ATW Seminar Focuses on Theatre Critics, January 19

The American Theatre Wing "Working In The Theatre" seminars for 2006 will begin with a panel focusing on the work of theatre critics on Thursday, January 19th, 2006 from 12 Noon – 1:30 pm in the Elebash Recital Hall at
Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave at 34th Street.

The Theatre Critics panel will include: Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly; Michael Feingold, Village Voice; Elysa Gardner, USA Today; Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press; and Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine. Howard Sherman of the American Theatre Wing moderates.

General admission seating is $10 per person, please call CUNY (212) 817-8215.  ATW members can reserve free of charge through ATW.   Tickets will be distributed to holders of reservations beginning one hour prior to each seminar and no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled start.

The dates for other future seminars are: Thursday, February 16; Friday, April 21; Friday, April 28; Friday, May 5; and Thursday, June 15.  The topics and participants will be announced at a later date.

Now in their 31st year, the ATW panels bring together theatre's best known performers, producers, playwrights, directors, choreographers, composers, agents and others.  The seminars are held throughout the theatre season in cooperation with Continuing Education and Public Programs at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Leadership support for the American Theatre Wing Seminars is provided by The Annenberg Foundation and The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation.  The American Theatre Wing (Sondra Gilman, Chairman; Doug Leeds, President and Howard Sherman, Executive Director), through its many programs, remains dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting education in theatre, for students, professionals and audiences alike.

The "Working in the Theatre" Seminar series is broadcast five times a week (Fridays 9am, 2pm, 7pm; Sat 11am & Sun 5pm) on CUNY-TV (Time Warner and Cablevision channel 75; RCN Channels 24, 106 or 109, depending upon area). Learn more about the American Theatre Wing, as well as view past seminars in streaming video though their website: www.americantheatrewing.org.