SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY

by Andrew White - July 18, 2025

“Magdalene” is likely a play that will see numerous productions, given the times and the need for religious communities to break bread and try, in some way, to understand each other.  You should definitely take time out this July to see this remarkable reflection on two of Christianity’s most pivota...

by Andrew White - July 18, 2025

“Side Effects” is at heart a cautionary tale about what happens when we rely too much on the judgment of others, when professional knowledge pales in the face of simple human understanding.   Loomer takes us on a whirlwind tour of therapists, nurses, and others, all of them ably embodied by a compan...

by Andrew White - July 15, 2025

To be in the presence of Kevin Kling is to be in the presence of a consummate storyteller at the peak of his powers. “Unraveled” is about as life-affirming as it gets, and coming as it does from someone who bears his challenges with such grace and disarming honesty, perhaps one of the enduring theme...

by Andrew White - July 15, 2025

“Happy Fall” is a celebration of the art of stage combat and stunt work on film.  Audiences owe a huge debt to the men and women who put their bodies on the line so that our beloved stars (who truth be known aren’t allowed to do a fraction of the stuff we see on screen) can live to shoot another day...

by Andrew White - July 16, 2025

Peggy McKowen, Artistic Director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival, knows there are some amazing stories to be told by West Virginians themselves, and for this year’s festival our attention is richly rewarded by an evening spent with native son Cody LeRoy Wilson and his one-man show, “Di...

by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2025

The Board of Directors of National Dinner Theatre Association (NDTA) has announced the appointment of Laura J. Martin, Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater, to the position of President....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2025

The Board of Directors of National Dinner Theatre Association has appointed Laura J. Martin, Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater, to the position of President. Learn more!...

by Andrew White - April 09, 2025

The ability to tell our stories and share of ourselves, with a community that is eager to reach out, is a superpower we all have.  We are, truly, indivisible; and we should take advantage of every chance we have to break bread, share our stories, and broaden our horizons. The Contemporary American T...

by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2024

Yesterday, students from Shepherd University's Contemporary Theatre Studies Program in West Virginia saw Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway. Check out a photo here!...