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annie baker, austin arts, austin plays, Austin theatre, circle mirror transformation, hyde park theatre austin, Obie winner
So, I love doing comedy. It’s just such a relief from all the heaviness of life and I’ve done quite a few over the years, but I have to say that this play is by far the funniest. It’s not so much that the material is all that outrageous, it kind of creeps up on you and leaves you completely engaged. I have so much fun watching everyone each nite., these quirky characters. It’s an ensemble piece, so everyone has these great little moments.
The playwright, Annie Baker won the Obie award for it (2010) which is like..the World Cup for playwrights. And she is young, young, young so expect a long reign of great plays. Just really great playwriting.
Anyway – I’m sad to see this one close. This has been a rare and wonderful experience and SO MUCH FUN. We have two weekends left (and two cheap nights out of those)…Thurs the 29 of July and Thursday the 5th of August.
I’m hoping that if we continue to sell out each show, then we’ll extend for another weekend (Aug. 13-15). Some excerpts from the great media buzz are below and if you happen to be in Austin reading this, please come out to the show. If you don’t think it is a scream, I’ll wash your car. www.hydeparktheatre.org. Keep us employed.
Austin American-Statesman: “Engaging and hilarious – fast-paced, funny and ultimately quite moving…”
DO512: “A must-see…effortless comedic timing”
