Circle Mirror Transformation
Produced by Theater Lab, February 2022
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet.
Written by Annie Baker
Directed by Katie Dragone
Evelyn Kuo as Marty
Photos courtesy of Frank Chen
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet.
Written by Annie Baker
Directed by Katie Dragone
Evelyn Kuo as Marty
Photos courtesy of Frank Chen
Image description: The class watching James hoop.
Image description: Marty telling a story in front of class.
Image description: Marty cringing? Wincing? Silly me.
Image description: Schultz whispering too much information into Marty's ear.
Image description: Marty, Theresa, Lauren, and James reenacting Schultz's childhood bedroom while he can be seen through the mirror, observing them.
Image description: The class with their eyes closed in a circle.
Image description: Marty fidgeting with her ring while looking up at someone with a bandaid above her eyebrow.
Image description: Marty smiling at everyone in a circle on the last day of class.