Entries by Peggy McKowen

EELWAX JESUS CAST

Meet the cast of The World Premiere of THE EELWAX JESUS 3-D POP MUSIC SHOW Book and Lyrics by Max Baker. Music by Lee Sellars: Lee Sellars, composer will play Ignatz; Kurt Zischke will play Mr. Shine and Mr. Rumple Clare Schmidt will play Meredith Margot White will play Esme Helen-Jean Arthur will play Mrs. Worthington: […]

BREADCRUMBS AT THE FESTIVAL

Jennifer Haley’s new play BREADCRUMBS is a poetic story about the relationship between two women. Alida is a reclusive writer of fiction and she is slowly losing her memories. She meets Beth, a young caregiver who offers to help Alida to remember her stories. Together they delve into the “dark woods” of her past.           […]

INANA AT THE FESTIVAL

War destroys lives. But war also destroys a peoples’ culture, their history, their heritage, their identity, and their souls. Michele Lowe weaves an intricate tale that’s both a love story and an ode to the treasures of the unique far-reaching civilization that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates. The story’s centerpiece is a sculpture of […]

MAX BAKER IN SHEPHERDSTOWN

Playwright and Director Max Baker was in Shepherdstown over the weekend. He was meeting with the CATF Design team for our up-coming World Premiere of THE EELWAX JESUS 3-D POP MUSIC SHOW. Max wrote the book and lyrics and is directing the premiere at the 2010 Contemporary American Theater Festival July 7th-August 1st.      “So great […]