Caridad Svich
@csvich.bsky.social
Writer for Performance. 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Plays: Red Bike, 12 Ophelias, Iphigenia Crash Land Falls.... Film: Fugitive Dreams. Artistic Director of New Play Development at Lortel Theater/NY. Editor at Contemporary Theatre Review/UK. Views mine.
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Caridad Svich
@csvich.bsky.social
· Jul 22
i wrote a little something abt plays. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
I miss when plays were just plays
or not nostalgia but something else
open.substack.com
if you missed it... i started Pocket theatre. here is first post
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Apply to watch here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Apply to watch here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
wonderful translator William Gregory is our spring virtual artist in residence at the @lorteltheatre.bsky.social where he will be working on a new play by Chilean author Pablo Manzi. @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social @wjg22.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
wonderful translator William Gregory is our spring virtual artist in residence at the @lorteltheatre.bsky.social where he will be working on a new play by Chilean author Pablo Manzi. @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social @wjg22.bsky.social
today in pocket theatre, thanks to the 100 people subscribed.
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
today in pocket theatre, thanks to the 100 people subscribed.
here in free on demand new play reading: Australian playwright Sunny Drake's fiery comedy of catastrophe APOCALYPSE: A LOVE STORY. online at @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . (runs through Feb 16)
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
here in free on demand new play reading: Australian playwright Sunny Drake's fiery comedy of catastrophe APOCALYPSE: A LOVE STORY. online at @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . (runs through Feb 16)
dear theatre, the how
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
dear theatre, the how
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I also had no idea that Gielgud & Richardson (!!) did the first season of SCTV when they brought NO MAN'S LAND to Toronto. Apparently they turned down a Shakespeare sketch in the same episode so they wrote a Pinter play for them instead... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbxa...
SCTV: S1 E4 | Crosswords | Cleanup / Test | (720p) GW-A.I.
YouTube video by Grym's Archive
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February 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I also had no idea that Gielgud & Richardson (!!) did the first season of SCTV when they brought NO MAN'S LAND to Toronto. Apparently they turned down a Shakespeare sketch in the same episode so they wrote a Pinter play for them instead... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbxa...
lovely to chat abt theatre and life with @francespoet.bsky.social today.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
lovely to chat abt theatre and life with @francespoet.bsky.social today.
estimado teatro, y ahora?
February 2, 2026 at 6:32 AM
estimado teatro, y ahora?
a very cvd-y awards season
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
a very cvd-y awards season
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A DIRECTOR: [1500 words on exactly what the play means & why it matters here & now, especially to you, the subscriber]
ANDRE GREGORY: I've never understood any of Wally's plays. I just like how they make me feel, and I try to bring that out.
ANDRE GREGORY: I've never understood any of Wally's plays. I just like how they make me feel, and I try to bring that out.
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 AM
A DIRECTOR: [1500 words on exactly what the play means & why it matters here & now, especially to you, the subscriber]
ANDRE GREGORY: I've never understood any of Wally's plays. I just like how they make me feel, and I try to bring that out.
ANDRE GREGORY: I've never understood any of Wally's plays. I just like how they make me feel, and I try to bring that out.
thinking abt how even many ppl historically affected by colonialism use Chr*stianity as an instrument of weaponized faith
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM
thinking abt how even many ppl historically affected by colonialism use Chr*stianity as an instrument of weaponized faith
when a play is set in a US high school and treats a classroom as a "home room" where students hang out all the time...
February 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
when a play is set in a US high school and treats a classroom as a "home room" where students hang out all the time...
dear theatre, maybe
February 1, 2026 at 7:39 AM
dear theatre, maybe
red bike love today
February 1, 2026 at 7:39 AM
red bike love today
when theatres sell tickets during bomb cyclone weather rather than reading the world
February 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
when theatres sell tickets during bomb cyclone weather rather than reading the world
when some US theatres remember human rights only when its not their violation under the Ds
February 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
when some US theatres remember human rights only when its not their violation under the Ds
there is no liberation without public health
February 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
there is no liberation without public health
thinking abt how great Robert Towne's screenplay for CHINATOWN is, and how it is a real lesson on not wasting a moment
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 PM
thinking abt how great Robert Towne's screenplay for CHINATOWN is, and how it is a real lesson on not wasting a moment
when scholars in the academy say that the key to faculty success is to integrate gen ai apps into all coursework rather than point to its ecocidal and extractive repercussions
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 PM
when scholars in the academy say that the key to faculty success is to integrate gen ai apps into all coursework rather than point to its ecocidal and extractive repercussions
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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Acting is listening better than everybody else, then using your imagination to respond in ways that are true, but surprise people.
Who’s better at that than Catherine O’Hara?
Who’s better at that than Catherine O’Hara?
I am not exaggerating when I say Catherine O'Hara was one of the finest actors alive.
This is much shorter than she deserved, but I wrote a few words about the late, great, Catherine O'Hara.
www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...
January 31, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Acting is listening better than everybody else, then using your imagination to respond in ways that are true, but surprise people.
Who’s better at that than Catherine O’Hara?
Who’s better at that than Catherine O’Hara?
mourning the passing of Catherine O'Hara. fearless performer. unique and dazzling.
January 30, 2026 at 7:51 PM
mourning the passing of Catherine O'Hara. fearless performer. unique and dazzling.
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Catherine O’Hara was a genius. I mean a real genius. I always wanted to see her play Arkadina or Ranevskaya. Fuck.
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Catherine O’Hara was a genius. I mean a real genius. I always wanted to see her play Arkadina or Ranevskaya. Fuck.
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Desperately sad news. I'm incredibly grateful for all the brilliant performances Catherine O'Hara leaves behind.
Catherine O’Hara, award-winning actor of big and small screen, dies aged 71
Catherine O’Hara, award-winning actor of big and small screen, dies aged 71
Actor, known for roles in Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died with cause of death unknown
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died at the age of 71.
Her manager confirmed the news to Variety and the cause of death is yet unknown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Desperately sad news. I'm incredibly grateful for all the brilliant performances Catherine O'Hara leaves behind.