About the Theatre
The Contemporary American Theater Festival, an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, is hosted on the campus of Shepherd University (Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix, President), a public liberal arts institution founded in 1871, and located in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Situated along the banks of the Potomac River, and just 70 miles north of Washington, DC, and west of Baltimore, MD, Shepherdstown is a mixture of metropolitan thought and rustic ambience. Drawing on populations of Northern Virginia, western and suburban Maryland, DC, and Baltimore, 60% of CATF’s audience comes from outside the State of West Virginia. The CATF season is truly America’s newest plays in West Virginia’s oldest town.RELATED STORIES
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Ed Herendeen, Founder of Contemporary American Theater Festival, Retires
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2021
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by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2021
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by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2021
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Past Shows
The Fifth Domain
7/8 - 7/31/2022
Removed from his position at the National Security Agency, Troy latches onto a new opportunityan opportunity he cant refuse. But his eagerness blinds him to ...
Sheepdog
7/9 - 8/1/2021
Contemporary American Theater Festival Kevin Artigue...
A Late Morning with Ronald Reagan
7/6 - 7/29/2018
In retirement from leading the free world, Ronald Reagan invites us into his office for lemonade and recollections of things he rarely (if ever) shared ...
Berta, Berta
7/6 - 7/29/2018
After committing an unforgivable crime and doomed to surrender his freedom, Leroy is granted one final wish: a chance to make amends with his long ...
TBA
7/6 - 7/29/2018
Imaginists Theatre Collective: -...
The House on the Hill
7/6 - 7/29/2018
Cousins Alex and Frankie haven’t spoken in seventeen years. After more than a decade of trauma, silence, and unease, can a new baby help their ...
20th Century Blues
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Four women meet once a year for a ritual photo shoot, chronicling their changing (and aging) selves as they navigate love, careers, children, and the ...
20th Century Blues
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Four women meet once a year for a ritual photo shoot, chronicling their changing (and aging) selves as they navigate love, careers, children, and the ...
Not Medea
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Allison Gregory....
Not Medea
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Allison Gregory....
pen/man/ship
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Christina Anderson; dir: Lucie Tiberghien....
pen/man/ship
7/8 - 7/31/2016
Christina Anderson; dir: Lucie Tiberghien....
The Second Girl
7/9 - 7/31/2016
Ronan Noone; dir: Campbell Scott....
The Second Girl
7/9 - 7/31/2016
Ronan Noone; dir: Campbell Scott....
The Wedding Gift
7/9 - 7/31/2016
Chisa Hutchinson; dir: May Adrales....
The Wedding Gift
7/9 - 7/31/2016
Chisa Hutchinson; dir: May Adrales....
Everything You Touch
7/7 - 8/2/2015
Sheila Callaghan; dir: Jessica Kubzansky. World Premiere...
On Clover Road
7/5 - 8/2/2015
Steven Dietz; dir: Ed Herendeen. World Premiere...
The Full Catastrophe
7/7 - 8/2/2015
Michael Weller; dir: Ed Herendeen. World Premiere...
WE ARE PUSSY RIOT
7/5 - 8/2/2015
Barbara Hammond; dir: Tea Alagic. World Premiere...
World Builders
7/7 - 8/2/2015
Johnna Adams; dir: Nicole A. Watson. World Premiere...
CCA/112:
7/8 - 8/3/2014
Uncanny Valley Thomas Gibbons; dir: Tom Dugdale....
Frank Center Stage:
7/6 - 8/3/2014
One Night Charles Fuller; dir: Ed Herendeen....
Marinoff Theater:
7/6 - 8/3/2014
Dead and Breathing Chisa Hutchinson; dir: Kristin Horton....
A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World
7/3 - 7/28/2013
Liz Duffy Adams; dir: Kent Nicholson....
H2O
7/3 - 7/28/2013
Jane Martin; dir: Jon Jory....
Heartless
7/3 - 7/28/2013
Sam Shepard; dir: Ed Herendeen....
Jon Kern; dir: Ed Herendeen....
Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah
7/3 - 7/28/2013
Mark St. Germain; dir: Mark St. Germain....
Videos
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Disney's Newsies Jr.
West Virginia State University (9/1 - 9/1) | ||
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Disney's Lion King Jr.
John Marshall Hs Cpa (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
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Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Actors Guild Suzanne Bayley Theatre (7/26 - 8/11) | ||
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Disney's Beauty And The Beast
The Clay Center (10/25 - 11/3) | ||
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The Prom
Charleston Light Opera Guild (6/8 - 6/17) | ||
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Clue: On Stage
West Virginia Public Theatre (6/6 - 6/16) | ||
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Jersey Boys
Charleston Light Opera Guild (4/4 - 4/13) | ||
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