Join us this July at our Arlington rehearsal space for live, in-person listening parties with the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF).
Friday, July 23, 2021
Sheepdog by Kevin Artigue A black man killed by a white cop. The white cop is the man you love. And you’re a black woman and a cop. When the story keeps changing – do you trust your intuition? Or your heart? Shaken to its core, this relationship threatens the emotional health of both officers when morality and ethical conduct come into play. Kevin Artigue writes a mystery that navigates the complexities of race and relationships. RUN TIME: 90 MINUTES KEVIN ARTIGUE writes plays, TV, and film. He was raised in Redlands, CA and calls Brooklyn home. His play Sheepdog (Dramatists Play Service) was a recipient of an Edgerton New Play Award and a finalist for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association 2020 New Play Award. Sheepdog premiered at South Coast Repertory in 2019 and at Shattered Globe Theatre in Chicago to critical acclaim. Kevin is a member of the resident playwright company at New Dramatists, class of 2026. He’s also a current member of the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group at Primary Stages, and an alum of The Working Farm @ SPACE at Ryder Farm, Interstate 73, and the Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group. His plays have been performed and developed with South Coast Rep, Shattered Globe, Golden Thread, Page 73, The Public Theater, the National New Play Network, NYTW, Long Wharf Theater, Portland Center Stage, and the Playwrights' Center. MFA: Iowa Playwrights Workshop. |
Friday, July 30, 2021
The House of the Negro Insane by Terence Anthony In 1935, Taft State Hospital was one of seven psychiatric facilities in the US exclusively for “insane and idiotic negroes.” Attius has been locked up at Taft for over a decade and has found some sense of peace building coffins. When two new patients interrupt his path to survival and ask him to help them escape, Attius dares to dream of a life outside of the confining walls. Terence Anthony writes a moving portrayal that explores mental, spiritual, and physical incarceration. RUN TIME: 110 MINUTES TERENCE ANTHONY is a playwright, artist, and communications specialist based in Oakland, CA. He has been awarded writing fellowships to the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, the Santa Fe Art Institute, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Ragdale Foundation. Terence’s plays include Burners (nominated for four 2017 Ovation Awards), Euphrates (Max K. Lerner Playwriting Fellowship), Tombolo (Finalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference), and Blood and Thunder (LA Weekly Award Winner). Terence’s plays have been performed and developed at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, PlayPenn, Moving Arts, Radar LA, La Jolla Playhouse, the Segerstrom Center, Chicago Dramatists, Company of Angels, the Great Plains Theatre Conference, and the Last Frontier Theatre Conference |
On July 23 and July 30, we’ll be tuning in to CATF’s PlaycastPlus summer season – Sheepdog by Kevin Artigue and The House of the Negro Insane by Terence Anthony. Enjoy these full length and fully produced audio dramas followed by a conversation with the artistic team. Prologue will also host a special debrief conversation on Zoom on the Wednesday evening following each performance. Arrive any time after 6pm for a drink, snacks, and catching up. The PlayCasts will begin at 7pm.
ABOUT CATF:
The Contemporary American Theater Festival produces the newest plays in America, in the oldest town in West Virginia. Named as one of the top theater festivals in the world, by publications such as The New York Times, American Theatre, and World Guide, the Contemporary American Theater Festival shapes the future of American theater.
The Contemporary American Theater Festival produces the newest plays in America, in the oldest town in West Virginia. Named as one of the top theater festivals in the world, by publications such as The New York Times, American Theatre, and World Guide, the Contemporary American Theater Festival shapes the future of American theater.