Erin Weglietner can make marble out of wood. All she needs is a brush. Weglietner is the scenic charge for the Chautauqua Theater Company and a key player in the creation of The Profane set.
Vivienne Benesch is fighting for new work right up to the last moment. The Chautauqua Theater Company co-artistic director, whose 12-season tenure in the role has included many new plays in both workshop and
Chautauquans are about to be exposed to a deeply personal theater experience. That is, if they’re willing to stay up for it. At 10 p.m. July 26 in Bratton Theater, Chautauqua Theater Company will present its
On July 26, John Bertles will be a playing a plastic straw. Bertles, along with his wife, Carina Piaggio, is the co-founder and co-director of Bash the Trash, a group of musicians who make their
Michael Potts is trying to put flesh on a skeleton. That’s how he described it, at least. As the actor prepares for his starring role in The Profane, he’s exploring the script to flesh out
Zayd Dohrn looks for how the personal connects to the political. Zayn Dorn Dohrn is the writer of The Profane, the second Chautauqua Theater Company mainstage production of the season, which opens with a
There’s a lot more to Lynn Trefzger’s job than not moving her lips. Trefzger is a ventriloquist with almost 40 years of experience. She’s bringing her comedy act to Chautauqua Institution at 6 and 7
In its 11 years, the Chautauqua Theater Company New Play Workshop program has racked up an impressive list of alumni all across the country. Take Molly Smith Metzler, for example. She’s had two plays
Joshua Brody is the kind of director who bakes cookies for his actors. And he knows that makes him a bearded, tattooed version of his mother. Brody is directing Tiny Houses, the first New
If Tiny Houses sounds like a modern play, that’s because it is. The show, which tells the story of a couple moving from New York to Oregon to build the titular tiny home, is
Vaudeville is back, and it’s coming to Chautauqua Institution in the form of aerial tricks and juggling. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Amphitheater, Cirque-tacular Entertainment will return to Chautauqua for a second time to
Hyla Sue Stellhorn, Samuel Stark and Danielle Ferri have the buzz on the vibrators. They’re three major players on the In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) prop team, the group behind everything
Kathryn Metzger is a Chautauqua Institution success story. Metzger plays Catherine Givings in In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), the first production of Chautauqua Theater Company’s 2016 season. The show, which is
In the four centuries since Hamlet was written, there has probably been a bigger fan than Ted van Griethuysen. But he’d undoubtedly make the short list. At 8 p.m. Friday in Bratton Theater, van Griethuysen,
Tracy Christensen may be a costume designer, but the heart of her work is psychology. Christensen is responsible for clothing the cast of In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), Sarah Ruhl’s Tony-nominated
Larissa Kokernot is new to Chautauqua Institution, but she’s already making an impact. Kokernot is the director of In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), the first offering in Chautauqua Theater Company’s 2016 season.