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Contemporaryamericantheaterfes contemporaryamericantheaterfestival AT SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY 26TH SEASON JULY 8 - 31, 2016 THANK YOU ACTORS’ EQUITY FOUNDATION THE NORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION The Contemporary American THE ALFORD FOUNDATION Theater Festival’s 2016 PGPRESENTS, LLC BB&T MISSION Season is supported, in part, PFIZER FOUNDATION TO PRODUCE AND DEVELOP NEW AMERICAN THEATER by the following foundations, CITY NATIONAL BANK MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM corporations, institutions, and THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION government agencies. SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND THE VISION OF AMERICA SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION THE ULTIMATE THEATER EXPERIENCE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION IANTHOM FOUNDATION THE TED SNOWDON CORE VALUES FOUNDATION, In loving memory FEARLESS ART; IBM INTERNATIONAL of Mrs. Snowdon Durham Byron FOUNDATION MATCHING DARING AND DIVERSE STORIES; GIFT PROGRAM THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA A PROFOUND DYNAMIC AMONG THE AUDIENCE, THE ARTIST, AND THE WORK JANNEY MONTGOMERY THE HAROLD AND SCOTT LLC MIMI STEINBERG CHARITABLE TRUST JEFFERSON ARTS COUNCIL JEFFERSON COUNTY UNITED WAY OF THE CONVENTION & EASTERN PANHANDLE VISITORS BUREAU The Contemporary American Theater THE WEISSBERG FOUNDATION Festival at Shepherd University JEFFERSON COUNTY WELLS FARGO is proudly affiliated with: Actors’ DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Equity Association, United Scenic WEST VIRGINIA Artists, Society of Stage Directors LAURENTS/HATCHER COMMISSION ON THE ARTS and Choreographers, National FOUNDATION New Play Network, and Theatre WEST VIRGINIA Communications Group (TCG). NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS DIVISION OF TOURISM NATIONAL NEW WEST VIRGINIA PLAY NETWORK HUMANITIES COUNCIL contemporaryamericantheaterAT SHEPHERDfestival UNIVERSITY ED HERENDEEN TABLE OF CONTENTS Founder & Producing Director PEGGY MCKOWEN CATF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS ........................INSIDE FRONT COVER Associate Producing Director LETTER FROM THE PRODUCING DIRECTOR ............................4 GABRIEL ZUCKER Director of Communications LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ........................6 and Marketing BOARD OF TRUSTEES ...............................................8 VICKI WILLMAN LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY . .10 Director of Development SUPPORT CATF .....................................................12 JOSHUA MIDGETT General Manager MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS .............................................15 2016 COMPANY LIST ................................................16 THE REPERTORY AND PROGRAM NOTES: PEN/MAN/SHIP ............................................ 18 Contemporary American Theater Festival at NOT MEDEA .............................................. 20 Shepherd University THE WEDDING GIFT ........................................ 22 P.O. Box 429 Shepherdstown, WV 20TH CENTURY BLUES..................................... 24 25443 THE SECOND GIRL ......................................... 26 800.999.CATF ABOUT THE 2016 COMPANY.........................................40 www.catf.org • A GOURMET MARKETPLACE • ART AT THE FESTIVAL ..............................................72 CATFatSU @thinktheater EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ..................................... 74 LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS....................................76 THE PRESS ROOM Featuring artisanal IN-KIND SUPPORTERS ..............................................78 cheeses, WV wine and SERVING DINNER WEDNESDAY - MONDAY 2016 FELLOWS, INTERNS, & APPRENTICES............................80 food, fresh coffee beans, 5PM TO CLOSE CATF CONTRIBUTORS ..............................................82 local chocolates, linens, PRODUCTION HISTORY .............................................86 SUNDAY BRUNCH 10:30AM TO 2:30PM bath & body products ADVERTISERS’ INDEX ..............................................88 SUNDAY DINNER 4PM - 8PM and more . FESTIVAL SCHEDULE...................................INSIDE BACK COVER 103 106 2 129 W. GERMAN STREET 304.876.8777 W. German Street | 304.876.1 From the Founder & Producing Director ED HERENDEEN WELCOME to the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Welcome to the future of the American Theater. The future isn’t just a place we will go this summer; it’s a place that we will experience together. The future spends the summer in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It is my pleasure to introduce you to new work by Christina Anderson, Allison Gregory, Chisa Hutchinson, Susan Miller, and Ronan Noone. I want to personally thank each of these playwrights for giving us the opportunity to bring their new plays to life at our Theater Festival. They are the reason that we are gathered together this summer. We are a playwright-inspired theater. And we are proud to share these stories with you. ED HERENDEEN We are dedicated to producing and developing new American theater. Our core values: Fearless Art; telling daring and diverse stories; and creating a profound dynamic between the audience, the artists, and the work. This is who we are and what we do. I love producing new plays. New plays are produced without a safety net of tradition. New plays do not have a production history to fall back on. New plays are risky…And I love taking risks with new work. I am ruthless and passionate in my pursuit of new plays. I am not interested in producing minor works. I am inspired by our 2016 playwrights. I am compelled to share their new plays with you because I am constantly looking to maintain the heat and energy of new American literature for the stage. This season’s repertory is jet fuel that pumps adrenaline into Welcome my heart. The American theater persists because of new plays. And on behalf of the entire 2016 Theater Festival Company, I want to personally thank you for joining us this summer. You play a vital role in our important and necessary mission. Thank you for sharing our passion for creating new work. Thank you for sharing our belief that writing DR. MARY J.C. HENDRIX matters. Producing new work matters. Thank you for your ongoing and continued support. We are thrilled that you are here to experience a tsunami of creative energy by these five extraordinary, living American playwrights as we ascend into the next 25 years. The work continues… A very warm welcome to our new partner, friend, and leader. Enjoy! Ed Herendeen, the CATF Board of Trustees, and the CATF Staff & Company 4 Welcome from the President of the CATF Board of Trustees RB SEEM “A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.”—Dario Fo WELCOME to the Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University. The 2016 season is going to be an exciting journey of new American plays that will challenge you, excite you, and make you question your own beliefs! We will continue RB SEEM to initiate conversation and create a sense of community as we embark on our next 25 years of producing unparalleled theater. Our vision is to create “the ultimate theater experience.” This ultimate theater experience extends beyond the plays and post-show discussions and includes the conversations you have with family, friends, fellow patrons, and the artists themselves. The Contemporary American Theater Festival is a unique experience that is truly immersive and allows you to be a part of the creative process. My sincere appreciation goes out to the staff, the playwrights, the artists, the designers, our supporters, and the Board of Trustees – these people make it happen! I also want to extend a special welcome to the new Shepherd University President, Dr. Mary Hendrix. Our partnership with Shepherd University allows us to do what we do best – produce world-class theater. Finally, you are why we are here. Your support and continued insistence that we remain bold, fearless and true to our mission is what sustains us year after year. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I welcome and thank you for giving us the chance to speak for our time. 6 2016 Contemporary American Theater Festival BOARD OF TRUSTEES RB SEEM MARELLEN AHERNE EX OFFICIO STEPHEN G. SKINNER PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER AMES DOW BENEDICT MARY HELEN STRAUCH JON AMORES KEVIN STRUTHERS SCOTT WIDMEYER HONORARY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT S. ANDREW ARNOLD KIRSTEN TRUMP JENNY EWING ALLEN JASON AUFDEM-BRINKE MARJORIE WEINGOLD MARTIN BURKE SHARON J. ANDERSON BETH BATDORF SECRETARY LISA YOUNIS ROBIN BERRINGTON ELLEN CAPPELLANTI KAREN RICE ALLISON MARINOFF CARLE CARMELA CESARE EMERITUS BOARD TREASURER ROBERTA DEBIASI, MD BRIDGET COHEE RONALD JONES JAMES EROS BILL DRENNEN SHIRLEY MARINOFF* PAUL GARRARD MARY CLARE EROS LINDA RICE* DR. MARY J.C. HENDRIX THOMAS S. FOSTER * in memoriam ED HERENDEEN ANN HARKINS PETE HOFFMAN LILY HILL DIMETRA LEWIN CATHERINE IRWIN TRIPP LOWE JUDITH KATZ-LEAVY PEGGY MCKOWEN SUSAN KEMNITZER KAKIE MCMILLAN KATHA KISSMAN NOAH MEHRKAM STANLEY C. MARINOFF, MD SUSAN MILLS TIA MCMILLAN JEANNE MUIR PATRICIA RISSLER ANDREW D. MICHAEL AUDREY ROWE JOYCE CAROL OATES CHRISTOPHER E. SEDLOCK MICHAEL PROFFITT RICK SHAFFER MICHAEL SANTA BARBARA SYLVIA BAILEY SHURBUTT LYNN SHIRLEY 8 A Letter from the President of Shepherd University DR. MARY J.C. HENDRIX WELCOME to Shepherd University and to the Contemporary American Theater Festival that we so proudly host each summer. The longstanding partnership between Shepherd and CATF has enriched our community for more than a quarter of a century. The Center for Contemporary Arts is home to Shepherd’s Department of Contemporary Art and Theater, a unique combination of the visual and performing arts centered in one beautiful complex. The Center for Contemporary Arts houses
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