{"product_id":"the-vermont-plays-paperback","title":"The Vermont Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker may just have the subtlest way with exposition of anyone writing for the theater today... There is something distinctly Chekhovian in the way her writing accrues weight and meaning simply through compassionate, truthful observation. --Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker has a soft spot for the abandoned, the discarded, the hard luck case... her heartbreaking works of staggering focus have actually rescued realism from the aesthetic scrap heap -- Helen Shaw, \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker is a writer whose plays have a quiet, hypnotic charm, a grace and humor. She's able to take ordinary, low-key situations--a small-town acting class, guys wasting time in an alley behind a cafe--and fill them with gentle comedy, generosity of spirit and an eye (and ear) for the foibles that make us all so hopelessly human. --\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut play collection of Annie Baker includes \u003ci\u003eThe Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e: an exploration of friendship and music in the lives of three misfits behind a coffee shop; \u003ci\u003eCircle Mirror Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e: a meditation on life within the rhythms of an adult drama class; \u003ci\u003eNocturama\u003c\/i\u003e: A dark comedy in which a grown son returns home to live with his mother and stepfather; and \u003ci\u003eBody Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e: a close look at a nontraditional family dealing with an unexpected guest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/b\u003e's other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Flick\u003c\/i\u003e and an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e. She won an Obie Award for Best New American Play for \u003ci\u003eThe Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCircle Mirror Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a 2011 United States Artists Fellow and a resident playwright at the Signature Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891811020902,"sku":"9781559363891","price":30.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VDdBUkFteTJmekhRQmt0a1pOTElGQT09.webp?v=1772895919","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-vermont-plays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}