Annie Baker and Taylor Mac Receive MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
The two theatre artists are among the 24 recipients of the 2017 MacArthur Fellowship, which comes with $625,000.
All Stories About Annie Baker
The Spring of Lila Neugebauer
The busy and passionate Off-Broadway director has built her career on ensembles and new work.
Sam Gold and Andrew Lieberman’s Boxed-In ‘Othello’
Why the director and designer, longtime collaborators, decided to serve up Shakespeare in a plywood container.
Presence, Perception, Purgatory: The New American Supernaturalism
Stephen Karam’s ‘The Humans,’ like Annie Baker’s ‘John,’ uses realism to sharpen our attention to something bigger.
Shrinking Space, Time Out of Mind
The paper of record dispenses with design credits, while ‘Futurity’ imagines a new musical theatre.
Let’s Be Realistic: Can Theatre Beat Film at Recreating Life?
The native language of theatre is artifice, but as Annie Baker’s ‘John’ proves, it doesn’t always feel that way.
Annie Baker Named Inaugural Resident Playwright of Accabonac House
Baker will have a development retreat in the former house of Willem de Kooning.
Signature’s 2015-16 Season to Include Annie Baker, Quiara Alegria Hudes Premieres
Also on tap are new works by A.R. Gurney and Naomi Wallace, a Martha Clarke collaboration with Alfred Uhry, and a return of the popular n’Old Hats.’
Letts, Baker, Guirgis, Steinbeck Lead New Steppenwolf Season
The Chicago company’s 40th season features a world premiere by Tracy Letts and a new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden.’
Annie and 'Fanny,' as They Were Meant To Be Seen
Annie Baker’s disorienting experience with a digital showing of ‘Fanny and Alexander’ fueled her play ‘The Flick.’ IFC has invited her back for a 35mm screening and a chat.