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Saturday, October 12, 2024

Thornton Wilder's small town story at a breakneck pace by Martha Wade Steketee

Our TownFeaturing Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Richard Thomas, Michelle Wilson, Julie Halston, and Donald Webber, Jr.Ethel Barrymore TheatreS…

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Pain, pathos, and humanity served up as gentle gestures in The Counter by Martha Wade Steketee

The CounterFeaturing Anthony Edwards, Susanna Flood, and Amy WarrenRoundabout Theatre Company | Laura PelsSeptember 20, 2024 " November 17, 2024production site Two lonely people meet in a…

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Creeping terror masked as medical interrogation in an airport detention area by Martha Wade Steketee

Blood of the LambFeaturing Meredith Garretson and Kelly McAndrewHarbor Stage Company | 59E59 TheatersSeptember 14, 2024 " October 20, 2024production site We think we know where an abortio…

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Medea through rap provides surprising revelations by Martha Wade Steketee

Medea Re-VersedFeaturing Siena D'Addario, Melissa Mahoney, Mark Martin, Jacob Ming-Trent, Luis Quintero, Stephen Michael Spencer, and Sarin Monae WestRed Bull Theater and Bedlam | Sheen C…

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

This audience hears voices immersed in an encounter group by Martha Wade Steketee

The Voices in Your HeadFeaturing Christian Caro, Marcia Debonis, Alex Gibson, Tom Mezger, Daphne Overbeck, Jamila Sabares-Klemm, Erin Treadway, and Jehan O. YoungEgg & Spoon Theatre C…

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Your table is ready at Table 17 by Martha Wade Steketee

Table 17Featuring Biko Eisen-Martin, Michael Rishawn, and Kara YoungMCC TheaterAugust 14, 2024 " September 29 , 2024 [extended]production site Douglas Lyons has crafted a sneakily layered…

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

United States history through the lens of the cowboy myth by Martha Wade Steketee

Dark NoonFeaturing Mandla Gaduka, Katlego Kaygee Letsholonyana, Lillian Tshabalala-Malulyck, Bongani Bennedict Masango, Siyambonga Alfred Mdubeki, Joe Young, and Thulani ZwaneSt. Ann's Wa…

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Women Count VII: Women and Non-Binary Hires Off-Broadway 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 by Martha Wade Steketee

[Selection from June 2024 report, published June 11, 2024 on the Women Count report series page.] I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: WOMEN COUNT VII The Women Count project collects and publishe…

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Small acts of puppetry and an intensely lived life revealed by Martha Wade Steketee

Small Acts of Daring Invention Featuring Amanda Glynn Card, Simon Catillon, Takemi Kitamura, Ariel Lauryn, Andrew Murdock, and Tracy WellerMason Holdings Theatre | HERE Sublet SeriesMay 1…

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Sunday, December 31, 2023

2023: excavation review by Martha Wade Steketee

2023 on-line and in-person theater and events on which I collaborated, attended, counted, worked on coalition building to support theater and its creatives.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Letters From Max (a ritual) by Martha Wade Steketee

[full review published in Time Out New York February 27, 2023.] From 2012 through 2016, playwright Sarah Ruhl exchanged letters with her student Max Ritvo, which she published in 2018 […]

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Women Count VI on Hiring Trends Off Broadway Released in May 2022 by Martha Wade Steketee

[as posted in the Counting Together initiative website "spotlight" section January 27, 2023.] The Women Count report series, authored by Martha Wade Steketee with Judith Binus, released its …

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022: excavation review by Martha Wade Steketee

2022 was a continued return to viewing on line and in person theater, collaborating on theater, counting theater productions, and coalition-building on behalf of theater. The exhaustive (and…

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Friday, December 30, 2022

Perspectives in Criticism from Helen Shaw, our monster in the audience by Martha Wade Steketee

[Interview by Martha Wade Steketee at the 2022 ATCA New York City conference on November 11, 2022. Originally published published on the ATCA website December 30, 2022.] New York, December […

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

58th Annual Henry Hewes Design Awards streamed October 24, 2022 by Martha Wade Steketee

The 58th Henry Hewes Design Award Honors were announced September 28, 2022 and celebrated during a live-streamed awards ceremony October 24, 2022, hosted by committee chair and ATCA member J…

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Dan Sullivan | ATCA emeritus and founding member, mentor, teacher by Martha Wade Steketee

Dan Sullivan, gentle mentor, director of the O'Neill Center National Critics Institute for many years, and co-founder of the American Theatre Critics Association, passed away Tuesday of natu…

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

ATCANY2022 | Registration is open and New York City awaits by Martha Wade Steketee

Registration is open for members and their guests for ATCANY2022 Reseated and In Person, ATCA's first annual conference to be hosted in New York City since we began meeting at th…

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

ATCANY2022 | New York annual meeting sites and programs being finalized by Martha Wade Steketee

After many months of planning, ATCA will gather in New York City Friday November 11 " Sunday November 13, with a full weekend of programming and events that include access to […]

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Monday, September 5, 2022

ATCANY2022 | ATCA "Reseated and In Person" to be historic New York annual meeting by Martha Wade Steketee

ATCA will hold its annual meeting Reseated and In Person in New York City November 11-13, 2022. This will be the first time that ATCA members have convened in the same physical spac…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Clyde's, Company, SIX lead 2022 Drama Desk Awards announced June 8, 2022 by Martha Wade Steketee

June 8, 2022 " 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards winners were announced today. The full list of nominees and winners are available here. The nominating committee's special awards were announced …

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

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

[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 col…

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Monday, May 16, 2022

2022 Drama Desk nominations chaired by ATCA member honor the rich return of New York theater by Martha Wade Steketee

May 16, 2022 " Nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today, and the full list of nominees and announced special awards are available here. In keeping with th…

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Pam Harbaugh | Theater critic and "Casserole" playwright by Martha Wade Steketee

[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 AT…

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Hear the Power of Sound Design: Women making (sound) waves by Martha Wade Steketee

[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 dire…

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Hear the Power of Sound Design by Martha Wade Steketee

Women making (sound) waves The post Hear the Power of Sound Design appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Richard Christiansen | Critic first gentleman of America's second city by Martha Wade Steketee

[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…

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Monday, January 17, 2022

Terry Teachout | Critic, playwright, musician, and theater lover by Martha Wade Steketee

[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 decade…

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Critic Spotlight: January 2022 by Martha Wade Steketee

[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: urbanexcavatio…

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Friday, December 31, 2021

2021: excavation review by Martha Wade Steketee

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…

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Lindsay Christians | Conferences, events, and food by Martha Wade Steketee

[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…

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Counting Towards Equity by Martha Wade Steketee

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 br…

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off