 During Baker's tenure, Dallas Theater Center became one of the nation's leading producers of experimental interpretations of classics and world premieres, with 35 plays premiering on the Kalita Humphreys Theater stage during his time, including "The Latent Heterosexual", "Shadow of an Eagle", "Blood Money", and Preston Jones' "A Texas Trilogy".In 1982 as Baker transitioned out of Dallas Theater Center, Mary Sue Jones, his longtime creative partner, served as Interim Artistic Director.The sole female to hold this position, Jones took the reins for one year during the search for Baker's permanent replacement.