Circle Mirror Transformation – inD Theatre

inD Theatre presents Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker’s acclaimed dramatic comedy, opening February 27 at Rolling Bay Hall. Set in a modest Vermont community center, the play follows five strangers enrolled in a six-week acting class, where theater games, silences, and unexpected honesty reveal deeply human truths. Directed by Ken Michels, this production features a uniquely personal real-life connection: Amy Jo LaRubbio and her daughter Zoe LaRubbio share the stage as acting teacher Marty and reserved teenager Lauren. Their relationship brings an added layer of authenticity to a play celebrated for its emotional subtlety and depth. The class is led by Marty, an earnest, unconventional teacher and co-executive director of the community center. Through a series of theater games, exercises, and awkward silences, the participants gradually reveal their hopes, regrets, and hidden longings—often without realizing it themselves. As the weeks pass, vulnerable carpenter Schultz (T. Ivan Winkler), reserved teenager Lauren, wandering actress Theresa (Josi Twigt) and Marty's Marxist professor husband James (Matt Eldridge) begin to confront unspoken desires, disappointments, and changes happening both within and just beyond the classroom walls. What begins as a simple class quietly evolves into a deeply human exploration of connection, vulnerability, and the subtle ways people (dare we say) transform when they truly see one another. Winner of the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play, Circle Mirror Transformation has been praised as “absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny” (The New York Times). Admission is free, with reservations strongly encouraged.

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