2017 Season Archives
2017: Season 27 Archives
The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess
Welcome to Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron
Wild Horses by Allison Gregory
Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder
Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel
We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers
Welcome to Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron
Wild Horses by Allison Gregory
Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder
Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel
We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers
In the Media
- Rocci Fisch: Shepherdstown’s 2017 Contemporary American Theater Festival (PDF)
- Broadway World: A Gripping Struggle for Souls: WE WILL NOT BE SILENT at CATF (PDF)
- DC Theatre Scene: Byhalia, Mississippi (Review) (PDF)
- The Washington Post: A theater festival in the bucolic countryside, but boiling underneath (PDF)
- Frederick News Post: ‘HIGH DRAMA: Costumes from the Contemporary American Theater Festival’ on exhibit in Hagerstown (PDF)
- Valley Homes & Style: A Cultural Opportunity of a Lifetime (PDF)
- American Theatre: Contemporary American Theater Festival Announces 2017 Summer Season (PDF)
- The Shepherdstown Chronicle: CATF Expands Offerings (PDF)
- New York Times: 15 Summer Theater Festivals (and More) (PDF)
- Maryland Theatre Guide: Season Preview: Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University, July 7-30, 2017 (PDF)
- The Journal: Prose for All: CATF expands its viewing options for locals (PDF)
- The Journal: Backstage Access: CATF makes theater more accessible (PDF)
- The Shepherdstown Chronicle: Summer events sure to help town thrive (PDF)
- Hagerstown Magazine: Where Culture Comes Alive (PDF)
- Spirit of Jefferson: High Drama (PDF)
- Spirit of Jefferson: Hostel Youth! (PDF)
- Spirit of Jefferson: Hungry For Theater (PDF)
Producing Directors

Ed Herendeen
Founder & Producing Director

Peggy McKowen
Associate Producing Director
2017 Playwrights
Eleanor Burgess
Kara Lee Corthron
Allison Gregory
Evan Linder
Chelsea Marcantel
David Meyers
2017 Production Photos
The Niceties
Margaret Ivey and Robin Walsh in The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Margaret Ivey and Robin Walsh in The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Margaret Ivey and Robin Walsh in The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Margaret Ivey in The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Robin Walsh in The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Welcome to Fear City
Bryce Michael Wood and Vincent Ramirez in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Vincent Ramirez and Adrian Kiser in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Dyllon Burnside in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Dyllon Burnside and Yaegel T. Welch in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Adrian Kiser and Cherene Snow in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Bryce Michael Wood and Adrian Kiser in Welcome To Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Wild Horses
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Kate Udall in Wild Horses by Allison Gregory. CATF. 2017. NNPN World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Byhalia, Mississippi
Jessica Savage and Adrian Kiser in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Hollis McCarthy in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Jessica Savage and Hollis McCarthy in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Jason Babinsky and Hollis McCarthy in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Jason Babinsky and Jessica Savage in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Yaegel T. Welch and Jason Babinsky in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Jason Babinsky and Yaegel T. Welch in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Adrian Kiser in Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder. CATF. 2017. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Everything is Wonderful
Jason Babinsky and Lexi Lapp in Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Lucky Gretzinger and Jessica Savage in Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Jessica Savage and Lexi Lapp in in Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Lexi Lapp and Jason Babinsky in Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
The cast of Everything is Wonderful by Chelsea Marcantel. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
We Will Not Be Silent
Lexi Lapp and Paul DeBoy in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Lexi Lapp and Paul DeBoy in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Lexi Lapp and Paul DeBoy in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Paul DeBoy in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Paul DeBoy in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.
Lexi Lapp in We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers. CATF. 2017. World Premiere. Photo by Seth Freeman.









































