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Lover of ghost lights, movies, stories of creative lives, magic of live performance, storytelling in song.

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Women Count VI: Women and Non-Binary Hires Off-Broadway 2019/20 and 2021/22

[Selection from May 2022 report, published May 22, 2022 on the Women Count report series page.] I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: WOMEN COUNT VI, 2019/20 AND 2021/22 The Women Count project collects and publishes analyses […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on 1 month ago

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Pam Harbaugh | Theater critic and “Casserole” playwright

[Interview by Martha Wade Steketee published as part of an occasional series of “member news” by the American Theatre Critics Association February 24, 2022.] Pam Harbaugh, long-term ATCA member, critic, and arts […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on February 28, 2022

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Hear the Power of Sound Design: Women making (sound) waves

[Full article published in Dramatics on line February 11, 2022. By Martha Wade Steketee.] Victoria Deiorio describes sound design as either prescriptive or creative, depending on the director. “You’re either told […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on February 23, 2022

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Richard Christiansen | Critic first gentleman of America’s second city

[Feature by Martha Wade Steketee posted at American Theatre Critics Association January 21, 2022.] Richard Christiansen, critic and champion of the Chicago theater that Michael Billington called “alive, energetic, endlessly stimulating” […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on February 1, 2022

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Terry Teachout | Critic, playwright, musician, and theater lover

[Feature by Martha Wade Steketee posted at American Theatre Critics Association January 14, 2022.] Terry Teachout, a drama critic and cultural columnist at the Wall Street Journal two decades, died […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on January 17, 2022

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Critic Spotlight: January 2022

[Interview posted as part of a monthly interview series by the American Theatre Critics Association January 6, 2022.] Martha Wade Steketee New York, New YorkPrimary Outlet: urbanexcavations Basics first: where do […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on January 6, 2022

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2021: excavation review

In 2021 — our year of continued recovery from a viral pandemic, from a devastating presidential term, from professional and social recalibrations — theater professionals including dramaturgs and critics have […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on December 31, 2021

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Lindsay Christians | Conferences, events, and food

[Interview by Martha Wade Steketee published as part of an occasional series by the American Theatre Critics Association December 21, 2021.] Journalist Lindsay Christians, whose professional home base is Madison, […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on December 21, 2021

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Counting Towards Equity

On June 10, 2021, a new theater research consortium released a resource and collaboration hub to address equity and accountability in theatrical productions. The Counting Together website brings these resources […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on June 13, 2021

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Dramaturging the Phoenix: The Next Normal and the Right Now

The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, one of my professional “home bases,” has run an essay and convening project during the first year of the pandemic. Dramaturging the […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on January 6, 2021

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Notes from the Chair: “We Got Through All Of Last Year And We’re Here”

As a kind of year’s end and year’s beginning, I crafted a summary of the work accomplished by and through the people of the American Theatre Critics Association in 2020. […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on January 5, 2021

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2020: excavation review

This theatrical season will always have an asterisk. The COVID-19 pandemic closed down Broadway theaters as of March 12, 2020, with an uncertain re-opening date, and Off and Off Off […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on December 31, 2020

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ATCA 2020: The Next Normal

American Theatre Critics Association’s 2020 Conference: The Next Normal What good is sitting alone in your room — when through the magic of Zoom, you can join fellow arts journalists […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on November 13, 2020

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Isabella Byrd II: Cradling in the Abyss

[Full article published in UrbanExcavations May 26, 2020, by Martha Wade Steketee.] Isabella Byrd has chased the light in her stage designs around the country in recent years, several of […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on May 26, 2020

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Isabella Byrd I: Chasing the Light

[Full article published in UrbanExcavations May 22, 2020, by Martha Wade Steketee.] I spoke with lighting designer Isabella Byrd several times in 2019, hoping to publish our interviews in several […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on May 22, 2020

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Steinberg-ATCA and Osborn Awards Go Online for the First Time

Two critics, a philanthropist, and four playwrights enter a bar. No,  two critics and four playwrights enter a theater. No, critics and playwrights film themselves separately and create a video […]

By martha wade steketee Posted on May 15, 2020

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