{"value"=>"<p>The Scripts and Critiques subseries contains material related to the Actor's Workshop's process for reviewing scripts for performance consideration. These documents include correspondence with playwrights, critiques written by Actor's Workshop reviewers, and scripts. Also present are some carbon copy replies from Irving, Blau, and Actor's Workshop secretary Cheri Landry.</p> <p>The Play Critique section contains folders of critiques separated from their accompanying scripts, while the Scripts and Critiques section features files in which the script and critique were kept together.</p> <p>Submissions came from professional and amateur playwrights from across the country. The critiques contain a brief plot synopsis and an evaluation of the play, and note the play's title and author, name of the critic, and dates that the script was submitted and returned. The process of reading and returning rejected manuscripts often took more than a year. Many of the scripts present in the collection were returned to the company from the post office and marked as undeliverable.</p> <p>Beginning in 1963, the Actor's Workshop coordinated with the Theatre Communications Group, who paid Actor's Workshop members to critique amateur plays through their Script Reading Program.</p>"}