Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, 14th President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT-IATC), Professor and Chair of Theatre Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Faculty Affiliate of Discovery Partners in Chicago, issued the statement below for World Theatre Day 2025, addressing the...
World Theatre Day (WTD) has been celebrated around the world since 1962 on the 27th of March as both a party and a commitment. The organization's website notes (using British spellings) that the day "is a celebration for those who can see the value and...
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT-IATC), issued a beautiful statement on concerns and hopes for the redemptive qualities of theater around the world on World Theatre Day 2023. The statements begins with a list of concerns. As we ponder sharing...
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins issued a heartfelt, resonant statement entitled "Building Bridges in a Time of Trial" in his role as President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT-IATC) for World Theatre Day 2022. The statement, posted on the IACT website on March 25,...
Tuesday was World Theatre Day, a celebration most likely largely ignored across the United States. But at the International Association of Theatre Critics’ 26th World Congress in Warsaw, it was a day for celebration. Jay Handelman, ATCA Chair; Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair of ATCA’s International Committee...