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Annie Baker’s play ‘The Flick’ to return to New York City

FILE - In this May 28, 2014 photo, Annie Baker, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, poses for a photo during the award's ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Producers said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, that Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Flick," about several low-paid employees of a rundown movie theater will play at the Barrow Street Theatre starting in May with the same cast and director that made it a hit at Playwrights Horizons. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
FILE - In this May 28, 2014 photo, Annie Baker, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, poses for a photo during the award's ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Producers said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, that Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Flick," about several low-paid employees of a rundown movie theater will play at the Barrow Street Theatre starting in May with the same cast and director that made it a hit at Playwrights Horizons. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) FILE - In this May 28, 2014 photo, Annie Baker, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, poses for a photo during the award's ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Producers said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, that Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Flick," about several low-paid employees of a rundown movie theater will play at the Barrow Street Theatre starting in May with the same cast and director that made it a hit at Playwrights Horizons. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Get out the popcorn, fans of Annie Baker: “The Flick” is being rereleased.

Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about three low-paid employees of a rundown movie theater can be seen at the Barrow Street Theatre starting in May with the same cast and director who made it a hit at Playwrights Horizons in 2013.

“It’ll be fun to totally re-block it and make a new movie theater in a totally new space,” Baker said by phone Tuesday. “The movie theater will look different. It’s a really great space.”

The play became something of a topic of discussion two years ago when a small group of early theatergoers found it too long at 3 hours and 15 minutes and walked out. But critics found it challenging and rewarding, and it soon won over audience members, running for months.

Actors Alex Hanna, Louisa Krause, Matthew Maher and Aaron Clifton Moten will reprise their roles, and Sam Gold will return to direct. It will be produced by Scott Rudin. Previews begin May 7, and opening night is May 28.