Vulture

Annie Baker Goes to Hollywood

Before starting filming on Janet Planet, Annie Baker and her sound designer, Paul Hsu, recorded two weeks of the ambient noises of the Western Massachusetts countryside. For the coming-of-age story ...
Variety

With Her Debut Feature ‘Janet Planet,’ Annie Baker Fractures a Girl’s Love for Her Hippie Mother— and Takes ‘Maniacal Pleasure’ in the Slow Burn

It’s always been about timing for Annie Baker. In her author’s note for her second produced play “Circle Mirror Transformation,” she lays down the law on how to accurately perform the silences as ...
thehollywoodnews

Interview: ‘Janet Planet’ star Julianne Nicholson on the film’s magic

Written and directed by Annie Baker, Janet Planet is set during the summer of 1991 in rural Western Massachusetts. The story follows 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) as she spends the summer of 1991 at ...
NPR

Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker on her directorial debut with 'Janet Planet'

Summer for a kid is a time for playing outside, making friends and learning more about yourself. For Lacy, an 11-year-old living in Western Massachusetts in the early 1990s, the summer is languid and ...