THTR 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker
25 Jun 2021
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This play was written in the middle of her career. It is a mixture of classical and avant-garde. There are a lot of silences and pauses. The game of secrets is the big climactic moment. He is recently divorced, still wearing the ring. His trauma is the death of his mum when he was young. She has trouble at home, her parents fight a lot. She doesn"t know if becoming an actress or a veterinarian. Her secret is that she believes she is smarter than everyone else. Theresa: she is an actress from new york without much success. She left her toxic boyfriend and moved to vermont. Married to marty has a daughter and is a professor at college. He is ashamed of his life and scared that his daughter is judging him. His secret is that he is in love with theresa. He has commitment issues, but he won"t admit he is a cheater.
