Brittani Samuel Brittani Samuel, a freelance theater critic who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post and Broadway News, and was the 2022 inaugural winner of ATCA's Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism, has been named winner of the 2023-24 George Jean...
Misha Berson On Thursday, February 13, longtime ATCA member Misha Berson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Misha was an active member of our organization, most recently co-chairing with Cameron Kelsall the New Play committee that conveys the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and Osborn Award. She was...
Christine Dolen Christine Dolen, a former leader of the American Theatre Critics Association and a major force in evolving local theater itself, died Saturday in her home in Davie, Florida at the age of 74. The world of South Florida theater -- from its presentations to its...
Christine Dolen You can get a good understanding of Christine Dolen’s place in the South Florida theater community from the outpouring of hundreds of testimonials posted on social media in the hours after her death was announced on Sunday. She died on Feb. 1 at age...
Bill Gale Bill Gale, the longtime critic for the Providence Journal, gave a lot to the American Theatre Critics Association during his decades of active involvement, including three years as chair of the executive committee (1984-87). Friends recalled that he was somewhat nervous about being the...
Sandi Durell (1940-2024) TheaterPizzazz founder and publisher Sandi Durell has died at 84, as reported by Playbill.com. News of her death due to metasticized lung cancer was confirmed by her family. Ms. Durell was a critic for more than 30 years, member or board member of many...
[L-R) Kelundra Smith and Jerald Raymond Pierce. American Theatre magazine announced several Theatre Communications Group (TCG) staff promotions on September 10, 2024. The full article can be found here. ATCA member Kelundra Smith was named director of publishing for TCG Books and American Theatre magazine., to organize...
New York, NY – (February 28, 2024) -- The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors has announced two of the individuals to be honored at 78th Annual Theatre World Awards to be held on Monday evening, June 10, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at a...
Claudia Woolston Harris For many years, Claudia Harris was a power broker in ATCA. Without her support, I might never have been elected to the Executive Committee in 1990 just a couple of years after joining the organization. Past leaders Nancy Melich and Elizabeth Maupin were...
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...