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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 […]

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 09:29AM
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 …

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 03:58PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 01:22PM
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 […

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 12:55PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 08:57PM
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 na…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 08:22PM
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 the O’…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 08:02PM
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 […]

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 07:58PM
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 space […]

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 07:53PM
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 announ…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 12:07PM
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 collects …

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 10:35AM
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 the …

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 08:34PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 03:23PM
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 direct…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 02:22PM
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.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 12:05PM
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 c…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 04:17PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 04:46PM
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: urbanexcavations…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 02:16PM
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 dramat…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 02:14PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 04:38PM
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…

SOURCE: urbanexcavations.com at 01:56PM
Monday, April 6, 2020

Women Making (Sound) Waves by Martha Wade Steketee and Anita Martin

Reflections from six leading sound designers The post Women Making (Sound) Waves appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:17AM
Monday, April 8, 2019

Honoring the (Re)Vision by Martha Wade Steketee

Catherine Zuber on adaptability in costume design The post Honoring the (Re)Vision appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:17AM
Monday, April 10, 2017

Review: The Price at American Airlines Theatre by Martha Wade Steketee

Martha Wade Steketee reviews Arthur Miller’s sibling drama of family legacies The post Review: The Price at American Airlines Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:02PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Professional Costumes, Shipped to Your Door by Martha Wade Steketee

  How TDF’s Costume Collection works with out-of-state designers — Earlier this year, designer Joe Kucharski had to costume a production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia in a hur…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

I Came, I Tweeted, I Pondered by Martha Wade Steketee

Over the past week or so I have been near the center of exchanges about theatre and social media that feel alternately like discussions, vent sessions, and policy ponderings. Social media an…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 08:51AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards