(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents William Shakespeare’s Henry V from August 14 through August 21 on the Bratton Stage. Up-and-coming Director Evan Cabnet (Broadway’s anticipated Therese Raquin, Primary Stage’s The Model Apartment) makes his Chautauqua Theater Company debut. Henry V stars returning Conservatory Actor Jonathan Majors (Yale School of Drama) in the title role. Majors received rave reviews for his performance in CTC’s 2014 productions of A Raisin in the Sun. Henry V’s large ensemble cast features the entire 2015 Conservatory Acting Company. The...
(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel from July 24 through August 2 on the Bratton Stage. Directed by CTC Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch, the cast is lead by CTC 2013 Conservatory alumna Tangela Large (CTC’s Clybourne Park; Pittsburgh City Theatre Company’s Mr. Joy; Trinity Rep’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), as Esther and Kathryn Hunter Williams (PlayMakers Rep.) as Mrs. Dickson. Conservatory Actors Matthew Baldiga (American Conservatory Theater), Kyle Vincent Terry (Brown/Trinity), Kate Eastman (The Juilliard School) and Whitney...
Jason Wells’s The Engine of Our Ruin launches 2015 Signature Staged Readings Series (Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents Jason Wells’s The Engine of Our Ruin for two Signature Staged Readings on July 17 and 18 on the Bratton Stage. Directed by Resident Director Ethan McSweeny (numerous CTC credits, most recently A Raisin in the Sun; Broadway’s revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man), The Engine of Our Ruin’s ensemble cast features guest artists Demosthenes Chrysan (Broadway’s Golden Boy), Jamestown, New York recent transplant Ronald...
Thornton Wilder’s American Classic Complements July 4 Celebrations (Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town from July 3 through July 12 on the Bratton Stage. Directed by Paul Mullins (CTC’s You Can’t Take It With You), the cast is lead by Broadway’s Manu Narayan (Bombay Dreams) as the Stage Manager. Conservatory Actors Audrey Corsa (The Juilliard School) and Myles Bullock (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill) make their Chautauqua Theater Company debuts as Emily Webb and George Gibbs. Michael Potts (television’s “True Detective”...
(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, announced casting for their Mainstage 2015 Season, which includes blending Chautauqua Theater Company alumni with those making their company debuts. Principal actors are Andrew Borba, Carol Halstead, Tangela Large, Manu Narayan, Michael Potts, Shelia Tousey, and Kathryn Hunter Williams. The season features Our Town (July 3-12), Intimate Apparel (July 24-August 2), and Henry V (August 14-21), all performed at the Bratton Theater at Chautauqua Institution. In addition to the Mainstage productions, Chautauqua Theater Company will produce The Engine of Our...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Eric Einhorn and Steven Osgood as the final candidates for the position of artistic and general director of Chautauqua Opera. The new artistic and general director will take over following the conclusion of the 2015 season. Jay Lesenger, who has held the post since 1994, will step down at the end of the calendar year. Deborah Sunya Moore, incoming vice president for the performing and visual arts at CHQ, conducted a nationwide search with the assistance of a search committee consisting of eight members from the CHQ community and board of trustees. After a deep...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Eric Einhorn and Steven Osgood as the final candidates for the position of artistic and general director of Chautauqua Opera. The new artistic and general director will take over following the conclusion of the 2015 season. Jay Lesenger, who has held the post since 1994, will step down at the end of the calendar year. Deborah Sunya Moore, incoming vice president for the performing and visual arts at CHQ, conducted a nationwide search with the assistance of a search committee consisting of eight members from the CHQ community and board of trustees. After a...
Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce Redeployment (The Penguin Press) by Phil Klay as the 2015 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. As author of the winning book, Klay receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for himself and his wife for a one-week summer residency at CHQ. He will host a public reading and a book signing on Saturday, July 25, at the Hall of Philosophy. While his Week Four residency will be the first time Klay visits CHQ, he said he has fond memories of childhood trips to Lakeside Chautauqua, an Ohio community that is part of the Chautauqua...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce eight exceptional books as the 2015 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize: The Map Thief, by Michael Blanding (Gotham/Avery) Byrd, by Kim Church (Dzanc Books) The Bully of Order, by Brian Hart (HarperCollins) Euphoria, by Lily King (Grove Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly) Redeployment, by Phil Klay (The Penguin Press) All Eyes Are Upon Us, by Jason Sokol (Basic Books) The Scatter Here is Too Great, by Bilal Tanweer (Harper) The Witch, by Jean Thompson (Blue Rider Press) The winning book will be selected from this shortlist and announced in mid-May. In The Map Thief, readers are taken into the high-stakes work of map dealing, a history of...
Dear Colleagues, Friends and Family, After 21 years as General and Artistic Director, I have decided to make the 2015 season my last one with the Chautauqua Opera Company. This decision comes with mixed emotions. The CHQ community has been my second home and the opera company has been the focus of my creative and personal life for more than half my professional career so far. But the timing is right for me to turn my attention from administration to devoting more of my time to directing and teaching and to spending more time with my partner, family and friends....