Anyone not attending the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association’s annual conference and presentation of the third annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism this year can watch a livestream of a discussion between Christian Lewis (they/them; Variety, Queerty, Playbill), this year’s winner, and last...
ATCA will hold its annual meeting in New York City Friday November 8 -- Sunday, November 10, 2024. “No One Asked Us to Do This” will be held at several venues in Manhattan, with a special screening on Thursday, November 7 for conference registrants. This is the third...
A new "generative writing fellowship" has been announced, housed at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, partnering with American Theatre magazine, utilizing as mentors leading theater writers and editors from around the country, and developing "fellow-curated newsletters" and establishing publication contacts for distribution of writing developed during...
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,"...
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...
Michael Feingold (left) and Alvin Epstein during Epstein's tenure (1978-1980) as Guthrie Theater artistic director, with Feingold as his literary director. Photo: Jonathan Abarbanel personal collection. Eminent, admired, and influential theater critic Michael Feingold died Nov. 21 in New York after nearly a decade of declining...
[Text based on November 17, 2022 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article by ATCA member Chris Rawson, with some style sheet and other small edits. Additional coverage by Rawson can be found here.] ATCA members at 2022 Theater Hall of Fame induction November 14, 2022. L-R: Chris Rawson, Martha...
Chair David John Chávez has crafted a notice to ATCA members about the upcoming conference. While the hard-working conference committee puts finishing touches on plans and navigates last minute changes (aren't there always last minute changes?) Chávez reminds the membership of the milestone of this...
After many months of planning, ATCA will gather in New York City Friday November 11 -- Sunday November 13, with a full weekend of programming and events that include access to Broadway and Off Broadway shows. The dedicated eight-member conference committee is working with producers and...
ATCANY2022 Reseated and In Person ATCA will hold its annual meeting Reseated and In Person in New York City November 11-13, 2022. This will be the first time that ATCA members have convened in the same physical space since Fall 2019, and will be the first...