DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER "Today gonna mean somethin' different, y'heard. Today can't be like no other day. Today gotta count for somethin'."- Raylynn, Blood at the Root Jada Owens, as Raylynn, and Justin Von
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NICHOLE JIANG & DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITERS Fairy tales are a classic for a reason, but a modern retelling helps keep the stories alive for a new generation. The Voice Program’s production of Hansel &
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Chautauqua Opera Company Guest Artist Chauncey Packer, as Justice Antonin Scalia, and Young Artist Kelly Guerra, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, rehearse July 7 in the Performance Pavilion on Pratt. KRISTEN
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Regan Sims rehearses her one-woman show on Friday July 9, 2021 in Smith Wilkes Hall. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Thirty years ago, Rodney King was beaten by the Los Angeles Police
NICHOLE JIANG & DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITERS Voice Program student Dyanna Bohorques, as the Witch, rehearses for Hansel & Gretel Monday in the Performance Pavilion. The show will have its first of two performances at
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Christopher Portley, as De'Andre during a Blood at the Root dress rehearsal on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Performance Pavilion on Pratt. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER In a stage production,
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Rosen It is hard to go anywhere, turn on the television or go on social media without hearing or seeing anything about “cancel culture.” According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Clark America’s free press is one of the foundations of its democracy; however, journalism is something that can never be immune to criticism or public discussion. Meredith D. Clark will
Amy Oshier, host of CHQ for U, films a segment June 24, 2021 at the top of the Amphitheater bowl. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Good morning, Chautauqua! A new face can
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER From left to right, Chauncey Packer, as Justice Antonin Scalia, Michael Colman, as The Commentator, and Kelly Guerra, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a dress rehearsal for the Chautauqua
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Kobrin Alexander Kobrin has taught and learned the art of piano all over the world. He’s played venues across Europe and Asia and has won some of the world’s most
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Senior Vice President and Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Officer Amit Taneja is embarking on his first season at Chautauqua, guiding and supporting IDEA efforts. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER In
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER The full cast of Blood at the Root performs during a dress rehearsal on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Performance Pavilion on Pratt. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “Way somebody choose
Rachael Fox, as Toria, and Christopher Portley, as De'Andre, during the Blood at the Root dress rehearsal on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Performance Pavilion on Pratt. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF
AYERS DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Some say their careers come full circle at a point. For Stori Ayers, the associate artistic director of the Chautauqua Theater Company, that is exactly the case. Ayers is
DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER With months of preparation, weeks of rehearsal and almost two years of anticipation of getting on stage, the time has come. Chautauqua Theater Company’s first production of the season, Blood