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• Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Actors' Forum

  Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Actors' Forum
  
  

  Listen to the Circle Mirror Transformation Actors' Forum, with cast members Jeremiah Kissel, Michael Hammond, Nadia Bower, Marie Polizzano, and Betsy Aidem, moderated by Huntington Associate Producer Bevin O'Gara.

• Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Humanities Forum

  Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Humanities Forum
  
  

  At our Humanities Forum, Director Melia Bensussen discusses the vocabulary of acting and the various theatre exercises as seen in Circle Mirror Transformation.

• WGBH Presents Boston Theater Now: Three Roads to Shirley VT

  WGBH Presents Boston Theater Now:
  Three Roads to Shirley VT
  
  

  Three of the Hub's prolific theatre companies — Company One, Huntington Theatre Company, and SpeakEasy Stage Company — have come together to present The Shirley, VT Plays, three of rising star Annie Baker's works based in the fictitious Shirley, VT. Greater Boston's Jared Bowen sits down with the directors of each of these plays to discuss the world of Annie Baker, and this novel approach to theatre presentation. Peter DuBois, artistic director for the Huntington, joins as a special guest.

• Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Meet & Greet

  Huntington Podcast Series: Circle Mirror Transformation Meet & Greet
  
  

  The first day of Circle Mirror Transformation rehearsal included opening remarks from Huntington Managing Director Michael Maso, Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, production director Melia Bensussen, and playwright Annie Baker.

Video

• WGBH presents Boston Theater Now: Three Roads to Shirley VT

  WGBH presents Boston Theater Now: Three Roads to Shirley VT
  
  

  Three of the Hub's prolific theatre companies — Company One, Huntington Theatre Company, and SpeakEasy Stage Company — have come together to present The Shirley, VT Plays, three of rising star Annie Baker's works based in the fictitious Shirley, VT. Greater Boston's Jared Bowen sits down with the directors of each of these plays to discuss the world of Annie Baker, and this novel approach to theatre presentation. Peter DuBois, artistic director for the Huntington, joins as a special guest.

• Circle Mirror Transformation Audio Slideshow from BU Today

  Circle Mirror Transformation Audio Slideshow from BU Today
  
  

  In this audio slideshow from BU Today, Boston University College of Fine Arts lecturer Cristina Todesco (CFA'94,'09) talks about designing for Circle Mirror Transformation. Photos by T. Charles Erickson and Kalman Zabarsky

• The Shirley, VT Plays Festival, Part 1: The Festival

  The Shirley, VT Plays Festival, Part 1: The Festival
  
  

  Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, Circle Mirror Transformation director Melia Bensussen, SpeakEasy Stage Company Artistic Director Paul Daigneault, and Company One Artistic Director Shawn LaCount take you behind the scenes of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival and explore this unique event.

• The Shirley, VT Plays Festival, Part 2: The Plays

  The Shirley, VT Plays Festival, Part 2: The Plays
  
  

  Go behind the scenes of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival with Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, Circle Mirror Transformation director Melia Bensussen, Body Awareness director Paul Daigneault, and The Aliens director Shawn LaCount as they share their thoughts on the plays that make up the festival, as well their own experiences working on this landmark collaboration.

• Playwright Annie Baker on Circle Mirror Transformation

  Playwright Annie Baker talks about the inspiration for her play Circle Mirror Transformation
  

  Watch Playwright Annie Baker talk about previous stagings of Circle Mirror Transformation

Photo

Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), Nadia Bowers (Theresa), Michael Hammond (James), Betsy Aidem (Marty), and Marie Polizzano (Lauren) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson Michael Hammond (James), Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson Michael Hammond (James), Besty Aidem (Marty), Marie Polizzano (Lauren), Nadia Bowers (Theresa), and Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz) and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), Marie Polizzano (Lauren), Betsy Aidem (Marty), Michael Hammond (James), and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson Marie Polizzano (Lauren), Michael Hammond (James), Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), Besty Aidem (Marty), and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson
Betsy Aidem (Marty) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson		Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson		Michael Hammond (James) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson		Marie Polizzano (Lauren) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson
Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz) and Nadia Bower (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA as part of the Shirley, VT Plays Festival. Photo: T. Charles Erickson		Betsy Aidem as Marty in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.		Michael Hammond as James in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.		Jeremiah Kissel as Schultz in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
Nadia Bowers as Theresa in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.		Marie Polizzano as Lauren in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.		Melia Bensussen, director		Annie Baker, playwright
		Marie Polizzano (Lauren), Michael Hammond (James), Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), Besty Aidem (Marty), and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Photo: Bryce Vickmark		Marie Polizzano (Lauren), Michael Hammond (James), Jeremiah Kissel (Schultz), Besty Aidem (Marty), and Nadia Bowers (Theresa) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker, playing October 15 — November 14, 2010 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Photo: Bryce Vickmark

Articles

• Capturing Silence: Annie Baker and the New Naturalism

  “The fact that I hate 90 percent of what comes out of my mouth is a large part of why I am a playwright.”

• Welcome to Shirley, VT!

  “Emerging writers who generate the buzz that Annie Baker has this past year often do so by defying convention.”

• Collaborators in Conversation

  Annie Baker discusses Circle Mirror Transformation with Playwrights Horizons Literary Manager Adam Greenfield. Courtesy of Playwrights Horizons.

• Annie Baker on Circle Mirror Transformation

  Annie Baker discusses the creation of Circle Mirror Transformation from the MacDowell Artist Colony. Courtesy of Playwrights Horizons.

• A Brief History of the Fictional Town of Shirley, VT Courtesy of Playwrights Horizons.

  Discover more about Annie Baker's town of Shirley, VT