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658:"marks the arrival of a new playwright who would seem to fit the quirky bill, but aims for sincerity instead. Even though there's goofiness aplenty in her work, sticks to straightforward narrative and simple dialogue. The writing isn't superficially clever, it's smart."
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nominations: Outstanding Play; Outstanding
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to cancel performances of a play sponsored by the
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in June 2012, running through August 26, and was called a "funky, fresh new production" by
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tools of the stage to focus audience attention...." The website
387:(as Sonya). Michael Shannon and Merritt Wever received the 2012
1541:"The week in theatre: 'John'; 'Lady Windermere’s Fan' – review"
1484:"Review: In 'John,' Pondering Life’s Mysteries From Gettysburg"
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1298:"Annie Bakers 'The Flick' Wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama"
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1871:"Annie Baker Wins Blackburn Prize and Horton Foote Honor"
857:"Just Saying: The anti-theatrical theatre of Annie Baker"
818:, world premiere at Atlantic Theatre Company, August 2023
812:, world premiere at Signature Theatre Company, April 2017
2011:"Signature Theatre - The Antipodes at Signature Theatre"
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Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, accessed April 20, 2014
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1525:"Winners Announced for 61st Annual Obie Awards"
1276:"2016 Results | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards"
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1512:"'She Loves Me' Leads Drama Desk Nominations"
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1170:Hernandez, Ernio (April 22, 2010).
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924:McGee, Celia (May 25, 2008).
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409:Critics’ Circle Theatre Award
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1366:Green, Jesse (2023-09-13).
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330:Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
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1457:The Hollywood Reporter
789:Soho Repertory Theatre
778:Manhattan Theatre Club
507:The Hollywood Reporter
359:reviewer. Directed by
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233:Amherst, Massachusetts
38:Brooklyn Book Festival
3030:Obie Award recipients
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717:She was named a 2017
687:United States Artists
522:Lucille Lortel Awards
389:Joe A. Callaway Award
237:Benjamin Baker Nugent
2893:Stephen Adly Guirgis
2875:Quiara AlegrĂa Hudes
2841:David Lindsay-Abaire
2835:John Patrick Shanley
2515:Oscar Hammerstein II
2327:Jesse Lynch Williams
1779:"Let's Get Physical"
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1671:"MFA in Playwriting"
1612:"Shirley, Vt. Plays"
1482:Isherwood, Charles.
1200:Isherwood, Charles.
1068:Isherwood, Charles.
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752:, world premiere at
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411:for Best New Play.
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241:New York University
88:New York University
2990:Postmodern theatre
2923:Michael R. Jackson
2899:Lin-Manuel Miranda
2661:James Kirkwood Jr.
2571:Archibald MacLeish
2543:Tennessee Williams
2499:Tennessee Williams
2471:Robert E. Sherwood
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2134:2017-05-18 at the
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1977:2015-12-22 at the
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1941:"MacDowell Colony"
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1487:The New York Times
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1261:2013-06-14 at the
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1122:2012-10-08 at the
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1024:Interview Magazine
931:The New York Times
680:Sundance Institute
623:Political activism
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339:Her adaptation of
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2056:Los Angeles Times
2051:Vankin, Deborah.
1784:Time Out New York
1659:"Annie Baker Bio"
1561:Time Out New York
1489:, August 11, 2015
1433:Zoglin, Richard.
1417:Soloski, Alexis.
1352:Clement, Olivia.
1339:Clement, Olivia.
1326:Clement, Olivia.
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