At the 37th World Congress of the International Association of Theatre Critics, meeting in Beijing, China, Oct. 15-20, ATCA was represented by three chairs: Jonathan Abarbanel (ATCA excom), Jay Handelman (Foundation ATCA) and Jeffrey Eric Jenkins (ATCA International Committee). For the congress symposium on “A New World: The Profession of Criticism in...
The annual National Critics Institute at the O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Conn., just finished its first year under Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune). Known for years as a “boot camp for critics,” NCI has broadened its subject to theater writing. Word is that Jones brought fresh energy...
In its 40th year, ATCA is financially stable and looking to reach out to new critics. New officers elected, new programs planned, new thinking at Foundation ATCA. This fall, New York; next year, New Orleans; the year after, Moscow … uh, Philadelphia. Just over 80 ATCA members...
Louisville, KY — Elected today to 3-years terms on the ATCA executive committee were Erin Keane of Louisville and Lou Harry of Indianapolis. They succeed Brad Hathaway of Sausalito and Eddie Rubin of New York. Wendy Rosenfield of Philadelphia was re-elected to a second term. Erin Keane Lou Harry ...
Louisville, KY — For the first time, a playwright was invited to give the Perspectives in Criticism talk that has been a feature of 33 ATCA gatherings since 1992. A few snippets of her lively remarks, engagingly delivered, which will continue to stimulate discussion throughout...
Tim Treanor of D.C. Theatre Scene Louisville, KY — Tim Treanor, chair of ATCA’s professional development committee, today announced a new program for peer mentoring to the annual ATCA conference, meeting at the Humana Festival. Members will offer themselves as mentors and, after a few weeks to set up...
“Alternative criticism”: blog, tweet, amateur and pro, dedicated web sites, critical avant-garde, the audience role – some of the subjects in the February issue of Critical Stages, the online web journal of the International Association of Theatre Critics, along with book reviews and more. Critics world-wide...
Any ATCA member 35 or younger is eligible, and there’s still time to join. Most expenses are paid.Deadline to apply is Feb. 15. The International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) has just announced it will hold a Young Critics Seminar in Hungary in two months’ time,...
Russell Warne recently launched a Twitter-quest to find out what U.S. cities still have at least one full-time (paid) theater critic working for print media. He came up with 10: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Miami, San Jose, Sarasota. Surely there...
The ATCA archives in the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute at The Ohio State University have a new curator, Dr. Beth Kattelman. She succeeds long-time curator Nena Couch who has stepped up to Director of Special Collections at OSU’s newly-renovated Thompson Library. Thompson Library at OSU The Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute...