Jim O’Quinn, Founding Editor of American Theatre Magazine, Dies at 74
At the national theatre magazine he founded in 1984, he spent decades covering and celebrating artists and companies in the U.S. and around the world.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Jean-Claude van Itallie Made Adventures Possible
Among the doors the playwright and teacher opened: to the power of words, to the world of theatre, to the possibilities of meditation.
Liz McCann, Theatrical Character
She was a producer with a fan’s love for stage magic, a taste for the big gamble, and the best dish in town.
Micki Grant Blazed a Trail, From Poetry to Broadway and Beyond
The composer/lyricist/librettist/actor broke ground in theatre, music, and TV, and still had more to say.
Patricia Rusk Had Musicals at Her Fingertips, and in Her Heart
The beloved Chicago-based music director and teacher influenced generations of talent with her acumen and care.
Bill Yellow Robe Spoke Native Truth to White Power
The path-breaking Assiniboine playwright showed us how we could channel our suffering into transcendent theatre.
Steven Woolf Felt, and Spread, the Joy of Theatre
The former artistic director of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis brought a community together around his passion for theatre.
G.W. ‘Skip’ Mercier, Tony-Nominated Designer, 1954-2021
A versatile designer who studied at UC Berkeley and Yale, he designed everywhere from Seattle Rep and the O’Neill Theatre Center to Broadway.
Barbara Field Helped Make a Home for Playwrights
Building bridges between young artists and theatre institutions in the Twin Cities, she also wrote smart, heartful plays and adaptations.
The Wit and Wisdom of Joan Schenkar
As passionate an advocate as she was a cutting critic of mediocrity, she wrote richly theatrical plays but is best known for deep-dive biographies.
