“I wish I could say there’s a formula all newspapers and all critics follow in making such decisions, but it’s an arbitrary process: Theaters whose work will be seen by lots of people tend to have an advantage. Companies with a track record of accomplishment, ambition and excellence tend to have critics in the seats on opening night. At the Pioneer Press, theaters on the east side of the Mississippi might enjoy a slight edge over their west-of-the-river fellows. And then there are a host of intangibles.”