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...
May 23 -- The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, Pasadena Playhouse will be the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor is accompanied by a grant of $25,000, and will...
Madison Fiedler (she/her) (photo by Chase Doggett) COSTA MESA, Calif. – Madison Fiedler has won the American Theatre Critics Association’s (ATCA) 2023 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for her play Spay. Given by ATCA in memory of critic, director, educator and new play advocate M. Elizabeth “Betty” Osborn...
Christina Anderson (she/her) COSTA MESA, Calif. – Playwright Christina Anderson has won the 2023 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for her play the ripple, the wave that carried me home. The Steinberg/ATCA Award, which carries a $25,000 cash prize, recognizes an outstanding...
Mario Fratti. Photo: Joseph Marzullo Playwright, critic, educator, and man about town Mario Fratti has died at the age of 95. Many in the theater world know him as responsible for the Italian play Six Passionate Women adapted from Federico Fellini’s film 8 1/2 that was...