Alex Pollock, D'Arcy Dersham, Michael Bryan French and McNeely Myers in Body Awareness.
Photo: Jeff Zinn
The most critical they get of Body Awareness is a small complaint that it's too funny in spots. We'll take it.
Provincetown Banner - "WHAT sings the body electric"
"It’s one of those theatrical plot devices that can get the heart racing even before it happens: the arrival of a guest destined to upend a household’s familiar, if tentative, sense of wellbeing. In Annie Baker's Body Awareness, at WHAT, the mind and heart are grippingly explored along with the flesh." Read full review in Provincetown Banner
Cape Cod Times - "Self-acceptance underpins 'Body'"
"Pollock's immersion in Jared's behavior, his deadpan delivery, his earnestness despite his snarkiness...all create a touching portrait of a confused young man even while his observations elicit most of the chuckles from the audience. The earthiness and self-reflection that Myers gives Joyce grounds the family and play, and you root for her strength.... Phyllis is high-handed in much of her conversation ... but it is Dersham's warm, candid interactions with Pollock's Jared that help to make her Phyllis seem less self-involved and more sympathetic. French's self-assured delivery and smooth reactions leave you wondering whether Joyce or Phyllis is right about his intentions." Read full review in Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Chronicle - "A Kaleidoscope Of Insights"
"Annie Baker has an uncanny gift for language, making her characters' everyday dialogues and actions moving and compelling. The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's production of this naturally flowing, controversial and language-rich comedy is a vivid tapestry of conflicting emotions... After opening the season with the lauded "Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes," Robert Kropf also directs this beautifully orchestrated and entrancing story. Being a language-driven play, with the well-placed silences also speaking volumes, the remarkable cast lets Baker's insightful writing do all the heavy lifting. This frees the actors to hone in on the subtleties and nuances of their characters." Read full review in Cape Cod Chronicle
Barnstable Patriot - "WHAT gets to the heart of Annie Baker's play"
" The work of up and coming Massachusetts playwright Annie Baker has been very popular on Cape stages this theater season... Baker's deft touch at depicting relationships is at her best in this play. WHAT's cast of capable performers easily etches strong, sometimes stinging portraits as it grapples and cope with the subject matter. Under the direction of Robert Kropf, the play is crisp and the acting tight throughout the entire 90-minute one-acter. " Read full review in Barnstable Patriot
InsideOUT Cape Cod
"Part comedy, part post-feminist conversation, Body Awareness - now playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater - is a fascinating new play by Annie Baker that will have you laughing, gasping, and getting teary-eyed in rapid succession." Read full review in InsideOUT Cape Cod
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