If you like what you’ve read, you’ll love what you hear. I offer expertise for professionals and students across the country in the arts and media. I have spoken at Syracuse University, facilitated workshops for apprenticeship programs, served as a panelist at BroadwayCon and more. I’d love to conduct a writing workshop for your group, or serve as a panelist or keynote at your next conference.
Actor’s Express
Aurora Theatre
American Players Theatre
Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Serenbe Playhouse
BroadwayCon
National Black Theatre Festival
Emory University
Roberts Wesleyan College
Syracuse University
Theatre Communications Group Conference
University of Georgia
WABE 90.1 City Lights with Lois Reitzes “How A Book Of Poetry Became An Original Ballet Written For A Black Ballerina“
GPB 88.5 On Second Thought with Virginia Prescott “Several Original Productions Taking Centerstage in Atlanta“
GPB 88.5 On Second Thought with Virginia Prescott “Spring Arts Events and Festivals”
WABE 90.1 City Lights with Lois Reitzes “Atlanta Critic on the State of Black Theatre in America“
Theater Criticism
Contemporary Art
African American art
Media Literacy
Media Relations for Artists
Cultural Competence in arts reporting
Identifying diverse sources for articles
THE ARTS
Nowadays everyone thinks they’re a critic, but there is a difference between the thoughtful analysis offered by theater experts and the Rotten Tomatoes score. Get comfortable in the aisle seat in this half-day workshop, during which participants will go see a play and write a review.
The objective of this workshop is to offer novices an introduction to the field of arts criticism. Over the course of the workshop, participants will learn the basics of writing a review and examine a variety of factors to consider in writing a review (form/style, new work vs classics, gender, race, etc.).
Participants will learn the difference between summary and analysis; what to take into consideration when writing a review, such as the way the show is marketed, race, gender, new work versus classics, and the producing organization’s budget; and how to get started on a path to becoming a professional theatre critic.
MARKETING
In this 90-minute workshop, participants will get a high-level view of the news cycle and deadlines, how to develop relationships with journalists and influencers, how to pitch stories that standout and places to get arts coverage outside of traditional news outlets.
JOURNALISM
Nowadays every one is talking about real and fake news and questioning whether all reporters are biased. It’s hard to know who to trust and how interviews become stories. In this 90-minute workshop, we’ll go through how to identify trustworthy news sources, how news outlets ensure accuracy and what factors determine which information gets into an article.