During the 2013 season of the Contemporary American Theater Festival – where the future of American theater spends the summer – we were fortunate to have the American Theater Critics’ Association for its annual conference. Several of the critics are … Continue reading
More reviews are out for the five plays in the CATF lineup for 2012, and they continue to be positive. Three plays are Highly Recommended by the DC Theater Scene blog – we’ve seen two of those, Gidion’s Knot and Barcelona, … Continue reading
The reviews are in for this season of CATF and they are good! ‘Best lineup ever’ from one of our seasoned play-going guests, and the Washington Post has given a thumbs up to the ‘smart, generally engrossing’ set of plays … Continue reading
What does CATF Founder and Producing Director Ed Herendeen do when it’s not July? In addition to getting ready for next July, he keeps his hand in the theater world by directing productions at Shepherd University Theater. This month he … Continue reading
The 20th season of the Contemporary American Theater Festival @ Shepherd University starts in earnest this week, although rehearsals have been in full swing for a month. One of the little-known perks of being in Shepherdstown this week is that, … Continue reading
The Contemporary American Theater Festival’s new season is described briefly in this Washington Post article today. While last season was relatively light-hearted (and I only say light-hearted as a relative term to the typical CATF plays…) this year will see … Continue reading
