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
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
Reposted by Caridad Svich
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.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
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.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
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.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
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 6:33 PM
Catherine O’Hara, award-winning actor of big and small screen, dies aged 71
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Chekhov, born today 1860: ‘I hate lies & violence…I look upon tags & labels as prejudices. My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, & the most absolute freedom imaginable--freedom from violence & lies.’
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Chekhov, born today 1860: ‘I hate lies & violence…I look upon tags & labels as prejudices. My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, & the most absolute freedom imaginable--freedom from violence & lies.’
when a movie from not long ago abt four parents in a room in aftermath of school shooting is also a just announced new play with same subject and same title, but is not based on that movie...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:58 PM
when a movie from not long ago abt four parents in a room in aftermath of school shooting is also a just announced new play with same subject and same title, but is not based on that movie...
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new free streaming new play reading theatre tip: Feb 1-16. Sunny Drake's devilish comedy APOCALYPSE: A LOVE STORY streams on demand from @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . commissioner by the Alcove New Play Program. sign up for free tix at lortel.org/apocalypse
Apocalypse: A Love Story - Lucille Lortel Theatre
lortel.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
new free streaming new play reading theatre tip: Feb 1-16. Sunny Drake's devilish comedy APOCALYPSE: A LOVE STORY streams on demand from @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . commissioner by the Alcove New Play Program. sign up for free tix at lortel.org/apocalypse
dear theatre, different shapes
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 AM
dear theatre, different shapes
"under the relentlessly upbeat demeanor worn by the industry are the grim but urgent facts that the changing and changed world cannot abide by the same rules as before."
today in pocket theatre, i write abt unsustainable practices. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
unsustainable practices
theatre in the air
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 AM
"under the relentlessly upbeat demeanor worn by the industry are the grim but urgent facts that the changing and changed world cannot abide by the same rules as before."