Circle Mirror Transformation (2026 Honors Directorial)

Directed by Kana Nagata ('26)

Promotional photo for Circle Mirror Transformation featuring a single hand on a blurry background

Photo by Dan Kontz

In Circle Mirror Transformation, one teacher and four students gather for a weekly acting class in a small Vermont town. Playwright Annie Baker sought to show “how beautiful and noble it is when people throw themselves earnestly and unselfconsciously into something”. Swarthmore Theater students will embody her story about strangers and families, arrival and departure, memory, age, and faith.
 

Marty ...  Annie Hauze
Schultz ... Madeline “Joe” Fox 
Theresa ... Perxi Pu / 浦嘻  
Lauren ... Kit Knapp
James ... Gabriel Hines



 

Students walk about a studio while their teacher watches on from the foreground. Faces are not distinguishable Photo by Eli Eisenstein
Performing students sit in a circle Photo by Eli Eisenstein
Schulz makes a big bodily gesture like he is a tyrannosoraus rex Photo by Eli Eisenstein
The students lie on the ground except for Lauren Photo by Photo by Eli Eisenstein
Lauren stands with her back to the mirror and her reflection gazes out in the opposite direction Photo by Eli Eisenstein
Theresa enters the studio with her hula hoop over her shoulder Photo by Eli Eisenstein
Photo / Eli Eisenstein
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