One of the most awkward, fascinating places to be is a community theater class, where small moments of silence and seemingly-silly acting exercises combine to bring people together. Duke Players’ ...

With humor and compassion, Annie Baker's "Circle Mirror Transformation" dramatizes a challenging dilemma of being human. We want to connect with other people, but to do so, we have to let our guard ...

Foster Davis, Christian Tannous, Tracy Ahern, Callina Anderson, and Anna Flynn in Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation. Credit: Photo by Jeff McMorrough At one point in Annie Baker’s 2009 play ...

If you have never been to an acting class, you may not know that they always seem to have these ridiculous exercises that are supposed to help you become “an actor.” Gibberish conversations, mirroring ...

GHENT, N.Y. — The physical setting for Annie Baker's smartly crafted “Circle Mirror Transformation” at Ghent Playhouse is simplicity itself — a generally unadorned windowless studio in a community ...