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Contemporary American Theater Festival

CATF Shares Highlights of New Theater Online

January 16, 2021 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, COVID-19, theater, virtual

The discussion and development of new theater goes on, even if the stages are dark. With the continued presence of COVID-19, the theater community continues to create and explore new avenues for sharing and collaborating online — offering the public glimpses into the process that would normally not be so visible. The Contemporary American Theater Read the Full Story >>

CATF UnMuted: A New American Theater Experience for 2020

July 1, 2020 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, COVID-19, TalkTheater, theater

logo for contemporary american film festival unmuted event.

If the CATF team found themselves lost in the woods, they wouldn’t just look for the signs to get back on the old road -- they’d figure out how to blaze a new trail. We’ve all learned a lot over the past four months, enough to know that the CATF organization made the right decision to postpone the summer season. While the community has been mourning the loss, the team got to work at what they do best -- being creative. Read the Full Story >>

Behind the Scenes with CATF 2019

July 8, 2019 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Ed Herendeen, theater

Contemporary Ameican Theater Festival

Entering its 28th year, Shepherdstown’s renowned Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) runs from July 5-28 and comprises six new plays by American playwrights—spotlighting contemporary issues that both challenge and entertain audiences. Read the Full Story >>

CATF Designers Inspired by Rare Visit to Einstein Home

July 7, 2019 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Deborah Brevoort, Marian Anderson, My Lord

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Attendees for the world premiere of My Lord, What a Night, by Deborah Brevoort, at the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) this month will be able to boast that they are as close as they can come to seeing the dwellings and dressings of a true genius—Albert Einstein. In preparation for this production, set designer David Barber and costume designer Therese Bruck joined director Ed Herendeen on a journey to discover the authentic characteristics of the world-famous scholar in his Princeton, New Jersey, home. Read the Full Story >>

CATF Continues to Address and Confront in 2018

July 6, 2018 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, theater

The Contemporary American Theater Festival is entering its 27th year and promises to deliver another round of fresh, cutting-edge performances undeniably relevant to the times. Read the Full Story >>

Theater Selections Tackle Timeless Ideas with Contemporary Ferocity

June 1, 2018 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, theater

Ed Herendeen, director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF), was listening to readings of this year’s six chosen plays when he realized something. Read the Full Story >>

Designing the Diverse Worlds of CATF

July 24, 2017 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherd University, theater

In early June, the area where Shepherdstown’s annual Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) takes place is calm—so calm, in fact, that if you were to sit at one of the tables in the “copper canyon”—the valley between Shepherd University’s two contemporary art buildings—you’d be surprised to learn just how much is actually going on around you amid the stillness. Read the Full Story >>

Behind the Scenes with CATF Founder Ed Herendeen

July 17, 2017 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Ed Herendeen, theater

One of the great things about theater, and writing in general, are stories within the story. The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) is literally built upon such a notion. Each year, the event attracts a global audience to Shepherdstown—for many reasons—but mostly, because of the stories being told. Read the Full Story >>

Ready and Willing to Take the Risks

June 16, 2017 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Ed Herendeen, Shepherd University, theater

For 2017, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University (SU) is increasing its repertory from five to six productions—continuing the annual tradition of producing and developing new American theater while capturing a snapshot of the current American landscape. Read the Full Story >>

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