The New Ottawa Critics is celebrating its 5th birthday this week, so this Dark Day Monday Tuesday, we’re here to tell you a little bit more about our plans for the upcoming year and why we need your help more than ever. Over the last 5 years, the New Ottawa Critics and I have been … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me (or Blow Out the Candles, Make a Wish)
The End? of Art
This Dark Day Monday I’d like to lean back into a more theoretical query: what is the end of theatre? I’m being deliberately vague (not to mention pretentious) about this question, because it lets me explore a few boring assumptions about theatre in an interesting way. This question has two distinct meanings that I’d like to … Continue reading The End? of Art
The Separation of Art and Critic
Confession time: I am writing a play. I hope you come see it at the Fringe this summer. Now that that’s out of the way, I want to address a common misconception about theatre critics and criticism. Namely, that critics speak objectively about the art they critique. Wrapped up with this idea are all … Continue reading The Separation of Art and Critic
