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| Location | Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founded by | Ed Herendeen |
| Type of play(s) | New American plays |
| Festival date | July of each year |
| Website | http://www.catf.org/ |
The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) is an American annual professional theatre festival held at Shepherd University, located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. According to the New York Times (in 2015), it is one of "50 essential summer festivals".[1] In 2016, Germany's World Guide identified the festival as one of the "Top 10 theatre festivals not to miss this summer".[2] A representative of the Theatre Communications Group in its publication American Theatre stated that "(CATF's) forward focus has helped ... change the American theatre conversation, bringing new voices and pressing topics to the stage ..."[3]
The Festival specializes in premieres and second or third productions of new plays, currently producing six plays each summer in rotating repertory.
- ^ "Arts - 50 Essential Summer Festivals". 15 May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Jruhstorfer. "WorldGuide Editors". World Guide. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Considine, Allison (21 July 2015). "The Magical CATF Formula: New Plays in an Historic Setting". American Theatre. Retrieved 20 September 2015.