"Annie Baker's John is so good on so many levels that it casts a unique and brilliant light . . . By not rushing thingsby letting the characters develop as gradually and inevitably as rain or
With a relationship on the rocks, Elias and Jenny arrive at a quaint bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, PA, in the midst of hopeful reparation. Over the next few days, they not only learn about the quir
"Drawing on the immediacy of overheard conversation, she has pioneered a style of theatre made to seem as untheatrical as possible, while using the tools of the stage to focus audience attention. . .
"(Baker's) heartbreaking works of staggering focus have actually rescued realism from the aesthetic scrap heap" -- Helen Shaw, Time Out New York"Baker has as natural an ear for how people talk--and sh
Professional slackers and best friends KJ and Jasper spend their days talking music and Bukowski outside back of a coffee shop in Vermont. Seventeen-year-old Evan is eking out his summer working at ca
"Funny, heartbreaking, sly, and unblinking. . . . The Flick may be the best argument anyone has yet made for the continued necessity, and profound uniqueness, of theater."?New York"Hilarious and ineff
Over six tangled weeks their lives become knotted together in this tender and funny play. Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation won a New York Drama Critics Circle Award and the 2010 Obie Award
"Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama "Funny, heartbreaking, sly, and unblinking. The Flick may be the best argument anyone has yet made for the continued necessity, and profound uniqueness, o
The recollections and yarns, historical meditations and reportage brought together in Mountain Blood display a sensibility formed by the harsh, outlandishly beautiful terrain of the American West. Wil
Thanks to her acclaimed volume of poetry and prose published in France in 1555, Louise Labé (1522-66) remains one of the most important and influential women writers of the Continental Renaissance. Be
Thanks to her acclaimed volume of poetry and prose published in France in 1555, Louise Labe (1522-66) remains one of the most important and influential women writers of the Continental Renaissance. Be
A refreshingly intimate and modern spin on a Chekhovian classic."Devastatingly beautiful. . . . People are going to be talking about this one for years."?The Village VoiceOne of the most-produced play
This second conference on food and drink was enlarged to include students from Cardiff, Reading, and York as well as Nottingham. The 11 papers that were read, along with three short contributions, loo
