Entries by Peggy McKowen

REFLECTIONS

On Sunday evening we had a kick-ass Benefit at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown. Lee Sellars hosted an entertaining evening of stories, memories and personal tributes to twenty years of making theater. He was joined by playwright Richard Dresser and others who shared their personal Festival experiences. I was so happy to see Anne Marie […]

THOUGHTS ON 2010 REPERTORY

The 2010 REPERTORY will continue to create noise. Contemporary theater has the unique responsibility to cause a ruckus and make waves. The intention of many contemporary plays is to leave the audience unsatisfied rather than satisfied, to create an anxiety and an uncertainty which is dispelled if you just have the courage to encounter the […]

SPRING BENEFIT

I am looking forward to our SPRING BENEFIT: ROAST, TOAST & BOAST on Sunday March 28TH 5PM-8PM at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown. Please join me in celebrating our 20TH ANNIVERSARY. We are planning an entertaining event. CATF actor Lee Sellars is the Master of Ceremonies.  Lee will be joined by other CATF artists, Board […]

Thoughts on 2010 FESTIVAL

“The only people for me are the mad ones,the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a common thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars…” JACK […]