Who: Elijah Jones, 24, CTC conservatory actor. Jones plays a trio of characters in As You Like It: Oliver, Corin and William. He also can be seen as Gabe “Golden Thunder” Partridge in Airness and
Who: Octavia Chavez-Richmond, 29, CTC conservatory actor. She opened the season with the Young Playwrights Project and can currently be seen in Airness as Astrid “Cannibal Queen” Anderson. In the traveling production of As You
Joshua Kahan Brody believes fun is contagious. Brody said his role in the Airness rehearsal room as the play’s director was to set a joyful tone as the “morale captain,” making sure the actors were
In reference to the historically frosty relationship between the United States and Russia that continues to this day, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Monday during the Helsinki summit that the Cold War was over. Foreign
Chelsea Marcantel does not hold a degree in primatology, but she said she sees her work as a playwright as akin to the way Jane Goodall’s research exposed the world to chimpanzee culture. “I like
After rocking out this afternoon in Airness, Chautauqua Theater Company’s conservatory actors will switch gears to Shakespeare, performing As You Like It off the grounds. Conservatory actor David Rosenberg said that the two plays have
Chautauqua Theater Company’s conservatory actors are used to playing make believe, but this weekend they will take their imitation to a new, rocking level. With one notable exception, the cast of Airness is entirely made
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
Who: Jerrie Johnson, 24, CTC conservatory actor. She opened the summer by playing a beaver and a foal, among other roles, for the Young Playwrights Project. Johnson can be seen in parks around Chautauqua County
As Chautauqua celebrates “The Art of Play,” members of Chautauqua Theater Company are tuning their air guitars for Airness, which opens this weekend. To familiarize audiences with the fun and very real world of competitive
As Ethan McSweeny settles into his new role as artistic director for the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, he said he feels nostalgic for his time with Chautauqua Theater Company. “It was such a
As a kid, Ellis Paul said his report card had A’s in music and English, a C in math and B’s in everything else. “It was pretty clear when I was young where my strengths
The first time Stori Ayers saw An Octoroon in Washington, D.C., she didn’t know what to think. Years later as the assistant director for Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of the play, Ayers said she has
Ellis Paul is a lot of things: a folk singer, songwriter, illustrator and author. With guitar in hand, he tells jokes and stories to audiences across America. “It’s a bit of a vaudeville thing, outside
Who: Janet Fiki, CTC conservatory actor. This weekend, she can be seen on stage as Dido in An Octoroon, and she will return to Bratton Theater’s stage later this summer to play Ida in Into
Who: Ricardy Charles Fabre, 28, CTC conservatory actor. At the top of the summer, he performed in the Young Playwrights Project and will later act in Untitled Russia Play for the New Play Workshop. Fabre