Kelundra Smith Atlanta criticOutlets: American Theatre, Atlanta magazine, ArtsATL Kelundra Smith You've been incredibly active in your career, and hustle like nobody's business. Where do you get your drive and motivation? I think there's a competitive part of me that wants meritocracy to be real. I like proving that...
Rick Pender, long-term member of ATCA and past chair of the Executive Committee, has put his extensive knowledge of and love for the subject of Stephen Sondheim into a book now available for pre-order from Rowman & LIttlefield -- The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. The "wonderfully...
Recent senseless and barbaric attacks on our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are attacks on all of us. These communities have been an integral part of this nation’s fabric for centuries, and these injurious and harmful incidents are heartbreaking and infuriating. As members of...
Kitty Drexel New England area criticOutlets: New England Theatre Geek, HowlRound Kitty Drexel How long have you been a critic, and how did you get started? In 2011, Becca Kidwell, who used to live in the Boston area and is now in New York City, ran a blog called...
Marianne Brish Evett Marianne Brish Evett, who chaired ATCA's Executive Committee in the early 1990s, served as President of Foundation ATCA and for many years on the Francesca Primus Prize committee, passed away several weeks ago due to heart failure at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge,...
Kelundra Smith Kelundra Smith has contributed leadership and creativity to ATCA from the the moment she joined just a few years ago. American Theatre, one of her publishing outlets for several years (see her recent piece on funding for Black theaters here), has now tapped her...
Jerald Raymond Pierce Chicagoland criticPrimary outlet: American Theatre Jerald Raymond Pierce When you took the position as associate editor of American Theatre magazine, what stories did you want to prioritize? I spent about my first five years in Chicago dabbling in stage management, sound design and lighting design. I...
Gorilla in the Room and Other Stories, the first book by ATCA member Ed Tracy, will be published on February 23, 2021. This collection of essays, letters, and other writings are re-imagined as an oncology ward on a Broadway stage, The publication will be available...
Nancy S. Bishop, a Chicago native, arts critic, and ATCA member, and editor-publisher of Third Coast Review, has published Chicago Girl: Essays on the Arts, Politics and Life. The book is part memoir with one section made up of seven essays about growing up in...
Sandy Katz Sandy Katz, the freelance theater critic, photographer and travel writer whose ebullient personality and unstinting friendliness made her a memorable part of every ATCA conference, died Jan. 7 after battling kidney and cardiac illnesses for years. Katz, 80, was currently working for www.berkshirefinearts.com and www.maturelifefeatures.com,...