Before the 2018 season began, members of Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet joined the ranks of the many talented dancers who have graced the Amphitheater stage. As the summer draws to a close, these young artists
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 of textbooks. CTC Artistic Associate Sarah Wansley said Into the Breeches! shines
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 died the previous fall and her mother, a single parent,
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 production. Mextly Almeda Additionally, Almeda traveled to Chicago for a
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 played Dmitri Petrovich in Untitled Russia Play for the New
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 in Into the Breeches!. The actor describes her latest character
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. Back row from left, David Bunn, Kirk Willis, Clarence Kavanaugh
To round out its mainstage season, Chautauqua Theater Company is introducing audiences to Into the Breeches!, a new play that debuted at Trinity Repertory Company last January. CTC Artistic Director Andrew Borba said that although
Following the Old First Night festivities, Theatre of Varieties is bringing the spice of life to Chautauqua at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, in the Amphitheater as part of the Family Entertainment Series. The performance
Who: Samuel Keamy-Minor, 24, scenic design fellow. This summer, he has assisted the scenic designer on all three mainstage plays and taken the lead on the New Play Workshops. Sam Keamy-Minor Keamy-Minor said that although
Who: Johnique Mitchell, 26, conservatory actor. This summer, she is playing Judy in Jump as part of the New Play Workshops. She also opened the season as Grace in An Octoroon, for which Mitchell composed
The first time director Summer L. Williams read Jump, she was said she was stunned by playwright Charly Evon Simpson’s story about a family dealing with depression. “I got to see, in my mind, people
For months, playwright Charly Evon Simpson kept a tab open on her computer to “Jumpers,” an article in The New Yorker about those who attempt to end their life by leaping off the Golden Gate
Jerrie Johnson as Celia sips from an audience member's beer during the Chautauqua Theater Company's performance of "As You Like It" on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Southern Tier Brewing Company. ABIGAIL DOLLINS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Chautauqua
Director Summer Williams, left, and Playwright Charly Evon Simpson laugh before the table read of the New Play Workshop production of Simpson's "Jump" on Monday, July 30, 2018, in Brawdy Theater Studios. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Archaeological evidence suggests that the Globe Theatre’s Elizabethan audiences snacked on fruits and oysters as they watched Shakespeare’s comedies and historic dramas. Historians also believe that Londoners may have brought in ale from nearby tap