Contemporary American Theater Festival
contemporary american theater festival catf american annual professional theatre festival held shepherd university located shepherdstown west virginia according new york time one essential summer festival germany world guide identified festival one top theatre festival miss summer representative theatre communication group publication american theatre stated catfs forward focus helped change american theatre conversation bringing new voice pressing topic stage festival specializes premiere second third production new play currently producing six play summer rotating repertory npr segment stated year oldest town west virginia new play home loyal audience contemporary american theater festival shepherd university dream writer play festival started wing prayer budget producing director ed herendeen modeled williamstown theatre festival located williamstown massachusetts goal producing developing new american theater specifically play deal contemporary issue strive challenge entertain audience addition finding new script could either premiere secondthird production festival also commissioned work since summer festival produced play american playwright including world premiere commissioned operating budget million new york time picked one top festival theater think see spring summer around country covid pandemic caused official scrap festival defer housed university campus catf us three performance space first seat frank center art stage conventional proscenium performance space without curtain second stanley c shirley marinoff theater seat flexible seating space located recently completed center contemporary art iicca ii space replaced studio theater adapted space sara h cree hall third space smaller adapted black box space room center contemporary art catf scene shop costume shop also located new cca ii uncanny valley festival part national new play network rolling world premiere catf transferred production e theater new york city october – production received favorable review ho festival production one six finalist harold mimi steinbergatca new play award recognizing playwright best script premiered professionally outside new york city gidions knot festival world premiere production received harold mimi steinbergamerican theatre critic association new play citation one top three new play play published dramatist play service production scheduled around usa according american theatre magazine th mostproduced play theater season farragut north festival play adapted screen ides march starring george clooney ryan gosling name rachel corrie festival production notable controversy surrounding play see play article wikipedia detail controversy festival playbill contained twopage ad name rachel corrie tell whole story dont misled included photo six woman named rachel killed palestinian suicide bomber member festival board trustee resigned protest several regular patron decided attend festival response selection work artistic director flooded letter urging board member remove play actual production without incident drop attendance compleat female stage beauty festival production notable one early work commissioned festival went regularly produced adapted playwright jeffrey hatcher film version stage beauty starring claire dane billy crudup tom wilkinson carry tiger mountain festival play cherylene lee – festival first commissioned work – focused beating death vincent chin detroit play production became impetus statewide discussion race served backdrop governor yearlong effort issue began townhall discussion theater following production play festival recognized role catalyst important dialogue governor award excellence art following complete list festival production festival lord night deborah brevoort support group men ellen fairey wrecked greg kalleres welcome guest psychotic fairy tale michael weller chester bailey joseph dougherty antonio song dreaming son dael orlandersmith antonio edward suarez festival cake bekah brunstetter berta berta angelica cheri memoir forgotten man dw gregory thirst ca johnson late morning america ronald reagan michael weller house hill amy e witting festival nicety eleanor burgess welcome fear city kara lee corthron wild horse allison gregory byhalia mississippi evan linder everything wonderful chelsea marcantel silent david meyers festival penmanship christina anderson medea allison gregory wedding gift chisa hutchinson th century blue susan miller second girl ronan noone festival world builder johnna adam everything touch sheila callaghan clover road steven dietz pussy riot barbara hammond full catastrophe michael weller based novel david carkeet festival ash gait city christina anderson one night charles fuller uncanny valley thomas gibbon north boulevard bruce graham dead breathing chisa hutchinson festival discourse wonder invisible world liz duffy adam modern terrorism want kill u learn love jon kern ho jane martin heartless sam shepard scott hem garden allah mark st germain festival gidion’s knot johnna adam exceptionals bob clyman forest dark deep neil labute captor evan wiener barcelona bess wohl festival prague kyle bradstreet race david mamet age moon sam shepard tracy thorne insurgent lucy thurber festival breadcrumb jennifer haley eelwax jesus pop music show book lyric max baker music lee sellars inana michele lowe lidless france yachu cowhig white people jt rogers festival dear sara jane victor lodato farragut north beau willimon fifty word michael weller history light eisa davis yankee tavern steven dietz festival overwhelming j rogers pig farm greg kotis stick fly lydia r diamond view harbor richard dresser wreck neil labute festival jason grote lonesome hollow lee blessing pursuit happiness richard dresser name rachel corrie writing rachel corrie edited alan rickman katharine viner festival augusta richard dresser jazzland keith glover mr marmalade noah haidle sex death beach baby kim merrill festival god hell sam shepard american tet lydia stryk sonia flew melinda lopez father joy sheri wilner augusta richard dresser jazzland keith glover verge geography yearning eric overmyer festival homeland security stuart flack flag day lee blessing rounding third richard dresser rose corazon texas songplay keith glover amazing brooke berman father joy sheri wilner festival whore lee blessing last schwartz deborah zoe laufer bright idea eric coble wilder erin cressida wilson flag day lee blessing clandestine crossing keith glover festival thief river lee blessing silence god catherine filloux late henry moss sam shepard orange flower water craig wright rounding third richard dresser melissa arctic craig wright festival tape stephen belber ecstasy saint theresa john olive occupation harry newman pavilion craig wright carol mulroney stephen belber orange flower water craig wright silence god catherine filloux festival hunger sheri wilner mary myra catherine filloux miss golden dream play cycle joyce carol oates something air richard dresser festival compleat female stage beauty jeffrey hatcher coyote fence bruce graham tatjana color julia jordan water child wendy macleod flos ho julia jordan festival bafo tom strelich carry tiger mountain cherylene lee gunshy richard dresser interesting time preston foerder festival belt richard dresser demonology kelley stuart lighting two year old benjie aerenson catf dance ensemble festival bad girl joyce carol oates octopus jon klein nina variation steven dietz nose elizabeth egloff tough choice new century jane anderson festival beti yeti jon klein maggies riff jon lipsky psyche lynne martin voir dire joe sutton festival forgiving typhoid mary mark st germain shooting simone lynne kaufman spike heel theresa rebeck tuesday like victor bumbalo festival contemporary masque stephen bennet alabama rain heather mccutchen black joyce carol oates dream house darrah cloud festival static ben siegler still water lynn martin baby dance jane anderson swan elizabeth egloff festival accelerando lisa loomer welcome moon john patrick shanley production note world premiere world premiere commissioned catf national new play network rolling world premiere staged reading staged reading commissioned catf catf actor lab workshop list theatre festival play professionally produced using lort contract actor equity association aea festival operates agreement aea united scenic artist society stage director choreographer festival member theatre communication group festival member national new play network annually catf hold hostel youth theater immersion program young adult age – festival hosted american theatre critic association annual conference first phase new center contemporary art dedicated phase one house catf administration office one large studio adapted third performance space center contemporary art phase two opened adding seat studio blackbox theater well dressing room scene shop prop shop facility future phase three contain two seat theater one thrust stage one endstage festival economic impact million eastern panhandle region west virginia festival brought million revenue shepherdstown attracted nearly people — primarily dc region also plus state various foreign country festival blue star theatre part collaboration theatre communication group blue star family offering discounted admission military personnel family official website httpwwwpotomacstagescomoutoftowncontemporaryhtm washington post