EVERYONE’S A CRITIC: HOW TO WATCH A PLAY AND THEN WRITE ABOUT IT – Taught by Diep Tran

March 3 to March 31, 2021 | 5 Sessions
Wednesdays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST
Makeup Date: April 7
Price: $169 Regular / $149 Theater J Subscriber and/or Angel Donor
Registration closes Noon, March 1

Do you ever wonder how a critic decides if a play is good or bad? How does someone even become a critic? Diep Tran’s writing about theater has appeared in the The New York Times, NBC, Playbill, CNN, Time Out, and American Theatre magazine where she served as the senior editor. She is the co-founder of Token Theatre Friends, a POC-led media company. With lessons on how to watch a play/musical, how to evaluate it artistically, how to draw out a play’s major themes, how to understand your own biases and how to write all of those things down, this class – back by popular demand! – is aimed to help you unleash your inner arts critic. It will be a fun, participatory dive into arts analysis and writing, with no prior background or experience required. Just bring your pencil and your opinions! In the words of a former participant: “Diep Tran’s engaging approach will challenge you to think critically and creatively on theater, playwrighting, and culture.”