'Janet Planet' review: Annie Baker's mother-daughter story is a quiet marvel

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In Janet Planet, silence is everything. Playwright Annie Baker's directorial debut thrives in the stretches of time between words, entire scenes sometimes playing out solely accompanied by ambient noise.

That focus on silence comes as no surprise given Baker's previous work. Pick up any of her plays, from the Pulitzer … 'Janet Planet' review: Annie Baker's mother-daughter story is a quiet marvel