The Rousuck's Review: The Contemporary American Theater Festival

By J. Wynn Rousuck,

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Published July 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM EDT

Glenn Morizio, left, and Aubrey Deeker, right, in Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular. — Glenn Morizio, left, and Aubrey Deeker, right, in *Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular*.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom in the studio to review one of our region's current theater productions.

This week, she gives us an inside look into plays on stage at the Contemporary American Theater Festival. The festival runs through August 3 at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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J. Wynn Rousuck

J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR's Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years.

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Tom Hall

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)

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Teria Rogers

Teria is a Supervising Producer on Midday.

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Sam Bermas-Dawes

Sam Bermas-Dawes is a producer for Midday.

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