Contemporary American Theatre Company

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Dates:
Active 1984

Biographical notes:

The Contemporary Theatre Company (CATCO) was created by Geoffrey Nelson, founding Artistic Director, in January 1985. The company formed a board of trustees and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1986. That fall the company leased warehouse space on Park Street in Columbus Ohio's Short North District and converted it into a theatre. CATCO joined Actors Equity Association in 1995. After producing four shows in Vern Riffe Center’s Studio One theatre in the 1996 – 97 Season, CATCO moved to the Center, becoming its resident company in June 1997. Steven Anderson was named Artistic Director of the company in 2011.

From the guide to the Contemporary American Theatre Company Collection, 1984-, (The Ohio State University. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute.)

Organized in 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, the Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO) promotes new plays by American authors.

From the description of Records, 1984- (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21072315

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • Theater
  • Theater

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  • Ohio--Columbus (as recorded)