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.
Pinned
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
dear theatre, proximity and distance
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
dear theatre, proximity and distance
watching a soccer game on TV. announcer says half the team has a mystery virus, several hospitalized and most need oxygen, but they will still play...
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
watching a soccer game on TV. announcer says half the team has a mystery virus, several hospitalized and most need oxygen, but they will still play...
dear theatre, compressed time
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
dear theatre, compressed time
theatre is, like, dont make the play too political or no one will produce it. meanwhile OBAA is number one at movie box office
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
theatre is, like, dont make the play too political or no one will produce it. meanwhile OBAA is number one at movie box office
"i still want the theatre industry to change for the better and not just say they took an anti-rascist and anti-ableist seminar sometime between 2020-2022 and did next to nothing abt it except actively ignore how public health is public and not optional, and that accessibility means for all."
today in pocket theatre, i write abt too much dystopia. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
too much dystopia
theatre's abdication
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"i still want the theatre industry to change for the better and not just say they took an anti-rascist and anti-ableist seminar sometime between 2020-2022 and did next to nothing abt it except actively ignore how public health is public and not optional, and that accessibility means for all."
today in pocket theatre, i write abt too much dystopia. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
too much dystopia
theatre's abdication
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
today in pocket theatre, i write abt too much dystopia. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
mourning the passing of Leslie Lee III, gone too soon from complications of Long Cvd. an educator that was forced out of work by LC. a vibrant, passionate advocate for public health and community care whose life and generosity impacted many.
November 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
mourning the passing of Leslie Lee III, gone too soon from complications of Long Cvd. an educator that was forced out of work by LC. a vibrant, passionate advocate for public health and community care whose life and generosity impacted many.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
1/
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
To My Unmasked Friend in the Fifth Year of COVID
I’m going to be honest with you, because I love you, and you deserve nothing but honesty. I’m going to try really hard not to be angry…
annabookwriter.medium.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
1/
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
Reposted by Caridad Svich
It's not like we were born with an innate understanding of N95 masks and airborne transmission. Many of us put in the intellectual effort to understand it, starting in 2020. You don't need a medical degree to understand this stuff. It has been explained, and explained, and explained.
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's not like we were born with an innate understanding of N95 masks and airborne transmission. Many of us put in the intellectual effort to understand it, starting in 2020. You don't need a medical degree to understand this stuff. It has been explained, and explained, and explained.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Reposted by Caridad Svich
Sad to see that Elizabeth Franz - the definition of a New York actor, Arthur Miller's favorite Linda Loman - has died.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sad to see that Elizabeth Franz - the definition of a New York actor, Arthur Miller's favorite Linda Loman - has died.
Reposted by Caridad Svich
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
dear reality 2.0 ppl that are living in a simulation of 2019, you forget that in 2019 and before there was something called infectious disease prevention
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
dear reality 2.0 ppl that are living in a simulation of 2019, you forget that in 2019 and before there was something called infectious disease prevention
y los gatos hoy 🐈?
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
y los gatos hoy 🐈?
dear theatre, learn before its too late
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
dear theatre, learn before its too late
mourning the passing of the great writer and activist Alice Wong. not enough words can be said for all she did and fought for a better world - one that dignifies and respects disabled people.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM
mourning the passing of the great writer and activist Alice Wong. not enough words can be said for all she did and fought for a better world - one that dignifies and respects disabled people.
here in broadcast theatre: TWELFTH NIGHT on PBS Great Performances
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
here in broadcast theatre: TWELFTH NIGHT on PBS Great Performances
thinking abt a person that went to great lengths to publicly bad mouth an org only to then produce a show at that same org shortly after
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
thinking abt a person that went to great lengths to publicly bad mouth an org only to then produce a show at that same org shortly after
a colleague says that performing art remotely reminds them of "that time" while they refuse to see that time is also now
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
a colleague says that performing art remotely reminds them of "that time" while they refuse to see that time is also now
"a theatre industry run by hedge fund managers"
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"a theatre industry run by hedge fund managers"
a society full of friction offering frictionless art
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
a society full of friction offering frictionless art
mediocrity as baseline, sycophantic leaders are a mirror of the world
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
mediocrity as baseline, sycophantic leaders are a mirror of the world
clueless human beings doing clueless things in a clueless world
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
clueless human beings doing clueless things in a clueless world
dear theatre, exit the status quo
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
dear theatre, exit the status quo