Time to say goodbye

Today’s a day I never thought I’d see – the day I’m stowing away my critic’s shingle and hanging up my critic’s hat.

As of today, I’m giving up this blog and leaving theater criticism to others.

Listen in

I’ll be on Jeremy Seghers’s radio show on WPRK (91.5) today from noon to 1. The talk will be about theater (I hope). Check it out.

Best of the Fest, updated for Thursday 5/27:

Here’s my updated version of the Best of the Fest, with the addition of Oddlie:

Here they are: The Best of the Fest

Around Wednesday of Fringe week is a good time to go for superlatives, so here I am with mine. Here’s my first annual Best of the Fest list — the best shows I’ve seen so far (with an addition from my co-critic Dean Johnson). These are don’t-miss shows, and I suspect there may be more to come during the Fringe’s final days. Keep a lookout.

Elizabeth Maupin’s Best of the Fest:

More about the theater potluck

OK, this is really embarrassing. My goal is to get all you theater people to come to the theater potluck from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday March 21 — that’s a week from Sunday — at Orlando Rep.

The catch is it’s become a thing that’s supposed to celebrate me. (And I hate this picture. I’m sorry, but I do.)