Author: ATCA

Playwright Sharyn Rothstein wins 2015 Primus Prize

Sharyn Rothstein has won the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize for an emerging woman playwright for her By the Water, which premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Stage II in Nov., 2014. ATCA adjudicates the award. Primus committee chair Barbara Bannon of Salt Lake City explained that the 2015 announcement came late...

Minutes of ATCA ExCom Conference Call January 7, 2016

download Word doc file Prepared by Barbara Bannon, ATCA Secretary Bill Hirschman called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. EST.  The following Ex-Com members were present: Jonathan Abarbanel, Charles Giuliano, Lou Harry, Brad Hathaway, Bill Hirschman, Wendy Rosenfield, Ed Rubin, and Martha Steketee. Barbara Bannon, ATCA...

ATCA Names Six Finalists for the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize

November 30, 2015 — The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has announced the six finalists for the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize. Jointly sponsored by ATCA and the Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation, the Primus Prize of $10,000 is given annually to an emerging woman playwright. The six...

Bebe Neuwirth, presenting Ann Reinking to the Theater Hall of Fame, Nov. 18, 2019

Thank you, Theater Hall of Fame, for making the brilliant decision to induct Ms. Ann Reinking. It is my great honor and joy to say a few words about my dear and treasured friend — one of the most deeply intelligent, kind, and sensitive people...

John Doyle presenting Andre De Shields to the Theater Hall of Fame, Nov. 18, 2019

A couple of years ago I was casting a production of “As You Like It,” which was to play at Bay Street and then at Classic Stage. It was to be with a company which already included Ellen Burstyn, Cas Morgan and Quincy Tyler Bernstine....

ATCA on the move: a comprehensive report

Coming out of productive meetings in New York and drawing on much work beforehand, excom chair Bill Hirschman has a lot to announce: proposals on ATCA’s membership and governance; sharing the NY conference via video; volunteers for international meetings; nominations  for the Steinberg/ATCA and Osborn Awards; Primus...

2015 Theater Hall of Fame induction

ATCA voted … and a few months later, a lovely time was had by all. Read an account of the Nov. 16 induction ceremony by clicking here. ...

Snapshots from NY

(Go to our FB page for pictures of some panels.) Three new ATCAns: Kathryn Kitt (Bedford, NY), Kitty Drexel (Somerville, Mass.), Naomi Orwin (Philadelphia)Five old ATCAns: Bill Gale (Providence), Jonathan Abarbanel (Chicago), Claudia Harris (Orem, Utah), Anne Siegel (Greenfield, Wisc.), Chris Rawson (Pittsburgh)ATCAns greeted by Sheery...

Minutes of ATCA Ex-Com Meeting in New York on November 12, 2015

(download Word .doc file) Prepared by Barbara Bannon, ATCA Secretary: Bill Hirschman called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m. EST.  The following Ex-Com members were present: Charles Giuliano, Lou Harry, Brad Hathaway, Bill Hirschman, Wendy Rosenfield, Ed Rubin, and Martha Steketee. Barbara Bannon, ATCA secretary, and...

ATCA meets today in NYC

Today (Thursday) the excom meets, and tomorrow the rest, with a full day of panels and discussions. (Schedule here; doubtless there have been changes.) The Sardi’s with the Stars luncheon follows on Saturday and there’s many a play to see… . If one of us...