review: red hot patriot
RED HOT PATRIOT: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel Directed by David Esbjornson Starring Kathleen Turner (and unnamed copy boy, more on this later) […]
repost: “a habit of mind, a discipline of writing, a way of life”
[repost of an entry in my dramaturgy blog on the Philadelphia Dramatists Center web site. Original post can be found at: http://www.pdc1.org/viewthisblog.php?post=77%5D “Criticism is a habit of mind, a discipline of writing, a way of life” by Martha Wade Steketee A.O. Scott has crafted a bittersweet and reflective piece on the state of arts criticism in America, “A Critic’s Place, […]
event musings: sondheim and cook and the “being voice”
This past Sunday I was honored to be front row center at Studio 54 for the smashing new review / testimonial / romp / reverential comedic Sondheim fest called in […]
repost: “serendipitous acts of fate and community”
[Repost of an entry in my dramaturgy blog on the Philadelphia Dramatists Center web site. Original: http://www.pdc1.org/viewthisblog.php?post=72] “Serendipitous Acts of Fate and Community”: A report of an event, a publication, a […]
Personal Map of the World
I have been mulling a gorgeous and evocative essay by Lyn Gardner entitled “Theatres and the ties that bind us” in The Guardian Monday 15 February 2010. A favorite passage […]
Round Up the Usual Suspects
In 1976, I was completely unaware that the location of my introduction to Casablanca (1942) was a theatre with an instrumental role in the post WWII “cult of Casablanca” history […]
Critics In Conversation: Howard Shapiro
[article originally published at Philadelphia Dramatists Center site, November 5, 2009.] About Howard Shapiro: HOWARD SHAPIRO joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1970. He has been a general assignment reporter, has […]
Critics In Conversation: Wendy Rosenfield
[article originally published at Philadelphia Dramatists Center site, November 4, 2009.] About Wendy Rosenfield: Wendy Rosenfield has written freelance features and theater criticism for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2006 and […]
Critics In Conversation: Mark Cofta
[article originally published at Philadelphia Dramatists Center site, October 26, 2009.] About Mark Cofta: Mark Cofta has been a theatre critic for Philadelphia City Paper since January 2006; before then, […]
Critics In Conversation: Toby Zinman
[article originally published at Philadelphia Dramatists Center site, October 26, 2009.] About Toby Zinman: Toby Zinman is Professor of English at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she […]
pondering this play (these shining lives)
[reposted from the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s production blog for These Shining Lives, 23 December 2008 http://rtegreenroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/pondering-this-play-by-martha-wade.html%5D “I never dreamed I’d have a now of my own that looked this good.” […]
review: hounddog — universal and important
[originally published: http://www.films42.com//guests/hounddog.asp%5D Hounddog Written and Directed by Deborah Kampmeier Starring Dakota Fanning, Piper Laurie, David Morse, Robin Wright Penn An Empire Film Group release Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee […]
repost: young critics circle — a view from the field
[Repost of a blog entry I posted on the Association for Women Journalists web site at the end of the initial year (2007-2008) of the Young Critics Circle project (also called the Cindy Bandle Young Critics program) co-administered by AWJ and the Education Department of the Goodman Theatre to train high school age women in the art and wonders of […]
review: buble at the auditorium theatre, chicago
Michael Buble in Concert Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Mezzanine (first balcony), 1st row, center, aisle reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee July 25, 2007 First row of the balcony, with my November 2006 Streisand concert mates at the stunningly refurbished and historic Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Prepared to see, as sister-in-law mentioned in passing as I got ready to leave her West […]
review: mrs. warren’s profession
[originally published: http://www.aislesay.com/CHI-MRS.html%5D MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw Directed by David Darlow Featuring Annabel Armour, Kevin Gudahl, and Joe Van Slyke Remy Bumppo Theatre Company at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theatre 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue / (773) 871-3000 http://remybumppo.org Through April 22, 2007 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee March 18, 2007 Remy Bumppo‘s production of “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” staged in […]
review: the great and terrible wizard of oz
[originally published: http://www.aislesay.com/CHI-GATWOZ.html%5D THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE WIZARD OF OZ by Phillip C. Klapperich Adapted from the Novel by L. Frank Baum Directed and Choreographed by Tommy Rapley House Theatre of Chicago at Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL / (847) 673-6300 http://www.northlight.org Through March 11, 2007 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee March 2, 2007 Do we really need […]
urban excavations 