COVID afforded theaters an opportunity to pause and re-evaluate their policies, procedures and productions. For Raleigh Little Theatre, that meant re-examining their annual production of CINDERELLA. What happened next is a testament to what happens when you engage the community in conversation, listen, and commit to...
The American Theatre Critics Association’s Conference & Event committee will hold a virtual event on nonprofit arts journalism Tuesday, April 27, 2021 starting at 8 pm EDT / 5 pm PT. As arts coverage continues to dwindle in daily newspapers and mainstream media — a situation...
ATCA is making history November 13-15, 2020 by holding its first truly national conference, and holding it online. Unbound by geography, we will be tied together by Zoom and our common interests in theater and the creative people who make it. ATCA2020: The Next Normal, our...
Brian Moreland Broadway is dark and will not open until June — at the earliest. So how are commercial producers of New York and touring shows coping, dealing, strategizing and planning during this pandemic? What are they anticipating for the future? How are they holding their...
https://vimeo.com/460246713 On the heels of its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, the documentary “Horton Foote: The Road to Home” will be presented at the 2020 ATCA convention on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The 75-minute film chronicles the career the Pulitzer Prize-winner...
Frank Rizzo Five ATCA members have been meeting on Zoom to plan the November 13-15 “The Next Normal” digital event since August. Conference Committee co-chair Frank Rizzo answers some questions for Martha Wade Steketee (ex-officio member of the committee for this conference) about the process they’ve run so far...
2020 is our year of many transitions inspired by a global pandemic, by theater companies and corporations examining how they do business, and members of many professions — including theater criticism — looking at how they work, support, and invite a range of voices to...
What good is sitting alone in your room when, through the magic of Zoom, you can join fellow arts journalists from around the country for a low-cost weekend of challenging ideas, insight, and, yes, fun at ATCA’s first virtual conference — Friday November 13, 2020...
World and national health concerns due to the spread of COVID-19 have led ATCA leadership and conference chairs to postpone the upcoming April conference in Costa Mesa, California and the surrounding area. ATCA chair Martha Wade Steketee wrote to registered attendees today. ATCA is committed to providing...
On Thursday April 23, attendees of ATCA-PPF20 programming associated with the Pacific Playwrights Festival in Costa Mesa will get to know Anaheim’s Chance Theater from several different perspectives. As already reported, members will meet Chance Theater’s Founding Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen in the first afternoon conference session “Putting it...