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August 22, 2024 | , ,

Renowned Artists Denyce Graves-Montgomery and Jonathan Beyer to Lead Chautauqua Opera Conservatory 

Chautauqua today announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves-Montgomery as Artistic Advisor and distinguished baritone Jonathan Beyer as Director of the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory. Together, they will help shape the program’s future during a pivotal time of transition and growth, building upon the 44-year legacy created by the late Marlena Malas.  Graves-Montgomery will set the vision and priorities for the Opera Conservatory. Beyer will help shape and execute that vision, both through a close partnership with Graves-Montgomery in the planning phases and in overseeing the Conservatory’s day-to-day operations. Graves-Montgomery will bring her unparalleled prowess and vision to the Opera...

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August 21, 2024 |

Week Nine Operational Updates 

Any changes to the hours of venues across the grounds will be noted here. As we experience staff fluctuations or closures due to poor weather we’ll keep you apprised here.  Update: Aug. 23, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.   Brick Walk Cafe closes for the 2024 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Starting Saturday, Aug. 24, Brick Walk Cafe will only be serving drip coffee due to staffing issues. Regular coffee will be available 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Update: Aug. 21, 2024 at 12:36 p.m.   3 Taps and A Truck will be closed for Lunch service. We...

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August 19, 2024 |

Chautauqua Institution Announces $8 Million Dollar Gift for Bellinger Hall Renovations

Chautauqua Institution is proud to announce an extraordinary contribution from esteemed benefactors and longtime Chautauquans Craig and Cathrine Greene. Their latest philanthropic gesture of $8 million will facilitate much needed enhancements to Bellinger Hall, ensuring its vitality for future generations.  The Greene family’s unwavering commitment to Chautauqua’s legacy is underscored by this substantial donation, bringing their total contributions to $13.3 million over the past year.  This recent donation of $8 million is in addition to a $5.3 million multi-faceted commitment, which included gifts to both Chautauqua Institution and the Chautauqua Foundation. That donation supported a wide range of capital projects and...

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August 10, 2024 |

PLAYBILL: Kate Hamill’s The Light and The Dark Makes World Premiere Beginning August 10

Chautauqua Theater Company, the resident theatre company of Chautauqua Institution, produces the world premiere of Kate Hamill’s The Light and The Dark in association with Primary Stages. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll, the play begins previews August 10 prior to an official opening August 15 for a limited engagement through August 23 in Chautauqua, New York.

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August 7, 2024 |

PLAYBILL: 59E59 Theaters Reveals Fall 2024 Season

The Off-Broadway theatre is currently operating under a rent-free model, allowing productions to use its spaces without the financial burden of rent. Off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters has revealed the lineup of productions for its fall 2024 season.  Programming will kick off with What Doesn’t Kill You, presented by New Jersey Repertory Company in association with Vasi Laurence Productions and M. Green Productions; followed by Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, presented by Luna Stage; Thistles, presented by White Horse Theater Company in association with Anthony W. Lopez; and the return of Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man, presented by Christian Hege, Epyllionard, after performing in East to...

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August 1, 2024 |

Erie News Now: New Shows from the Chautauqua Theater Company

Catch Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll’s interview on Erie News Now, where she talks about exciting details of Chautauqua Theater Company’s 2024 season!

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July 31, 2024 |

City Rotary Club Welcomes Chautauqua Theater Personnel

Rotarian Jim Smith introduced Rachel Lykins, a theater artist originally from Huntington, W.V., during a recent Rotary Club of Jamestown meeting. She recently graduated from the MFA Acting Program at UC Irvine, Calif. Currently, she serves as the Administrative Assistant at the Chautauqua Theater Company. In the fall, she will be traveling to the Milwaukee Theater as a Swing in Prelude to a Kiss: The Musical. She will be working at the theater and performing in the play as well. Lytkins is based in Southern California with her cat, Kiki.

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July 18, 2024 |

Notification Regarding Lawn Fertilizers and Herbicides

As part of our dedication to improving the health and longevity of Chautauqua Lake and its surrounding watershed, Chautauqua Institution will empower property owners to implement best practices for fertilizer use that protect water quality and the health of the Chautauqua Lake aquatic ecosystem. We will attempt to accomplish this first by educating our community about the potentially negative impacts of lawn fertilizers and herbicide use in our waterfront community. This is essential to protect water quality and the health of the Chautauqua Lake aquatic ecosystem. If you are considering using lawn care products, such as fertilizers or herbicides, have...

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July 18, 2024 |

Birthday Candles’ Illuminates Life’s Fleeting Beauty at Chautauqua

Review by Anthony Chase Set in a modest kitchen, “Birthday Candles” by Noah Haidle is a beautiful and affecting play. We follow Ernestine Ashworth at various stages of her life from age 17 to 101, always on her birthday. Throughout these snapshots, we see her experience love, loss, and the passage of time, and Haidle explores themes of mortality, the meaning of life, and how small, everyday moments can shape our existence. The play owes its very existence to Chautauqua Theater Company, where it received essential development in the Chautauqua New Play Workshop of 2017. Under the direction of former...

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July 18, 2024 |

BIRTHDAY CANDLES Serves Up a Slice of Life at Chautauqua Theater Company (through Sunday)

THE BASICS:  BIRTHDAY CANDLES, a play by Noah Haidle, presented by the Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), in the Bratton Theater. Performance Dates Tue – Sun through July 21 all days at 2:30 except for Wednesday 7/17 at 4:00.  For details, visit tickets.chq.org/landing.htmlNOTE: BIRTHDAY CANDLES may not be suitable for youth under 8. RUNTIME: 90 minutes without intermission THUMBNAIL SKETCH:  On her 17th birthday, emo girl with a flair for the dramatic (she’s going to be “Queen Lear” in her high school production), Ernestine Ashworth declares in quick succession that her life is over (or at least cosmically insignificant) and also that she is...

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