<DIV><p>"Funny, heartbreaking, sly, and unblinking. . . . <I>The Flick</I> may be the best argument anyone has yet made for the continued necessity, and profound uniqueness, of theater."?<I>New York</I></p><p>"Hilarious and ineffably touching. . . . Ms. Baker's peerless aptitude for exploring how people grope their way toward a sense of equanimity, even as they learn to accept disappointment, is among the things that make her such a gifted writer . . . this lovingly observed play will sink deep into your consciousness."?<I>The New York Times</I></p><p>"This hypnotic, heartbreaking micro-epic about movies and moving on is irreducibly theatrical."?<I>Time Out New York</I></p><p>In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, the tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks of three underpaid employees play out in the empty aisles, becoming more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. With keen insight and a finely-tuned comic eye, <I>The Flick</I> is a hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world. This comedy, by one of the United States' most-produced and highly regarded young playwrights, premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in winter of 2013, directed by Sam Gold. <I>The Flick</I> was awarded the coveted 2013 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.</p><p><B>Annie Baker</B>'s works include <I>The Aliens</I> (Obie Award), <I>Body Awareness</I>, <I>Circle Mirror Transformation</I> (Obie Award), <I>Nocturama</I>, and a fresh, Off-Broadway-hit adaptation of Anton Chekhov's <I>Uncle Vanya</I>. Recent honors include a New York Drama Critics Circle Special Citation, a Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a Time Warner Storytelling Fellowship, a MacDowell Fellowship, an inaugural Horton Foote Legacy Project residency, and commissions from Center Theatre Group and Playwrights Horizons.</p><BR></DIV>