July 12, 2023 – August 6, 2023

2023

Fever Dreams
(Of Animals on the Verge of Extinction)

A WORLD PREMIERE by Jeffrey Lieber

Directed by Susan V. Booth***

For decades, Adele and Zachary have rendezvoused in a remote cabin in the woods to celebrate their passion and be together. This year though, something is…different. The place is falling apart, a sense of loss pervades the air, they’re both keeping secrets, and Adele has brought a gun…one that belongs to her longtime husband. Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) is an unfolding mystery about the cost of lies, the price of truth, and the consequences of long-overdue revelations.

Shepherdstown Opera House
131 W German Street
Run Time: 120 MINUTES

Sponsored by C.M. & Stephanie Partridge

READ THE PLAYWRIGHT INTERVIEW WITH JEFFREY LIEBER

Stef Tovar and Marika Engelhardt in the world premiere of Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) by Jeffrey Lieber at CATF in 2023. Photo by Seth Freeman. 

Tim Decker in the world premiere of Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) by Jeffrey Lieber at CATF in 2023. Photo by Seth Freeman.

Tim Decker and Marika Engelhardt in the world premiere of Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) by Jeffrey Lieber at CATF in 2023. Photo by Seth Freeman.

The Cast & Production Team

ADELE
Marika Engelhardt*

ZACHARY
Tim Decker*

MILLER
Stef Tovar*

SCENIC DESIGN
Misha Kachman**

COSTUME DESIGN
Linda Roethke**

LIGHTING DESIGN
Mary Louise Geiger**

ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Lindsay Jones**

STAGE MANAGER
Kait Mahoney*

ASST. STAGE MANAGER (CHICAGO) 
Abigail Medrano*

ASST. STAGE MANAGER (SHEPHERDSTOWN)
Emi Suarez

ASSOC. LIGHTING DESIGN
K.A. Rudolph

ASSOC. SOUND DESIGN
Veronica Lancaster

CASTING
Pat McCorkle, CSA
Rebecca Weiss, CSA
Lauren Port, CSA

INTIMACY CONSULTANT 
Jessica Morgan