Barbara Savage, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, has a wide range of research interests grounded in history. Savage teaches and
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It all started with Julius Caesar. Tori Jewell, one of the Chautauqua Theater Company’s conservatory actors, first met CTC Artistic Director Andrew Borba when he directed her in a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at
As far as reasons for running five minutes behind, procuring vintage Japanese rod puppets is a better one than most. Chad Williams, co-founder of WonderSpark Puppets, was at a Springville, New York, flea market when
Rebeca Robles, sitting on Bratton Theater’s porch in the dappled sunlight, sketched out an invisible schema in midair. The conservatory actor in Chautauqua Theater Company’s Indecent was attempting to map out her characters, using her
Paula Vogel’s Indecent, which kicked off Chautauqua Theater Company’s 2022 season, is a musical, or a play with music, depending on who you ask. Regardless of nomenclature, it doesn’t adhere to the structure of a
Ellen Nikbakht and Rebeca Robles, the conservatory actors who play the two female leads in Chautauqua Theater Company’s Indecent, quote the play in unison: “You are my warrior! My suffragette!” Those are the words Madje
A pair of best friends who enter a time warp and switch bodies. A heartfelt conversation between a mother and daughter about making mistakes. A cat who journeys to the North Pole and brings back
Renowned human rights scholar and activist Alison Brysk will kick off Week Three’s Chautauqua Lecture Series, “The Future of Human Rights,” at 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 11, in the Amphitheater. Matt Ewalt, vice president and
Eleanor Reissa is a multi-hyphenate — singer, actor, director, writer — but she never expected her resume to include “dialect coach.” And yet, that’s exactly the role she played for Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of
Indecent’s music director Lisa Gutkin has a million different ideas for projects ping-ponging around her mind at any given moment, an embarrassment of riches. The Grammy winner co-composed the music for the original Indecent, played
Perched on a rocking chair on the shady porch of Bratton Theater, Adin Walker’s feet don’t touch the ground. The choreographer for Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of Indecent described the sensation of composer Lisa Gutkin’s
Award-winning acrobat Li Liu was born in northeast China and began her career at only 6 years old. Both her parents were also acrobats, and they brought her into the familial and cultural fold. At
When Paula Vogel, writer of the play Indecent, was a Cornell Ph.D. candidate in the 1970s, she struggled. Sara Warner, the current director of Cornell’s LGBT Studies program, had said that academia was an inhospitable
Conservatory actors Ellen Nikbakht, left, and Rebeca Robles, right, perform as Halina and Chana. Nicole Wee, the costume designer for Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of Indecent, has always had her eye on the visual arts.
Lisa Rothe, the director of Chautauqua Theater Company’s production of Indecent, has been influenced by women throughout her career. When she was a CTC conservatory member in 1989, Artistic Director Rebecca Guy was Rothe’s first
When journalist and political commentator Fareed Zakaria joined ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” as an analyst in 2002, he often clashed with conservative commentator George Will. Despite their differences, the two men grew