Day three in Philadelphia

Day three in Philadelphia

The day began with a productive membership meeting in which, among much else, we broadened the criteria for memberhip to admit those writing about theater without necessarily doing traditional reviews. Barbara Bannon presented the 2015 Primus Prize (check, plaque, letter from Barry Primus) to Sharyn Rothstein, who made a gracious speech in return. We raised about $1,000 for our Foundation. And we chose San Francisco as the site for the 2017 conference, to be chaired by Robert Sokol of the S.F. Examiner.

Robert Sokol (S.F.), Jessica Goldman (Houston), Kerry Reid (Chicago), Howie Shapiro (Philly, conference chair), Wendy Rosenfield (Philly) and John Angell Grant (Palo Alto).

In the afternoon there were three illuminating panels: (1) “Digital Theater and New Opportunities,” (2) the archives of the theater division at the N.Y. Public Library, and (3) “Trans Onstage: Critical Awareness.” More on these (probably) to come.

In the evening, most saw The Nether, by our 2014 Primus winner, Jennifer Haley, at InterAct, while some went hither and yon. But many regrouped later at the bar at our hotel for food, drink and debate (as you see, above). Onward!

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