Contemporary American Theater Festival

Theater Production Brings Story Of AIDS Epidemic's Impact On Black Americans To Eastern Panhandle

Donja R. Love's “What Will Happen To All That Beauty” is showing in Shepherdstown throughout July as part of the annual Contemporary American Theater Festival.

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New Play Explores How AIDS Epidemic Affected Black Americans, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, the AIDS epidemic beginning in the 1980s took hundreds of thousands of lives across the country, and even more around the world. A new theater production at this year’s Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in Shepherdstown highlights how the disease impacted the lives of Black Americans in particular.

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Historic Shepherdstown Church To Be Repurposed As Live Theater Venue

The congregation of the Christ Reformed United Church of Christ donated the historic building to the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF), which produces and develops new plays for worldwide audiences. 

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Annual Shepherdstown Theater Festival Returns With Live Performances

The Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown was one of many live cultural events around the state to balance safely entertaining audiences with working around COVID-19 last summer. This month, the festival has fully returned to its regular live performances.

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