
2017 Season Archives
2017: Season 27 Archives


We Will Not Be Silent by David Meyers
July 12, 2017 – August 6, 2017

The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess
July 12, 2017 – August 6, 2017

Welcome to Fear City by Kara Lee Corthron
July 12, 2017 – August 6, 2017

Wild Horses by Allison Gregory
July 12, 2017 – August 6, 2017

Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder
July 12, 2017 – August 6, 2017
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
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)





