ATCA will hold its annual meeting in New York City November 10-12, 2023. This is the second time that ATCA members have convened in the same physical space since Fall 2019, and the first since last year's successful midtown meeting entitled "Reseated and In Person,"...
NEW YORK -- The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has announced the 2023 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 59th annual ceremony on October 23 in New York. The 2023 Awards recognize artistry on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway stages for the...
NEW YORK – The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has announced year two of its groundbreaking Helbing Mentorship Program, planned to run from January 1-December 31, 2024. The year-long mentorship supports the work of a theater writer who identifies as LGBTQIA+. The Helbing Fellow receives a...
New York — The Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association held its new year formation meeting on Aug. 14, 2023 and elected new members to the board and a slate of officers. Jay Handelman of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune was re-elected as president of the...
The initial year of the Helbing Mentorship Program that began in September 2022 has just concluded. Inaugural ATCA Helbing Fellow Billy McEntee spent the year creating a comprehensive history of the work of Terry Helbing, including extensive interviews with those who worked with Helbing, preserving...
Kelundra Smith (photo by Allen Cooley) Kelundra Smith, ATCA member and leader in several recent initiatives, including co-founding the currently named Belonging, Equity, Inclusion & Diversity committee and spearheading the creation of The Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism has been named managing editor...
Edward Medina New York -- The American Theatre Critics Association announces that entries are open for the second annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism. The application deadline is Friday, August 11, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.This award is for theater critics and journalists in...
New York — ATCA Executive Committee Leadership ratification after the June 2023 electronic election took place during the July 10, 2023 monthly meeting. Installation of leadership and membership of various ATCA committees will be finalized soon. The 2023 Executive Committee electronic voting process opened on June...
July 7, 2023 — The Theater Hall of Fame announced today the 2023 class of inductees. ATCA members join past Hall of Fame inductees to vote on these annual honors. The 2023 cohort includes actors Mandy Patinkin (announced in 2022 but unable to attend that year's...
L-R Georgette Verdin, director of Spay; Madison Fiedler, Osborn winner for Spay; Jim Steinberg, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Trust; Christina Anderson, Steinberg/ATCA winner for the ripple, the wave that carried me home; Malkia Stampley, Goodman Theatre BOLD artistic director; Rebecca Gilman, Steinberg/ATCA citation winner for...