation | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Annie Baker |
| Date premiered | October 13, 2009 |
| Place premiered | Playwrights Horizons |
| Original language | English |
Circle Mirror Transformation is a play by Annie Baker, centered on drama classes at a community centre in Vermont. The play opened Off-Broadway in 2009 and received the Obie Award for Best New American Play.
Circle Mirror Transformation premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on October 13, 2009 and closed on January 31, 2010. Directed by Sam Gold, the cast featured Reed Birney (Schultz), Tracee Chimo (Lauren), Peter Friedman (James), Deirdre O'Connell (Marty) and Heidi Schreck (Teresa).
The play received Obie Awards for Best New American Play (sharing it with Baker's The Aliens) Performance, Ensemble and Directing (Sam Gold).
The play was nominated for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Play and Outstanding Director of a Play, and the cast was awarded a special Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Ensemble Performances.
It received its European premiere in a Royal Court Theatre production at the Rose Lipman Building in Haggerston, London from 5 July to 3 August 2013, directed by James Macdonald and with a cast consisting of Toby Jones (Schultz), Imelda Staunton (Marty), Shannon Tarbet (Lauren), Danny Webb (James) and Fenella Woolgar (Teresa).
Circle Mirror Transformation was developed at the Sundance Institute in 2008, directed by Sam Gold and the New York Theatre Workshop, with additional support from the Sundance Institute Time Warner Storytelling Fellowship.
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