What would be your ideal theater critic? What makes a critic “professional” these days? What is the proper training for a critic? Should a critic write about a show if he or she is “biased” against, or ignorant of, the subject? Would a review be more useful or more offensive if reviewer said how to fix problems? Do theater critics have the same diversity problem of theater at large? What can be done about it? Is it true that all theatermakers have hostility towards critics at some point? Why?My ideal critic has a deep love for the art and excels at describing the experience of art. #howlround
— Sarah Bowden (@Kryptowright) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/bzzclick/status/586229711493292032
@NewYorkTheater I feel if a critic thinks his/her job is to decide for you, they should be in the military not talking about art. #howlround
— Jose Solís (@josesolismayen) April 9, 2015
Criticism is so personal. I want to hear various perspectives abt work I see. I want some1 to show me things I didnt see in work #Howlround
— Nicole Serratore (@MildlyBitter) April 9, 2015
I wouldn't trust critics who never wrote neg reviews. Part of job is to help viewers decide what to see/pay for. #howlround @NewYorkTheater
— Kelly Dwyer (@KellDwyer) April 9, 2015
The writing is HUGE for me. Good criticism is entertaining and edifying in and of itself. #howlround @NewYorkTheater
— Kelly Dwyer (@KellDwyer) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/GeorgeHunka/status/586234745983471616
https://twitter.com/jgambardello/status/586237050493521920
@NewYorkTheater it boils down to recognizing and acknowledging the difference between "liking" and "appreciating" something. #howlround
— Christopher Diercksen but Autumn flavored (@C_Diercks) April 9, 2015
We can't afford to talk negatively about any works with people of color. We can only uplift. #HowlRound @NewYorkTheater @MildlyBitter
— Broadway Black (@BroadwayBlack) April 9, 2015
@MildlyBitter One thing that will make a difference is when publicists start treating bloggers as 1st-class citizens. #howlround
— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) April 9, 2015
@NewYorkTheater @BernardoCubria Everyone has a professionally vulnerable stage, when even a well-reasoned pan feels threatening #howlround
— Eric Pfeffinger (@epfeffin) April 9, 2015
@NewYorkTheater Waiting for the day theater makers start writing criticism of the reviewers and reviews of their work. #howlround
— 24/6: Jewish Theater (@246Theater) April 9, 2015
@NewYorkTheater Think it's yoked to the future of theater. TV criticism has exploded because people love TV. #howlround
— Eric Pfeffinger (@epfeffin) April 9, 2015
