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​​INSTITUTE FOR THEATER

​JOURNALISM AND ADVOCACY

Entry for This Event Has Now Closed

CALL FOR THEATRE REVIEWS

The Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy (formerly National Critics' Institute) was established to assist in elevating the level of arts criticism and to provide writers the opportunity to grow at the same pace as the artists, whose work they review and interpret. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival sponsors workshops at each regional festival where students with backgrounds in theatre, English, and journalism write daily critiques of plays in round-table discussion sessions. 
The entry process to participate is simple.  Choose your best writers who have an interest in theatre criticism at your school regardless of whether they are theatre majors or not. These students should send a single BLINDED review as a PDF file to itja@kcactf5.org by the DEADLINE of Friday, December 20, with the following information as a separate document from the review itself:
 
               Applicant's Name
               Address
               Email
               Cellphone
               Production Reviewed
               School
               Name of your faculty mentor
               Contact information for your faculty mentor

Students selected for the institute will be notified of their acceptance as soon as possible, and no later than mid-December.  Members of the institute will meet in daily workshops at the Festival with writers and journalists with diverse backgrounds in theatre, journalism, criticism, etc.  During the festival, the writers will see and write about performances and other festival events. These pieces will be electronically posted and evaluated by each member of the Institute. 

**After the Institute is concluded, one of the student writers will be selected and materials passed on to a National Committee where the top four critics selected from the eight regions will be selected to go to the Kennedy Center National Festival.**

From the four critics selected, at least one writer will be chosen to attend the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center during its national playwriting conference (usually early to mid-July), where he or she will work with leading theatre journalists from across the United States.
 
Select as many promising writers at your institution as possible to compete for this prestigious award, even from related departments such as English, philosophy, or journalism. If you think other departments have students who would be interested, please feel free to share this information.

Please contact Deidre Ensz-Mattox at itja@kcactf5.org if you have any questions or suggestions. We look forward to working with you and reading the works of your best undergraduate and graduate writers from theatre, journalism, English, or any related programs.
Deidre Ensz-Mattox, Region 5 ITJA Coordinator itja@kcactf5.org

Read more about this event at the KCACTF national site here: Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy

Please remember, in order to participate in this event you must register for the festival
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  • Home
  • About
    • Archive
    • Region 5 Leadership
    • Governance
    • Statement of Support
    • COVID-19 Statement
    • Best Practices Statement
  • Students
    • ASPIRE Arts Leadership
    • Design, Technology, and Management >
      • Collaborative Theatre Challenge
      • The Expo
      • Portfolio and Resume Review
      • Stage Crew Olympics
      • Stage Management
    • Directing >
      • SDC Directing Scene
      • Ten-Minute Play
      • Directing Intensive
    • Dramaturgy
    • Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy
    • Performance >
      • Drag and Neo-Burlesque Ball
      • Irene Ryan Scholarship
      • Devised Theatre Project
      • Musical Theatre Intensive
      • 10-Minute Play Concert Readings
    • Playwriting
    • Professional Auditions and Interviews
    • Student Advisory Board
  • Faculty
    • Enter Shows
    • College Fair
    • Costume Parade
    • Faculty Acting Showcase
    • Nominate Faculty
    • RESPONDENTS' GATEWAY
    • Response to Response
    • Directing Faculty
    • Undergraduate Theatre Scholar Award
    • Workshops
    • Employment
  • Festival 55
    • Festival Schedule
    • Accommodations
    • Parking
    • Announcements
    • ITJA Blog
    • Invited Productions
    • Health Guidance