The Other Side of Summer
How the season’s theatre festivals are faring amid rising costs, fickle audiences, and the warming planet.
All Stories About Contemporary American Theater Festival
Offscript: Revisiting the NICU with Mike Lew and Moritz von Stuelpnagel
On this episode we talk to playwright Mike Lew and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel about taking ‘tiny father’ from audio to audience and catch up with critic J. Wynn Rousuck about the Contemporary American Theater Festival.
Playwrights’ Center, Venturous Theater Fund Name Playwright Fellows
The three fellows will partner with producing theatres across the country.
Ed Herendeen at CATF: ‘Not a One-Person Operation’
The founder of Contemporary American Theater Festival looks back on 31 years of producing new plays in rep.
CATF Founder Ed Herendeen to Retire
In December he’ll leave the influential new-play festival he founded and has run since 1991.
Summer Breaks: How Arts Festivals Are Coping With Cancellation
Arts fests from Wisconsin to S.C. may survive a summer of virtual connection and outreach, but lean times are ahead for the towns where they take place.
Contemporary American Theater Festival Announces 2020 Season
The summer season will feature 6 plays in rotating repertory, including 4 world premieres.
Reed Birney and Son Ephraim on Acting Together for the First Time
The father and son duo are performing in Joseph Dougherty’s historic two-hander this summer in West Virginia, and learn a lot about each other in the process.
Contemporary American Theater Fest Announces 2018 Season
The six-play lineup will feature five world premiere plays.
Contemporary American Theater Festival Announces 2017 Summer Season
The festival will expand its slate to stage six plays in rotating repertory, including four world premieres.
