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Recent Essays

This is a repository of written content, sorted by most recent to oldest. Enjoy!

Essay
5 April 2013

John Longenbaugh reflects on balancing his career as a theatre critic with being an artist

A woman looking up on stage, with several other actors doing the same elsewhere on-stage in The Great Big Also.
Essay
5 April 2013

Lily Janiak takes a look at San Franisco-based Mugwumpin’s The Great Big Also as it explores the new frontier: what that meant to the first American settlers, and what the frontier means now.

The New York Times logo.
Essay
5 April 2013

This first set of notes from the NYT Critic Watch projects disects the focus of reviews and if the readers actually agree with them

Essay
4 April 2013

Rebecca Haithcoat draws parallels between Hip-hop and theatre and why the public finds hip-hop more accessible

Reese's Pieces spilling out of the box.
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Following the Trail of Good Ideas

3 April 2013

A career as a theatre critic may not be directly linked to accolades and acclaim. Jason Zinoman meditates on the nuanced benefits of critically thinking about art full-time.

A cartoon newspaper.
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Why Journalism’s Demise Is Bad for Theater

3 April 2013

John More talks about why the fall of the newspaper intudusty is bad news for the theatre community

Essay
2 April 2013

If critics evaluate theatre in consideration of who’s the primary audience and the function of the piece, theatre has the potential of bettering itself from criticism.

A portrait of Wendy Rosenfield.
Essay
1 April 2013

Wendy Rosenfield explores the idea of theatre critics, not as artists, but as recorders that theatre matters.

The Twitter logo.
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Theater Criticism and Journalism

1 April 2013

This week's Howl is going to tackle the topic of theatre criticism and journalism

The Muppet characters Statler and Waldorf leaning over the railing of a theater box.
Essay
31 March 2013

Rob Weinert-Kendt shares insight into the motivations and complications of taking on a career of as a theatre critic.

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