Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler in "Janet Planet." In Janet Planet, silence is everything. Playwright Annie Baker's directorial debut thrives in the stretches of time between words, entire scenes ...

Zoe Ziegler, the 12-year-old Selbyville girl starring alongside Julianne Nicholson in A24's "Janet Planet," is an introvert. She's the opposite of chatty, and that might be part of what makes her a ...

Janet Planet is classic Baker in this respect. In some scenes, the birds and crickets make more noise than the humans, and whirring fans get solos. There’s also music, a rarity in a Baker stage ...

For years, Julianne Nicholson has been the other Julianne (to Moore's Julianne). But with each successive performance, including in the 2021 series "Mare of Eastown," she has established her own ...

Julianne Nicholson gets a well-deserved lead role in this indie drama about a hippie mom and her quirky daughter. Credit: Courtesy of A24 Massachusetts native Annie Baker made her cinematic ...

Writing and directing her first film, playwright Annie Baker exhibits uncanny powers of observation. Not much happens in this mother-daughter... Sharply funny 'Janet Planet' perfectly captures the ...

Mother and daughter Janet (Julianne Nicholson) and Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) share a slow New England summer in Janet Planet. Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 ...

In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie ...