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CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY
CHRONOLOGY OF
PRODUCTIONS
1984-85
Main Stage
1985-86 Main Stage
1986-87 Main Stage
1987 -88 Main Stage
1988-89 Main Stage
1989-90 Main Stage
1990-91 Main Stage
1990-91 Tours
1991-92 Main Stage
1991-92 Tours
1992-93
Main Stage
1993-94 Main Stage
1993-94
Tours
1994-95
Main Stage
1994-95
Tours
1995-96
Main Stage
1995-96
Tours
1996-97
Main Stage
1996-97
Tours
1997-98-
Main Stage
1998-99
Main Stage
1998-99
Tours
1999-2000
Main Stage
2000-2001
Main Stage
2001-2002
Main Stage
2002-2003 Season
2003-2004 Season
2004-2005 Season
2005-2006 Season
1984-85 Main Stage
Mass
Appeal by Bill G. Davis
1985-86
Main Stage
True West
by Sam Shepard
Talking
With… by Jane Martin
The
Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
1986-87
Main Stage
Jupus Redeye
by Robert Flanagan (world premiere)
The Club
by Eve Marriam
The Normal
Heart by Larry Kramer
1959 Pink
Thunderbird by James McClure
My Sister in
this House by Wendy Kesselman
Orphans
by Lyle Kessler
1987
-88 Main Stage
Glengarry
Glen Ross by David Mamet
Independence
by Lee Blessing
Tomfoolery
by Torn Lehrer
I Love You, I
Love You Not by Wendy Kesselman
Aunt Dan and
Lemon by Wallace Shawn
Handy Dandy
by William Gibson
Fool for Love
by Sam Shepard
The
Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang
1988-89
Main Stage
The Widow
Claire by Horton Foote
The Downside
by Richard Dresser
A Lie of the
Mind by Sam Shepard
A Trio of
Ghost Plays (“The
Shawl” by David Mamet and
“Witch’s Brew”
and “A Ghost Story” by John Pielmeier)
A
Grandparent's Scrapbook '88 (A Grandparent's Living Theatre production)
Sister Mary
Ignatius Explains it All for You by Christopher Durang
Open
Admissions by Shirley Lauro
Life and Limb
by Keith Reddin
The Women of
My Father's House by Carter W. Lewis (world premiere)
El Salvador
by Raphael Lima
Women
Who Kill (sketches by the Women's Playwriting Group)
1989-90
Main Stage
Shooting
Stars by Molly Newman
End of the
World by Arthur Kopit
The Colored
Museum by George C. Wolfe
The Bat
by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
A Christmas
Memory by Truman Capote adapted
by Beth Sanford
Full Hookup
by Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller
American
Buffalo by David Mamet
On the Verge
by Eric Overmyer
Measure
for Measure by William Shakespeare
1990-91
Main Stage
A…my Name Is
Alice conceived by Joan Micklin
Silver and Julianne Boyd
Beyond
Therapy by Christopher Durang
Audience
by Vaclav Havel
Fire in the
Basement by Pavel Kohout
The Mystery
of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam
A Christmas
Memory and the Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
A Thurber
Carnival by James Thurber
T'bone 'N'
Weasel by Jon Klein
Waiting for
the Parade by John Murrell
A
Shorts Festival including “The Art
of Pitching” by Doreen Dunn, “Dead Batch Boys” by Dan T.
O'Reilly, “Wednesdays I Do Hills” by Lynne Roth, “The
Mind Gallery” by Is Said, “Checking Out” by Joel Selmeier,
“Day Old Bread” by Bonnie Milne Gardner, “My Favorite
Superhero” by Jeffrey Jordan, “Mom's Restaurant” by
Joanne Blum, and “Family Ritual” by Martine L. Stephens
(world premiere)
1990-91
Tours
A Christmas
Memory by Truman Capote
Zoo
Story by Edward Albee
1991-92
Main Stage
Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
Speed-the-plow by David Mamet
Siswe Bansi
Is Dead by Athol Fugard, John Kani
and Winston Ntshona
The Revenge of the
Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-speed Clock
by David Mamet
A Christmas
Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman
Capote, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
Laughing Wild
by Christopher Durang
Wings by
Arthur Kopit
Relatively
Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn
Second Annual
Shorts Festival including “Nesting” by Rita K.Barkey, “the
effects of incestuous-breeking upon thoughts and thought
patterns” by Dan T .O 'Reilly, “Infidelities” by Gary Scott,
“Brother's Keeper” by Michael Geis, “The Sixth Day” by
Kristin
Johnson, “We're All Okay Now” by
Joanne Blum, “Daddy's Home” by Bonnie Milne Gardner, and
“Dead But Not Forgotten” by
Lynne Roth
Solo
Shorts including “The Lease” by Jeffrey Jordan,
“JFK, Rudolph, and a Life With Fear In It” by Gay Brewer, “Afire”
by Stephen
Jon, “Eat or Die” by Johnrick Hole, “My
Grandmother's Vampires” by Ann C. Hall, “The Growing Season” by Is
Said, “Jump” by Karin Cash, “The Reader” by Mark Maselli, and
“Expedite” by Joe Selmeier.
1991-92
Tours
Penguin Blues
by Ethan Phillips
The Zoo Story
by Edward Albee
A
Christmas Memory by Truman Capote, adapted
by Geoffrey
Nelson
1992-93
Main Stage
Dial “M” for
Murder by Frederick Knott
Rap Master
Ronnie by Garry Trudeau with music
by Elizabeth Swado
Prelude to a
Kiss by Craig Lucas
1892
conceived and edited by Geoffrey Nelson (world premiere)
A Christmas
Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman
Capote, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
How the Other
Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn
The
Homecoming by Harold Pinter
Third Annual
Shorts Festival including “Snow Job” by Mark
S. Maselli, “Treading Water” by Dan T. O'Reilly,
“Artichokes
and Gargoyles”
by Lynne Roth, “The Electoral Date” by Jeffrey Jordan,
“Plato and Doris Are Dead” by Johnrick Hole, “Visiting Sarah” by
Michael L. Geis, and “Forever Fraternal” by Bonnie Milne Gardner
The Comedy
Shorts including “The Actor's
Nightmare” by Christopher
Durang, “Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife” by
James Thurber, “Checking Out" by Joel Selmeier, “French Fries” by
Jane Martin, and "Dogs Do" by Jonathan Putnam
Penguin Blues
by Ethan Phillips
The Dumb
Waiter by Harold Pinter
The
Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
1993-94 Main
Stage
Homeward
Bound by Elliot Hayes
Ten Little
Indians by Agatha Christie
Greater Tuna
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
The Fall River Follies or Oh Mrs.
Churchill, Do Come Over. Someone Has
Killed Father by John Giffin (produced by Five
Minds, Inc. )
Harrison,
Texas by Horton Foote
African-American
Play Festival by Various Playwrights
Season's
Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn
Marvin’s Room by Scott McPherson
Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney
The Good
Times Are Killing me by Lynda Barry
Baby
With The Bathwater by Christopher Durang
1993-94
Tours
Audience
by Vaclav Have!
The Dumb
Waiter by Harold Pinter
Dogs do
by Jonathan Putnam
Gift of the
Magi by O. Henry, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
Harrison,
Texas by Horton Foote
1994-95
Main Stage
A...My Name
Is Still Alice by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd
Possible
Worlds by John Mighton
Of Mice and
Men by John Steinbeck
A Christmas
Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman
Capote, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
The Loman
Family Picnic by Donald Marguiles
Keely and du
by Jane Martin
The Sneeze
by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Michael Frayn
Someone Who’ll
Watch over me by Frank McGuinness
1994-95 Tours
Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney
Ghost Stories
including “The Old Nurse's Story” by
Elizabeth
Gaskell, “Baby Chile” by Is Said,
and "The Tell- Tale Heart" by
Edgar
Allan Poe
Dogs do
by Jonathan Putnam
Gift
of the Magi by O. Henry, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
1995-96
Main Stage
All in The
Timing by David Ives
SubUrbia
by Eric Bogosian
Sisters
by Marsha A. Jackson
Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward
A Christmas
Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman
Capote, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
Durang Durang
by Christopher Durang
The Birthday
Party by Harold Pinter
Later Life
by A.R. Gurney
A Perfect
Ganesh by Terrence McNally
1995-96
Tours
Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney
Gift of the
Magi by O. Henry, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
Scenes From
Shakespeare by William Shakespeare including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About
Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew, adapted by Ionia Zelenka
The Evils
of Tobacco by Anton Chekjov, adapted by Michael Frayn
1996-97
Main Stage
Five Women
Wearing The Same Dress by Alan Ball
Three
Viewings by Jeffrey Hatcher
Love! Valour!
Compassion! by Terrence McNally
East Market
Gardens created by John
Giffin (in conjunction With 5
Minds, Inc.)
Two Trains
Running by August Wilson
A Tuna
Christmas and Greater Tuna by Jaston
Williams, Joe
Sears and Ed Howard
The Woman in
Black by Susan Hill, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt
Flyin' West
by Pearl Cleage
Scotland Road
by Jeffrey Hatcher
Forever Plaid
by Stuart Ross and James Raitt
Table Manners
by Alan Ayckbourn
1996-97
Tours
Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney
Gift of the
Magi by O. Henry, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
Tales of
Terror included “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Dancing Partner” by Jerome K.
Jerome, adapted by Jonathan
Putnam and Michael Harper.
Shakespeare's
Battle of the Sexes by William Shakespeare including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming
of the Shrew, As You Like
It and Richard III, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
1997-98-
Main Stage
Taking Sides
by Ronald Harwood
Crumbs From
The Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage
Evelyn And
The Polka King by John Olive, music by Carl
Finch and Bob
Lucas, lyrics by Carl Finch
The Turn of
The Screw by Jeffrey Hatcher, adapted
by Jeffrey Hatcher
A Tuna
Christmas by Jaston B. Williams, Joe Sears
and Ed Howard
The Gin Game
by D.L. Coburn
Moonchildren
by
Michael Weller (co-production with
Otterbein College)
Little Foxes
by Lillian Hellman
Below The
Belt by Richard Dresser
1998-99
Main Stage
Ten-Minute
Alibi by Anthony Armstrong
Mere Mortals
by David Ives
Nixon's Nixon
by Russell Lees
All My Sons
by Arthur Miller
A Tuna
Christmas by Jaston B. Williams, Joe Sears
and Ed Howard
How I Learned
to Drive by Paula Vogel
The Taste of
Sunrise by Suzan L. Zeder (co-production with the Cleveland Sign
Stage Theatre Company)
The
Fantasticks book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music
by Harvey
Schmidt
Three Ways
Home by Case Kurtti
Dealer's
Choice by Patrick Marber
1998-99
Tour
Gift
of the Magi by O. Henry, adapted by Geoffrey Nelson
1999-2000
Main Stage
Dead Guilty
by Richard Harris
Robert Post:
Here in America by Robert Post
Tales From
the Grave including “The Signalman” by Charles Dickens, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe,
“The Inexperienced Ghost” by H. G. Wells,
“The Open Window” by Saki, and “The Body
Snatcher” by Robert Louis , Stevenson
The Last
Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry
The Anger in
Ernest and Ernestine by Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and
Leah Cherniak
A Raisin in
the Sun by Loraine Hansberry
The Shorts
Festival 2000 by various playwrights
2000-2001
Main Stage
Sleuth by
Anthony Shaffer
The Odd
Couple by Neil Simon
The
Farnsdale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s
Production of A Christmas Carol by David McGillivray and
Walter Zerlin, Jr
A Soldier’s
Play by Charles Fuller
The Grapes of
Wrath by John Steinbeck, Adapted by Frank Galati
St. Nicholas
by Conor McPherson
Three Tall
Women by Edward Albee
The Big Slam
by Bill Corbett
2001-2002
Main Stage
Murder in
Green Meadows by Douglas Post
Spinning
Into Butter by Rebecca Gilman
The Importance
of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Hedwig and
the Angry Inch Text by John Cameron
Mitchell, Music and
lyrics by Stephen Trask
Three Days
of Rain by Richard Greenberg
Having Our
Say by Emily Mann
The
Shorts Festival 2002 including “Baggage Unattended” by Eric
Coble, “Power of God” by Herb Brown, “The Escorts” by Bob McKay, “Thank You for Choosing Tree of Life
Airlines” by Jason Beehler, “Atlantic Crossing” by
Wendy MacLeod, “Version 2.0” by Robert Flanagan
and Sheldon Gleisser, “Boarding: A Love Story” by
Jerry Holt, and “Estimated Time of Departure” by Travis Horsemann.
Season 2002-03
The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and The Members of the Tectonic Theater Project
Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan
A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels
Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
Proof by David Auburn
Rickey by Jerry Holt
Season 2003-04
Dirty Blonde by Claudia Shear
As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Directed by Sir Peter Hall, co-presented with CAPA
A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, co-presented with Red Herring Theatre Ensemble
The Shorts Festival 2004, plays by Eric Coble, Bill Corbett, Cheryl Games, Jerry Holt, Chiquita Mullins Lee, Mark Mann, Jennifer Stoessner, and Mary Tensing
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Season 2004-05
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekov
The Underpants by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin
The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill by Lanie Robertson
The Complete Work of Shakespeare (abridged) by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer
Boston Marriage by David Mamet
Season 2005-06
You’re My Boy, a world premiere by Herb Brown
Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck
The Weir by Conor McPherson
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
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