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Birth
Annie Baker was born in April of 1981. She was born in Cambridge, MA.
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Moved to Amherst, Massachusetts
Very quickly after Annie was born her family moved from their town Cambridge, Massachusetts to Amherst.
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University
Annie attended New York University's fine arts school.
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First play written
Baker wrote her first play, Nocturama, which shows a mentally challenged man who moves back in with his mother.
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College
Baker attended Brooklyn College directly after graduating from NYU. -
Big success
Baker wrote her second play called Body Awareness which touched on a lesbian couple who has a son with Asperger syndrome. This play launched her into national recognition.
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Graduation
Annie received her Master of Fine Arts degree in playwriting.
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Record set
Baker wrote The Circle Mirror Transformation which ended up being played by the Playwrite Horizons Theatre for one of the longest times in that theatre's history. This play also won her the Obie Award for best new American play.
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The Aliens
Baker wrote her 4th play, The Aliens. -
Adaptation of Uncle Vanya
Annie produced an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya. -
Steinberg Playwright Award
Baker received the Steinberg Playwright Award which funded her $50,000. -
TV
Annie wrote an episode of an Amazon Prime TV series. Her husband, Noah Baumbach, acted in the episode she wrote.
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Award
Baker was nominated for the Best New Play award because of her play The Flick. She won this award.
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The Antipodes
Baker wrote another very successful play that focuses on a group of people talking about world crisis.
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European premiere
She and Chloe Lamford Co-directed the premiere of The Antipodes.
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Teaching
Annie Baker currently teaches playwriting classes at different universities across New York. -
Linda Baker
Baker's mother, Linda Baker, is currently a psychotherapist and also works at KSC, a college in New Hampshire.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/25/just-saying