J.R. Pierce
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Managing Editor @AmericanTheatre w/ words in @TheaterLoop | Formerly @SeattleTimes | @ohioutheater, @GoldringAJCs alum | Tips/pitches: [email protected]
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2012
My favorite part of this job is the opportunity to listen to incredible artists talk about their passions and their art. The conversations I had with André De Shields, Brandon Carter, Ty Jones, and Carl Cofield for this piece will stand out for a long time https://t.co/LkMkSYd987
americantheatre.org
When it comes to Shakespeare and Western classics, questions of legacy and belonging get raised when Black men take the stage—and the answers are increasingly clear and powerful.
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Kris Vire, longtime Chicago arts journalist, has died at 47. Here is our obituary.
chicagotribune.com
He was part of the founding editorial crew of the publication Time Out Chicago and his specialty was covering theater in his adopted hometown. He was particularly passionate about storefront theate…
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Otherworld is one of those companies I've followed for a long time but have never been able to write about. So glad we were able to get @RealMDavis to write this wonderful piece about them and their TWILIGHT parody musical (a show that genuinely delighted me--review below)
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A hundred years later and we're still not over him. Nostalgia aside, is Gatsby still great?
americantheatre.org
With so many adaptations, including the return of Elevator Repair Service’s ‘GATZ,’ are artists reinventing a classic—or destined to repeat the errors of the past?
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hey i'm on this episode talking about Critical Insight, the state and future of local arts journalism, the need for arts orgs to be in close conversation with critics, and our incredible writers! read work from the cohort at
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"What the Constitution Means to Me" will be the most -produced play around the country this season, for the second season in a row, according to @AmericanTheatre.
nytimes.com
For the second year in a row, a play about the Constitution is the most-staged in America. And a farce about a terrible president is also pretty popular.
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We are grateful to American Theatre for reporting on PlayFest Indy, and to the artistic partners across the city who have made this inaugural year of PlayFest Indy one to remember. Read the full article at the link in our bio or https://t.co/NWUNdUc6NU
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it's been a long time coming (+ re-emerging on X for journalism) but my byline is BACK! it's an honor to be trusted with the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration for my first story back. thanks to the Bmore artists i talked to and to @AmericanTheatre. https://t.co/VDMKfs7d55
americantheatre.org
Over the next 3 years at 10 Charm City venues, the playwright’s entire American Century Cycle will unfold in chronological order.
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