Author: ATCA

Ernie Schier inducted into Theater Hall of Fame

Ernie Schier (1918-99), ATCA co-founder, director of the National Critics Institute, “Schier of the Inquirer,” dramaturg and mentor, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame on Nov. 13, along with an induction class of actors Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie and Matthew Broderick, playwrights Tina Howe and Arthur Kopit and producersOskar Eustis andDaryl Roth. Ernie’s induction...

JOEL MARKOWITZ | Washington DC

Joel lost his battle with ALS on November 7 in the presence of his family. Joel was an enthusiastic proponent of theatre at each level — amateur and professional, big or small. He founded the website DC Metro Theater Arts which gave an outlet to dozens of...

A few pix from Nov. 2-3 in NYC

As the ATCA gathering in NY ended, everyone headed home to tend to theater there. Columns, blogs and pictures, plus Facebook and Twitter, recorded the panels, interviews and shows in NYC. Here are a few pix (mainly from the Sardi’s gathering) to add to those previous posted (scroll...

NY conference leaves all exhausted, exhilarated

More pictures coming (though you can see some now on Twitter at #atcaNY17). But first, here’s Lauren Yee (left), receiving her plaque for the $10,000 Francesca Primus Prize from Primus Prize chair Barbara Bannon (center) and Patsy Kahn, representing Barry Primus and the Primus Foundation. The...

N.Y. conference under way

Follow all the action on Twitter at #atcaNY17 For one thing, there’s a tweet-post competition under way, so posts proliferate. And that’s where you’ll find pictures like the following explained. Tony, Tony, who’s got the Tony (at the League of Broadway Theatre office)Panel, panel … . ...

2017.07.19 | ATCA Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

ATCA Executive Committee Meeting Conference Call | July 19, 2017 DOWNLOAD Bill Hirschman called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. EDT.  All of the Ex-Com members were present: Charles Giuliano, Lou Harry, Brad Hathaway, Bill Hirschman, Kerry Reid, Frank Rizzo, Ed Rubin, Simon Saltzman, and Martha...

Critical debate du jour: The dynamics of a request not to review

A small Philadelphia theater asked critics not to review a short run of a new play that had been fully publicized. Wendy Rosenfield of the Broad Street Review responded; the responses to her increase the interest of all this to theater critics elsewhere. ...

‘Regional Saturday Conference’ to debut in Cincinnati, March 10, 2018

In its continuing effort to create vibrant programming beyond its outstanding national conferences, ATCA is happy to announce its first Regional Saturday Conference in Cincinnati on March 10, with optional bookend theatre opportunities on March 9 and 11, 2018. The intimate, low-cost event will be limited to twenty...

ANGELIKA JENSEN | San Antonio, TX

Member Angelica Jensen has let us know the sad news that her husband of thirty years died last month. The following is excerpted from his obituary: “Robert ‘Bob’ Brown was born in New York City on January 16, 1930. He passed away peacefully on September 9, 2017,...