July 9 – 30, 2021
CATF on the Airwaves and on the Streets.
On the Streets July 9, 16, 23, & 30
Online starting July 10
CATF is introducing the playcast – full length and fully produced audio dramas of Kevin Artigue’s Sheepdog and Terence Anthony’s The House of the Negro Insane.
- Join the Listening Parties in the Marinoff Theater Parking Lot for Sheepdog (July 23) and The House of the Negro Insane (July 30). You’ll be issued a set of headphones so you can truly immerse yourself in the playwright’s words and storytelling.
- “Doors” open at 6pm. Parties start at 7pm.
- Tickets for a chair at a table are $25 / Tickets for a chair without a table are $15
- Social distancing guidelines will be followed.
- Beer, wine, water, and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
The Schedule:
JULY 23
Pre-show music with the Forrest Brown Trio (begins at 6pm)
Sheepdog Audio Drama (begins at 7pm)
JULY 30
Pre-show music with Sam Janotta and Lisa Lafferty (begins at 6pm)
The House of the Negro Insane Audio Drama (begins at 7pm)
Add even more to your audio experience! Check out CATF’s new podcast, UNMUTED to hear from the storytellers, playmakers, and the characters of the plays.
- Top off your audio experience with the playcasts – full-length audio dramas – of both of the plays!
- Then in 2022, make sure you get to see both of these dynamic plays on the CATF stages.
- Find our podcast on Apple, Google, Overcasts, and PocketCasts.
- Episode Release Dates:
- Sheepdog Series
- July 10: Meet the Storytellers – Playwright Kevin Artigue and Director Melissa Crespo
- July 14: Meet the Characters – Amina and Ryan
- July 17: Meet the Playmakers – Sound Designer Sharath Patel
- The House of the Negro Insane Series
- July 21: Meet the Storytellers – Playwright Terence Anthony, Director Tamilla Woodard, and Dramaturg Theresa M. Davis
- July 24: Meet the Characters – Attius, Effie, Madeleine, and Henry
- July 28: Meet the Playmakers – Composer Nehemiah Luckett
- Sheepdog Series
JULY 9 & 16 STREET PARTY LOCATION CHANGE:
MARINOFF THEATER PARKING LOT
We’re throwing some street parties to celebrate the re-opening of Shepherdstown! Shop, grab dinner (and dessert) from your favorite downtown restaurant, and then join us behind the Shepherdstown Public Library to enjoy some live entertainment!
- On Friday July 9, kick off the playcast PLUS season with local performers and artists.
- The next Friday on July 16, celebrate the artists of the global majority that inspire the artists of CATF.
- “Doors” open at 6pm and the party starts at 7pm. Free. Reservations required to ensure safety guidelines.
- Beer, wine, water, and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
JULY 9 Line Up:
- Laughing Hat Photo Booth
- The Shepherd University Jazz Quartet
- From CATF’s The Cake, actress Erika Rolfsrund with a short scene and song
- Blues guitarist Billy Thompson and singer Mary Hott
- From CATF’s Stick Fly, actor David Toney with trumpeter Mike Burton
- The Speakeasy Boys
SPONSORED BY DEB WEISBACHER
JULY 16 Line Up:
- Painter Hiromi Katayama
- Shepherd University Performance Artist Kay Dartt
- The Washington Guzheng Society
- From CATF’s Stick Fly, actor David Toney and the Working Song Singers
- Poet Esperanza Hope Snyder
- Classical singer Nicole Davis with Marcus Smith
- R&B, funk, soul band The Groovemasters
SPONSORED BY CITY NATIONAL BANK & THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CVB
Wherever you are – order dinner from your favorite local restaurant and hop online for this chat moderated by the Producing Director.
- Each conversation features some of your favorite CATF artists, but it’s a surprise! You won’t know who the guest artists are until you get in the Zoom Room!
- July 20 & 27 at 6pm.
- Free. Reservations required.