Circle Mirror Transformation (plot analysis)

"Circle Mirror Transformation" is a play about acting. It is also a play about life. A play about acting is automatically a play about life because acting mimics life and human behavior. Acting could be viewed as mirroring the transformations of life. It could be interpreted that, according to Annie Baker, life is about circles, mirrors and transformation. Life is often described as a circle, whether it is life, love, death and or reincarnation. Observing only six weeks of an acting class, Baker grapples with many common issues in life, for example: Lauren’s family’s financial issues and her fathers problems with the law, Marty and James’ marital issues and problems with their child, and Theresa and Shultz’s relationship issues. If Baker considers life to be about children, love, money and marriage – she has sculpted her play around life.