Annie Baker

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name = Annie Baker


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birthdate = 1981
birthplace = Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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occupation = Playwright
nationality = American
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notableworks = Play "Body Awareness" (2008)
influences = Thomas Mann
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Annie Baker (born 1981) is an American playwright. Baker grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, and graduated from the Department of Dramatic Writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She currently lives in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The world-premiere of her play "Body Awareness" will be staged by the Atlantic Theater Company in May and June 2008. The play features the actress JoBeth Williams and is directed by Karen Kohlhaas.

Baker is one of seven playwrights selected to participate in the 2008 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab.

External links

* [http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/29926/lets-get-physical TimeOut New York profile]
* [http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/30262/body-awareness TimeOut New York review of Body Awareness]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/theater/25mcge.html New York Times profile]
* [http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/theater/reviews/05body.html?ref=theater New York Times review of Body Awareness]
* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117090.html Playbill.com article on 2008 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab fellows]

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Baker, Annie
SHORT DESCRIPTION= American author and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH= Birth date and age|1981
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