Alia Shawkat on Fantasies, Millennials, and Making Her Theatrical Debut in ‘You Got Older’

Alia Shawkat on Fantasies, Millennials, and Making Her Theatrical Debut in ‘You Got Older’

Alia Shawkat stars in a stunning revival of Clare Barron’s “You Got Older,” running at the Cherry Lane Theatre through April 12.

Alia Shawkat on Daddy Issues, Millennial Malaise, and Her Off-Broadway Debut

Alia Shawkat, photographed by Charlotte Zager. Before taking the stage in You Got Older, her off-Broadway debut, Alia Shawkat prefers to be in her body and not her head. In the acting sense, at least. In real life, it’s a little more complicated. Clare Barron’s 2014 play, currently running at A24’s revamped Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village, explores the awkward and mounting frustration of being second-in-command to our constantly aging an…