“sharply funny” “hilarious” “a gem”
Circle Mirror Transformation, by Annie Baker.

If you saw Body Awareness last month, you know how hilarious Baker is — this play is just as funny but even more complex and lovely. No wonder it won the 2010 Obie Award for Best American Play last month. But why take my word for it–listen to those cruel critics:

“The kind of unheralded gem that sends people into the streets babbling and bright-eyed with the desire to spread the word.”
- New York Times

“Absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny.”
- also the New York Times (they got excited and went twice)

“Hilarious . . . pays off in a big way, going far beyond the belly laughs it spends so much time convincing you are its only goal.”
- Talkin’ Broadway

“About real people exploring their lives through tiny leaps of faith and creativity.”
- Backstage


Circle Mirror Transformation stars Kenneth Wayne Bradley (BUG (see below!), Body Awareness), Katherine Catmull (me! Body Awareness), Rebecca Robinson (Sick), Xochitl Romero (Blackbird, Dog Sees God), and Ken Webster (The Collection, House, Thom Pain). And we’re directed by HPT Artistic Director and Austin Arts Hall of Fame member Ken Webster (Body Awareness, The Collection, The Pillowman).
The Straight Deets about Circle Mirror Transformation
Circle Mirror Transformation runs at 8:00 PM on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, July 8 – August 7. Every Thursday is Pay What You Can Night; Friday and Saturday tickets are $19 ($17 for students, seniors, and ACOT members). Hyde Park Theatre is located at 511 W. 43rd Street. For reservations call 479-PLAY (7529) or purchase tickets online.
Where do I . . .?
Hyde Park Theatre is located at 511 W. 43rd Street. Covered off-street parking for the patrons of HPT is available in the lot at 4315 Guadalupe Street, just north of The Parlor. You can drive through The Parlor’s parking lot to reach it. Evening HPT parking also available at Kenneth’s Hair Salon, just south of HPT, and at the Hyde Park Church of Christ on the northeast corner of 43rd & Avenue B. We are grateful to them all for their generosity.
Hyde Park Theatre: hydeparktheatre.org
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