Theatre Performance: Circle Mirror Transformation

Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, is set in Shirley, Vermont. Marty, an acting teacher, holds an "Adult Creative Drama" class at the local community center. The people who sign up for the class are Schultz, a recently divorced carpenter; Lauren, a reserved high school junior; Theresa, a former actor; and Marty's husband, James. Marty takes the "students" through various acting and dramatic exercises; they act like trees, beds, and baseball gloves. In one exercise, they act as one another and tell their life stories. As a possible romance begins, each of the group slowly reveals themselves. In a final exercise, Lauren imagines herself meeting Schultz in 10 years, and they tell each other what has transpired.

Student-directed by Natalie Joritz.

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