Current Lab at: @PublicTheaterNY Founder/Director: @josesolismayen

Joined November 2020
This week's session: can criticism ever be truly objective, or is it always someone's subjectivity wearing a neutral coat? Our cohort took apart a restaurant review and an old celebrity profile to find out. 📸
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Meet our new cohort! This group just started the Lab's ten-week program, learning what their criticism will be and why it matters. Grateful to @PublicTheaterNY and @TheOldGlobe for hosting this season. 📸
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Thank you so much to @Bedatri and @Su4ita for joining us to talk about video reviews 🎥
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Thank you Juan Michael for leading our sessions during the past three weeks! We love having you at the Lab 👩🏽‍🔬
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It's always a joy to have Juan Michael Porter II join us as a guest instructor 🙌🏽
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Thanks to our fabulous guest instructor Juan Michael Porter II for joining us during our Pitching session 🙌🏽
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Thanks to the brilliant @Bedatri for joining our session at @PublicTheaterNY today!
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BIPOC Critics Lab retweeted
Jose Solís wasn't a big fan of medical dramas when he turned on HBO Max's 'The Pitt.' But not only did it hold his attention through 104° fever and extreme fatigue, he found himself deeply consoled by it as well. bit.ly/4mZJ2Qv
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Back with the crew 🙌🏾
Very happy to welcome guest instructor @Bedatri this week!
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Very happy to welcome guest instructor @Bedatri this week!
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Thanks to the always brilliant @juanmichaelii for leading our Lab and bringing his unparalleled joy and wisdom about criticism, over the past few sessions!
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First session of the 2024-2025 Lab at the @PublicTheaterNY ☑️
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BIPOC Critics Lab retweeted
NEWS: Announcing the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards "The Canadian Theatre Critics Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards, including five writers from Intermission." Read the full release: buff.ly/47MYg37
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BIPOC Critics Lab retweeted
HUGE congratulations to fellow @BIPOCCriticsLab participants @StephanieFungie and Emily Radcliffe!! Go read their pieces, they are wonderful.
NEWS: Announcing the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards "The Canadian Theatre Critics Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards, including five writers from Intermission." Read the full release: buff.ly/47MYg37
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BIPOC Critics Lab retweeted
Throwback to this absolutely stellar experience! Thank you @BIPOCCriticsLab @josesolismayen @intermissionmag @stratfest @KarenFricker2
IBPOC Critics Lab last day (apologies for this being a week late - @Toronto_Fringe ate my homework). Great meetings with Keith Barker and @BeckkLloyd from @stratfest, and conversation about the cohort's upcoming writing for @intermissionmag. Such a great week! @BIPOCCriticsLab
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NEW EPISODE! As @TSTheErasTour arrives on demand tomorrow, @josesolismayen is joined by fellow Swifties, and @BIPOCCriticsLab alumni @MariaPazAlegre and Octavia Washington to talk about everything theatre could learn from Tay's blockbuster tour. tokentheatrefriends.com/2023…
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NEW EPISODE! As @TSTheErasTour arrives on demand tomorrow, @josesolismayen is joined by fellow Swifties, and @BIPOCCriticsLab alumni @MariaPazAlegre and Octavia Washington to talk about everything theatre could learn from Tay's blockbuster tour. tokentheatrefriends.com/2023…
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Time flies and we've reached the end of the first part of our Lab at @PublicTheaterNY! Thanks so much to our divine guest instructor @TyleKurner who imparted all kinds of wisdom to our cohort 💅🏽
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Thank you to our guest instructor this week, the brilliant @OlgaMSegura, for sharing their insight on becoming a personal essayist! Special appearance by @josesolismayen's mom (whose own experience as an educator informed Jose on creating the Lab) Mujeres poderosas 💪🏽
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In our last session, we were joined by, guest instructor, Professor @DepartedAviator who spoke about the fun, albeit sometimes challenging, process of writing a review. Thanks for joining us, Prof. Kendall! We hope you had a great time at the Lab!
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