Arts Reporter

About us

Who are you?

My name is Nat Colley, and this is my wife, Hafida.

I am a playwright living in Minnesota.

The genesis of Arts Reporter dates back to my first New York production. It was the world premier of my sequel to Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, a show called The Doctor of Rome. But in spite of a glowing online review that eventually led to the script getting published, we could not get any print coverage whatsoever. And since that time, arts coverage nationwide has been shrinking, most of it blamed on reduced newspaper ad revenues.

But a lot of things are happening both in theater (good and bad) and in the wider performing arts. I think people ought to know about them. I think people want to know about them. I do, and so do you. That’s why you’ve read this much so far.