Infinite Life by Baker, Annie
Infinite Life by Baker, Annie

Infinite Life

A funny and profound meditation on the complexity of chronic illness and the ache of desire.At a...
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Author: Annie Baker
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Infinite Life by Baker, Annie

Infinite Life

$38.38
Infinite Life by Baker, Annie

Infinite Life

$38.38
Author: Annie Baker
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

A funny and profound meditation on the complexity of chronic illness and the ache of desire.

At a clinic in Northern California, five women recline on patio lounge chairs. They are fasting, drinking only water or juice in the hope that the deprivation will help their bodies begin to heal from a litany of afflictions--cancers and autoimmune disorders and thyroid conditions and mysterious infections. To distract themselves from the near-constant pain they are in, they philosophize and swap book recommendations, confide intimate family stories and share hopes for their future recoveries. Over the course of several days, the clinic becomes a purgatorial space, where prolonged hunger and suffering seem to warp time itself. The women's meandering discussions slowly accumulate a powerful emotional resonance, leading to deep and troubling questions: is there any meaning to be found in pain, or is it merely something to be endured? Can physical intimacy be an antidote to suffering, or is it only a brief distraction? An engrossing and compassionate play that resists easy answers to the problem of what it means to reside in a body that fails you.



Author: Annie Baker
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781636702155

About the Author
Annie Baker's plays include The Antipodes, The Flick (Pulitzer Prize), John, The Aliens (Obie Award), Circle Mirror Transformation (Obie Award), and an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Her plays have been produced at more than two hundred theaters throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Steinberg Playwright Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and the Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library.

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