Center for the Arts, Marder Theatre
Friday, November 10, 12:30 p.m.
O?Quinn will talk about the state of the art form at the beginning of the century, the current health of the regional theatre movement, as well as the role of journalism in the arts. The discussion will be hosted by assistant professor Stephen Nunns, who was an associate editor at American Theatre and has been a frequent contributor.
O?Quinn has served as editor of American Theatre since the monthly national arts magazine was founded in 1984. He has also been editor of the biannual Journal of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation; managing editor of The Drama Review; and editor and publisher of The DeQuincy Journal, an award-winning weekly newspaper in southwest Louisiana. He reviewed theatre regularly for the now-defunct Manhattan Weekly 7 Days, and his articles and reviews have appeared in Stagebill, Theatre Heute, Tatler, High Performance and other publications. He has also worked as a city-desk reporter for the New Orleans Times Picayune, and as a composer and music arranger for theatre. His children?s opera The Littlest Emperor was produced at New Orleans? Contemporary Arts Center.
Admission is free.
