. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Frances ▁Elli ott ▁Clark ▁Pap ers , ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁in ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁The ▁AS U ▁M EN C ▁History ▁Project ▁ ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Iowa ▁Category : American ▁music ▁educ ators ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Mark ▁Thomas ▁K etter son ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁performing ▁arts ▁critic ▁and ▁writer . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Chicago ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Opera ▁News ▁magazine , and ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁for ▁Play b ill , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁( mag azine ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Con cert on et . com ▁and ▁Chicago ▁on ▁the ▁A is le . ▁ ▁K etter son ▁studied ▁drama ▁and ▁psych ology ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁and ▁music ▁at ▁Pe ab ody ▁College , ▁V ander b ilt ' s ▁Bla ir ▁Academy , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Chicago ▁Musical ▁College ▁at ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University . ▁He ▁trained ▁at ▁A ctor ' s ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Chicago ' s ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Theatre ▁and ▁various ▁national ▁t ours . ▁He ▁then ▁completed ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁study ▁in ▁mental ▁health ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁clin ical ▁social ▁worker ▁before ▁foc using ▁on ▁arts ▁journal ism . ▁K etter son ▁is ▁a ▁regular