Ushering in a New Wave of Theatre Critics
by Kim Tran "More critics need to understand the preconceptions they bring into the work," says Diep Tran, associate editor of American Theatre Magazine. Tran is responding to Chicago Sun Times theatre critic Hedy Weiss's recent review of Antoinette Nwandu's play, Pass Over, at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. In June, Weiss described the depiction of police brutality against African Americans in the Waiting for Godot …