Getting Real at the 2026 National Critics Institute
Reflections from this past summer’s institute, and on the work we saw at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s New Play Conference and New Musical Theatre Conference.
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AT Education Monthly: A Tennessee ‘Carol’ and a Critics’ Reunion
This month spotlights a collaboration between the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre and looks back at readers’ favorite school productions of 2024.
From Chicago: Beyond the Bylines
This month, Gabriela reflects on an enlightening experience at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and we hear from artists David Rhee and Eileen Doan.
Dan Sullivan: Friend of Audiences, Mentor of Critics
Theatre critic for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years, and longtime leader of the O’Neill Critics Institute, Sullivan was an old school newspaperman and a tireless teacher of the craft.
Describing How Art Feels and Checking Bias: My Week at Virtual Critics Camp
If the work of criticism is engaging empathetically with the world, the work is never done, as this year’s Zoom-only National Critics Institute affirmed.
O’Neill Theater Center Transitions Summer Programming Online
The O’Neill has transitioned its summer programming online, with no events taking place at its Waterford, Conn., campus.
The National Critics Institute: A Love Story
What I learned from the critics and learned to tolerate the crickets.
14 Lessons in 14 Days at the National Critics Institute
What I learned at the O’Neill Theater Center’s annual July boot camp for arts journalists.
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Builds A Bridge Between Critics And Artists
AT’s own Suzy Evans went to the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center to discuss the role of critics in theatre and how they view their relationship with artists.
Notes on Heart and Mind
Or, the Promise of Theatre Criticism in the Republic of Broken Dreams.
