In the past few months, there has been a disturbing number of actions taken at the behest of the current presidential administration solely for the purpose of silencing dissenting voices. While these actions have impacted all members of a free society, within the theater ecosystem,...
May 7 — The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that, based on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, The Muny (or The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis) will be the recipient of the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor — recognizing...
Rob Ulin (he/him) COSTA MESA, Calif. – Rob Ulin has won the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association’s (ATCA) 2025 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for his play Judgment Day. Given by ATCA in memory of critic, director, educator and new play advocate M. Elizabeth “Betty” Osborn (1941-1993), the prize recognizes the work of...
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (he/him) COSTA MESA, Calif. – Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has won the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for his play Purpose. The Steinberg/ATCA Award, which carries a $25,000 cash prize, recognizes an outstanding script that premiered in a professional production outside of...
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, 14th President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT-IATC), Professor and Chair of Theatre Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Faculty Affiliate of Discovery Partners in Chicago, issued the statement below for World Theatre Day 2025, addressing the...
NEW YORK — The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) today announced six finalists for the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2024. The top award, which carries...
Brittani Samuel Brittani Samuel, a freelance theater critic who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post and Broadway News, and was the 2022 inaugural winner of ATCA's Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism, has been named winner of the 2023-24 George Jean...
Misha Berson On Thursday, February 13, longtime ATCA member Misha Berson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Misha was an active member of our organization, most recently co-chairing with Cameron Kelsall the New Play committee that conveys the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and Osborn Award. She was...
Full Board list accessible at link in press release: Board of Trustees Honorary ChairsMelania Trump, First Lady of the United StatesDr. Jill BidenMichelle ObamaLaura BushHillary Rodham Clinton The Kennedy Center Board of TrusteesOfficersPresident Donald J. Trump, ChairShonda L. Rhimes, TreasurerAswathi Zachariah, General Counsel Members Appointed by the President of...
New York — ATCA Executive Committee Leadership ratification took place February 10, 2025, after the January 2025 electronic election results were tabulated. Note that the ATCA membership year and leadership terms now align with the calendar year, as determined by membership vote in January 2024....