Review: ‘You Got Older,’ With Alia Shawkat, Gets a Sharp Revival
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Clare Barron's 2014 play "You Got Older" is being revived at the Cherry Lane Theater, presenting a quiet yet poignant exploration of life, aging, and inaction through the story of a young woman returning to live with her father in Washington State.
- The play centers on themes of avoidance and stagnation, capturing the tension between waiting and the necessity of growth, help, and departure in the face of family illness and personal inertia.
- Directed again by Anne Kauffman, who also helmed the original production, the revival maintains the play’s precise, naturalistic style and emotional depth, resonating with contemporary audiences.
- Clare Barron's work has become influential over the past decade, especially among theater students, noted
