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Since
April 2004, offoffonline has invited theater professionals and journalists
as guest speakers to share their wisdom in respective areas of the
craft at our staff meetings. With topics varying from writing to publicity,
these meetings serve as a way for our writers to connect with one
another, meet with leaders in the field and augment their theater
reviewing skills.
Guest speakers we have had in the past include: |
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February
12, 2008
Lynn Thomson, Dramaturg, director, and Professor at Brooklyn
College explained what is dramaturgy, the history and future path
of the field, and examined the difference between reviews and theatrical
criticism. |
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June
19, 2007
Shay Gines, Founding Executive Director of the Innovative
Theatre Awards
(http://www.nyitawards.com/), spoke of the goals of the
Innovative Theatre Awards to improve the stature of Off-Off Broadway
Theater. |
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May
21, 2007
Katie Rosin is a publicist and marketing expert with Kampfire
Films PR and has worked with a variety of film and theater clients.
She spoke of her work process with Off-Off Broadway clients and the
industry's specific PR needs. |
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April
24, 2007
George Hunka, theater blogger and writer, is also a playwright
and artistic director of theater minima. George spoke of the growth
in serious theater blogging in New York City. His blog can be found
at http://ghunka.blogspot.com/.
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February
27, 2007
Jessica-Davis Irons and Arthur Aulisi,
Artistic Director and Resident Artist with AndHow!
Theater Company discussed the challenges of producing theater
on Off-Off Broadway and the goals of AndHow! Theater Company. |
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November
28, 2006
Peter Filichia, Theater critic for the Star-Ledger in Newark,
New Jersey and columnist with Theatermania.com spoke about his experience
with reviewing theater in New York and beyond. |
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October
16, 2006
Elyse Sommer, Editor and Publisher of CurtainUp.com, spoke
about her writing, reviewing, and editing style and her viewpoint
on the purpose of theater criticism for off-off-Broadway.
www.curtainup.com
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July
31, 2006
Steve Gridley, Co-producer and playwright with Spring Theatreworks,
spoke about his company and writing process, the Off-Off Broadway
Community Dish, and the most pressing needs for the Off-Off Broadway
community. |
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June
27, 2006
Martin Denton, Editor and Publisher of nytheatre.com
spoke
about his writing, reviewing, and editing style and his outlook on
the purpose of theater criticism for off-off-Broadway.
www.nytheatre.com |
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May
24, 2006
Aaron Lemon-Strauss, Executive Director of Les Freres Corbusier,
and Robert
Ross Parker, Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Vampire
Cowboy Theater Company, spoke about the work of their companies and
the challenges of producing Off-Off Broadway. |
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April
11, 2006
Theresa Squire, a costume designer, spoke about the role
of a designer in a production and the relationship between members
of a collaborative theater effort.
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March
15, 2006
Jeff Stanley, a working playwright, screenwriter and instructor,
spoke about the interconnectedness of working in different artistis
genres.
www.brain-on-fire.com |
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February
15, 2006
Rajiv Joseph, an up-and-coming playwright, spoke about
his experiences in the New York theater community and the process
of developing new plays.
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January
18, 2006
Carol Bailey, a theater and dance designer, spoke about
the often overlooked visual elements of a collaborative production.
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November
21, 2005
Randy Gener, a Senior Editor for American Theatre Magazine,
spoke about the challenges and rewards of editing a premier national
theater magazine.
www.tcg.org |
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October
24, 2005
Leonard Jacobs, the National Editor of BackStage,
spoke about the future of theater criticism in New York and in regional
theaters nationwide.
www.backstage.com |
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September
20, 2005
Ellen Stewart, the Founder and Director of La MaMa E.T.C.,
spoke about her unique history in the making of New York's off-off-Broadway
scene.
www.lamama.org |
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August
30, 2005
Bruce Weber, Journalist for The New York Times,
spoke about his writing, reviewing, and editing style and gave his
outlook on the future of theatre and journalism.
www.nytimes.com
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June
27, 2005
David Cote, the Theater Editor & Chief Drama Critic
for Time Out New York, spoke about the practice and profession
of theater criticism.
www.timeoutny.com
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May
23, 2005
Susan Haefner, Actress and Founder of Living Room Arts,
spoke about the challenges of being an actor in New York City and
about her company Living Room Arts.
www.livingroomarts.com
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April
19, 2005
Beth Stevens, Managing Editor of broadway.com
www.broadway.com
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March
21, 2005
Kristin Marting, Executive Director of the HERE Arts Center,
led a discussion about the challenges of reviewing hybrid theater.
www.here.org |
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February
15, 2005
Doric Wilson, Playwright, Director & Producer, spoke
about the origins of off-off-Broadway theater and the gay theater
movement.
www.doricwilson.com |
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January
25, 2005
Elena K. Holy, Producing Artistic
Director of FringeNYC, spoke about how FringeNYC got started, the
current state of the festival, and her goals for the festival in the
future.
www.fringenyc.org |
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November
16, 2004
William M. Hoffman, Playwright, spoke
about his viewpoints on the role of the playwright and the theater
critic in modern theater. |
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October
19, 2004
Michael Riedel, theater columnist
for The New York Post and co-host of "Theater Talk," a weekly
television show about New York theater, spoke about his writing style
and gave us his outlook on the future of journalism and Broadway.
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September
21, 2004
Jonathan Slaff, CEO of Jonathan Slaff and Associates, a
leading publicist for professional theater and dance companies in
NYC, spoke about the publicist's relationship with the companies they
represent and the critic's obligations to the artists they are writing
about.
www.jsnyc.com |
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August
24, 2004
Judy Bolch, professor of journalism at the University of
Missouri, spoke about the objectives of the theater review and how
theater "critics" can differentiate themselves from theater
"reviewers." |
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July
20, 2004
Lenore Doxsee, OBIE-Award winning Lighting and Set Designer,
spoke about designing for off-off Broadway theater and how one should
approach writing about the design elements of a production in a theater
review. |
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June
22, 2004
Elyse Sommer, Editor and Publisher of CurtainUp.com,
spoke about her writing, reviewing, and editing style and her viewpoint
on the purpose of theater criticism for off-off-Broadway.
www.curtainup.com
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May
18, 2004
Martin Denton, Editor and Publisher of nytheatre.com
spoke
about his writing, reviewing, and editing style and his outlook on
the purpose of theater criticism for off-off-Broadway.
www.nytheatre.com |
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April
20, 2004
Tim Erickson, Artistic Director of Boomerang Theatre Company,
and Rachel Bowditch, Artistic
Director of Vessel Project, together spoke about off-off Broadway's
urgent need for press and coverage.
www.vesselproject.org
www.boomerangtheatre.org/ |
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Theater professionals and journalists who are interested in participating
in our monthly seminar program should e-mail editor@offoffonline.com. |
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