Although their show is set in the chilly northeastern United States, members of Friends of Chautauqua Theater hope their staged reading of Almost, Maine will
A lifelong Chautauquan, Kathryn Metzger said her familiarity with Amish culture stems from her family’s annual reunions on the grounds. “My grandmother was a professor
In a week dedicated to documentary film, Chautauqua Theater Company extended its summer season, allowing theatergoers to see one more play on stage: The Amish
Following Wednesday’s lecture on the May 4, 1970, shooting at Kent State University, Chautauqua Theater Company is presenting another story about a community’s response to
Q&A Who: Stori Ayers, directing fellow. After making her Chautauqua debut last season as Bunny in Detroit ’67, Ayers returned as the assistant director for
Q&A Who: Jennifer Holcombe, 29, conservatory actor. She began the summer with the Young Playwrights Project and periodically played Rosalind in As You Like It.
The conception of playwright George Brant’s latest comedy began with a personal boycott. In 2014, the Belasco Theater in New York City staged productions of
Traditionally, Chautauqua Theater Company ends its mainstage season with a play from Shakespeare’s canon, such as The Tempest or last year’s Romeo & Juliet. This
In the spirit of Week Eight’s theme, “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Chautauqua Theater Company is dusting off the World War II stories that are left out
Guest artist Nisi Sturgis was 11 years old when she performed her first Shakespeare play, a summer production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Sturgis’ father had
Who: Mextly Almeda, 23, lighting design fellow. This summer, she and the other fellows designed the New Play Workshops and assisted on every CTC mainstage
Who: Alex Brightwell, 28, conservatory actor. He opened the season playing a dog named Mohawk, among other roles, for the Young Playwrights Project. He also
Who: Jenny Latimer, conservatory actor. Jenny Latimer Latimer began the summer as Dora in An Octoroon and returns to Bratton Theater’s stage as June Bennett
Members of the Cleveland Play House at Norton Hall. 1932. Front row from left, K. Elmo Lowe, Rolf Engelhardt, Ruth Feather, Dorothy Paxton, Noel Leslie.