Porter Anderson

Background

Anderson, Porter was born on June 12, 1953 in Charleston, South Carolina. Son of Leonard Porter Junior and Jean Madelaine Anderson.

Education

Bachelor, William and Mary College, 1975; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1976; Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Sarasota, 1979.

Career

Director projects, Asolo State Theater Association, Sarasota, 1979-1980; director communications, Players Theater, Sarasota, 1980-1981; concept executive, Seigerman Associations Public Relations, Sarasota, 1981-1984; theater critic, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1983-1985; style editor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1984-1985; theater and dance critic, Tampa (Florida) Tribune, 1985-1991; theater and dance critic, Dallas Times Herald, 1991; theater columnist, Village Voice, New York City, since 1992. Instructor playwriting Florida State University, 1981. Consultant Sarasota magazine, 1987.

Festival critic to Alternate Roots Festival Southern Performance, Atlanta, 1990.

Achievements

• Porter Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy Theater critic by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Panelist grant selection for New American commission/production fund Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Opera, 1991. Fellow National Critics Institute (Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center 1988). Member American Theatre Critics Association (chairman international committee, Executive Board), International Association Theatre Critics (United States representative, Executive Committee, vice president), Drama Desk, Dance Critics Association, Actors Equity Association, Florida State Dance Association, Mensa, Florida Press (General Excellence award 1987, 89), Beta Phi Gamma.

Connections

Father:

Leonard Porter Anderson Junior

Mother:

Jean Madelaine Anderson