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)
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
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
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.