Jul 7, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Sara Havens | Published 7/7/17 When Poison frontman Bret Michaels told C.C. DeVille to pick up that guitar and talk to me in the 1987 hit song “Talk Dirty To Me,” kids everywhere — including myself — mimicked the 27-second guitar solo on a broomstick, with a...
Jul 2, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Interviews, Press
A NOTE: there are multiple grammatical errors, misspellings, made-up words, and ??? moments in this interview, but I have faithfully copied it here as it appeared in its original iteration. by CRYSTAL SCHELLE || crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com | Published 7/2/17...
Jul 2, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
Contemporary American Theater Festival expands 27th season to half-dozen plays by CRYSTAL SCHELLE || crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com | Published 7/2/17 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — In a time when theater companies are dealing with slashing of funding, and in some cases...
Jun 30, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
By Lisa Troshinsky | Published 6/30/17 “Make America Think Again” is the compelling goal of the 2017 Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in Shepherdstown, W.Va., according to festival trustee Sharon J. Anderson. At a time when Americans are bitterly divided...
Jun 19, 2017 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
By Celia Wren |Published 6/19/17 “Roller coasters are my favorite!” a character exclaims as he sits onboard a climbing, plunging amusement-park ride in “This Is the Big One,” a 10-minute drama featured in this year’s Source Festival. The remark may strike a chord with...
Jun 17, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Interviews, Press
Researched, interviewed and edited by Sharon J. Anderson, CATF Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director www.sharonjanderson.com | Published 6/17/17 CATF: Everything is Wonderful opens with an epigraph from Jewish theologian Abraham Heschel: “Time is...
Jun 16, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
By Matt Kawahara | Published 6/16/17 B Street Theatre’s first season in its new $29 million midtown home will feature a mix of contemporary theater and classic children’s titles. The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, at 27th Street and Capitol Avenue, is under...
Jun 15, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
Next year will mark the first in the theatre’s new venue, the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts. By American Theatre Editors | Published 6/15/17 SACRAMENTO, CALIF.: B Street Theatre has announced its 2018 season, the company’s first in its new space, the Sofia...
Jun 5, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
by BWW News Desk | Published 6/5/17 The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University announces their 130-member company for the 2017 season. This accomplished group of playwrights, directors, designers, actors, technicians, and staff come...
May 13, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Interviews, Press
by Eli Keel | Published 5/13/17 Airness, a new play by Chelsea Marcantel premiered last month at The Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky. The play is deceptively simple, a Cinderella story of an unlikely competitor rising to the top of a...
