Managing Director

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) seeks an ambitious and skilled arts administrator to serve as its Managing Director as it moves into its thirty-second season in 2022, the first after the retirement of its founding Producing Director. Stephen Richard will lead the MCA search team comprised of David Mallette, President of MCA, and Sarah Bellamy as Field Advisor. For the full job posting and to apply visit MCA's website: Since its inception, CATF has operated from the campus of Shepherd University (SU), a public liberal arts university, just over an hour from the Washington/Baltimore corridor. CATF has a stellar track record and is dedicated to developing and producing new American theater. Since its founding in 1991, CATF has produced 133 new plays, including 56 world premieres and 11 commissions. The mission of the institution is driven by its core values: fearless art, diverse stories, profound relationships between artists and audiences, inclusion, and community. As described by Peter Marks from The Washington Post, “[CATF is] one of the nation’s most satisfying seasonal destinations for original drama”. CATF is dedicated to the playwright as well as the company of artists and the experience of making theater that creates change in our communities. The Festival, CATF’s mainstage summer season, produces thought-provoking, challenging, entertaining, and sometimes controversial work that speaks to our evolving contemporary society. CATF is committed to creating brave, safe spaces for both artists and audiences by including anti-racist and anti-oppressive (ARAO) practices in all of its work, on stage and off. For the full job posting and to apply visit MCA's website: