Who: Mari Taylor, 25, the costume fellow with the CTC conservatory. Taylor assists all visiting costume designers for the mainstage shows this season — Noises Off, Detroit ’67 and Romeo & Juliet. She created the
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They
The first time Dawn Monique Williams encountered Romeo & Juliet in junior high, she didn’t get it. So her mom took her to Blockbuster Video, where they rented two film adaptations. But it wasn’t until
There’s no favorite performance or audience for storyteller David Gonzalez. He stopped keeping track once he realized he had performed 5,000 times. “I love it all,” Gonzalez said. “I’ve been doing this professionally for 35
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They
In a six-hour span Friday, Bratton Theater’s stage will go from an industrial prison to a homey kitchen. Chautauqua Theater Company will perform Building the Wall by Robert Schenkkan at 2:15 p.m. Friday and then
If Vivienne Benesch could get her hands on a slice of Portage Pie this week, she would be happy. “I miss Portage Pies on a weekly basis,” said Benesch, the former leader of Chautauqua Theater
Building the Wall — the second offering in Chautauqua Theater Company’s New Play Workshop — is timely. That is often said of new works, but in this case it is especially true. Set in 2019,
There’s a simple explanation as to how Jacob Weiss – who has a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics from Vanderbilt and a bachelor’s in computer science from Princeton – became a professional juggler. “We didn’t have
Playwright Noah Haidle will be watching for audience reactions when his Birthday Candles appears as part of Chautauqua Theater Company’s New Play Workshop at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Bratton Theater. Just don’t expect to run
There’s one obvious difference as Chautauqua Theater Company’s New Play Workshop continues this season: No more music stands. CTC’s New Play Workshop will feature fully realized productions of two works in rep over five days.
As Ray Defendorf took in Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of Detroit ’67 Tuesday night, he was transported back in time. “We were in Rochester, New York, in 1964,” Defendorf said, referring to himself and his
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They
Reporter’s note: Each summer, Chautauqua Theater Company opens its stage doors to young actors and theatermakers for a fully funded fellowship. This summer’s conservatory includes 14 actors, four design fellows and one directing fellow. They