Contemporary American Theatre Company

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Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO) is a regional professional theatre company in Columbus, Ohio. Operating under an Actors' Equity SPT 6+ contract, it produces a five- to six-show season that commonly runs from October through June and consists of contemporary, classic, and new works.

In January 1985, founding artistic director Geoffrey Nelson financed a production of Bill C. Davis's Mass Appeal at the YWCA under the company name Columbus Theatre Project.^[1] In 1986, CATCO was incorporated as a non-profit and the company converted a warehouse on Park Street in the Short North to a theatre. The Park Street location remained CATCO's home until 1997 when CATCO became a resident theatre company in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts in downtown Columbus.

CATCO produces a biennial Shorts Festival. The company chooses a common setting (recent settings include a gate at Port Columbus International Airport and a suite in the Great Southern Hotel and accepts previously unproduced 10- to 15-minute plays. According to the company's 2006 call for submissions, "Playwrights who are Ohio residents or who have Ohio roots will be given preference, but any author may submit his/her work."

Contents 1 Notable staff 2 Notable productions 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Notable staff

• Geoffrey Nelson - Artistic Director^[2]
• Jonathan Putnam - Associate Artistic Director, Actor^[2]
• T.J. Gerckens - Production Manager^[2]

[edit] Notable productions

• The Santaland Diaries
• The Exonerated
• The Pillowman

[edit] External links

• Contemporary American Theatre Company Official Website

[edit] References