"Circle Mirror Transformation" by Custom Made Theatre Co. at Phoenix Theater
It would be quite easy to pass of Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation as a bit of artistic navel-gazing. After all, it's about actors learning to become actors by playing a series of theatre games in an acting class at a community center in Vermont. But the games slowly and subtly reveal not simply the characters these students want to portray, but the characters they actually are in real life.
Director Ciera Eis does a marvelous job of pacing the production, segueing seamlessly between quiet, still moments and the occasional weirdness that often happens in improv games. On top of that, she's found a terrific, well-balanced cast to help her realize her vision.
Please read my full review at TalkinBroadway.