New Report Surveys Critical Landscape for Theatre Journalists of Color
Critical Minded’s new report, ‘Topdogs and Underdogs,’ looks at the effects of the publishing industry’s contraction on writers of color, and recommends paths forward.
All Stories About Criticism
Singing From the Last Ditch
Endangered but essential, the work of arts journalists offers a repository and a reflection of the voices we need more than ever in dark times.
Misha Berson: Instant Friend and Theatre Champion
Her love for the stage—and for those who, like her, wrote about it—drove her peripatetic career, which continued even well into her supposed retirement.
5 Things Theatre Criticism Taught Me About Playwriting
Our managing editor reflects on how the skills she picked up doing arts journalism inform her approach to storytelling in another medium.
Naveen Kumar Is Looking Forward to D.C.
The Washington Post’s next theatre critic is excited to dive into a scene that’s new to him and to continue covering an industry in flux.
Elinor Fuchs, Peerless Guide to Theatre’s ‘Small Planet’
A lively and perceptive watcher and thinker, she helped generations of artists and critics view theatre as a kind of space and time travel.
Pittsburgh Public, American Theatre to Partner for Criticism Fellowship
Applications for the new program, designed to mentor early-career and aspiring critics in the region, are now open through July 15.
Critical Steps: Under Covered
Even with arts journalism jobs in decline, emerging theatre critics keep training and finding new outlets for their voices.
Peter Marks, Signing Off From His Post
Looking back on his 21 years as the lead theatre critic in the nation’s capital, he says he most cherishes the light he was able to shine on shows, artists, and companies.
One Reason Theatre Is in Crisis: The Slow Death of Criticism
Peter Marks’s departure from the Washington Post is only the latest sign that too many of us have taken the importance of reviews for granted for too long.
