Adam Greenfield: Okay, so usually when we interview playwrights, we audio record a live conversation and then transcribe it. But this time, at your request, we’re conducting the interview via email, which I think is interesting. I wonder if you can talk a bit –- or rather, write a bit -– about what it's like to speak about your work. Is there something particularly discomforting about it?

Annie Baker: Yes! I hate talking about my work. The first reason is the obvious one, and it applies to writing about my work, too: I think that the play should speak for itself. Reason number two is more embarrassing -— I’m just a really nervous person and I hate the sound of my own voice and I regret everything that I’ve said two seconds after I’ve said it.

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