Critical Juncture
As theatres and audiences face a brave new digital world, 12 of the nation’s most influential theatre critics talk about their towns and their changing roles.
All Stories About Criticism
A Critic Infiltrates Paula Vogel’s Boot Camp
The results, she says, are transformational.
Thinking About Writing About Thinking About New Plays
Or, how visual arts audiences got comfortable with radical innovation, while theatre audiences didn’t.
A Critic’s Summit
An interview with Robert Brustein and Frank Rich.
The Taper’s Trojan Horse
Jack Viertel goes from daily critic to in-house dramaturg at L.A.’s flagship theatre.
All Over the Map
The pleasures of both Stanley Kauffman’s ‘Theatre Criticisms’ and Bonnie Marranca’s ‘Theatre Writings.’
Threadbare Dreams
A new collection of criticism ranges from infuriating to perceptive, banal to brilliant.
Trial By Jury: Critics on the Stand?
Imagining a courtroom argument against, and a case for, fair and honest criticism.
