Chautauqua Theater Company’s 2020 Letter to We See You, White American Theater
...for non-white and Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) to feel welcome in our physical spaces and to participate equitably in our programming. We acknowledge that in many ways our reality does not match our ideal of being a welcoming and accessible community. Simply put, we recognize and are motivated by a central question: “How can we engage in the important conversations of the day, if not everyone is equitably part of the conversation?”...
From the President
From the President Dear Friends, Welcome to Chautauqua as we celebrate our 150th birthday! This site is designed to introduce you to the remarkable array of experiences and opportunities available on our historic campus in western New York state and to keep you abreast of how the Chautauqua movement is playing out throughout the world. We also hope you’ll visit the online expression of our mission through CHQ Assembly, where we have compiled some of...
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...
Nine Emerging Writers Named Finalists for 2023 Chautauqua Janus Prize
...EDT Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in the Athenaeum Hotel Parlor on the grounds of the Institution. Still in its infancy, the Janus Prize’s reach and influence have grown beyond the Institution’s gates as the honored emerging writers make their names in the literary world. Memoirist and 2020 Chautauqua Janus Prize winner Joseph Earl Thomas published his debut memoir, Sink, in February 2023 from Grand Central Publishing. His book, an evolution of his Janus Prize-winning piece...
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2012 Summer Season
...Thursday 7/26: 4:00 p.m. Friday 7/27: 4:00 p.m. Saturday 7/28: 2:15 p.m. Sunday 7/29: 2:15 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. New Play Workshop 2 (TBA) (August 2 – August 4) Thursday 8/2: 8:00 p.m. Friday 8/3: 4:00 p.m. Saturday 8/4: 2:15 p.m. As You Like It by William Shakespeare (August 10 – August 17) Friday 8/10: 8:00 p.m. (Preview) Saturday 8/11: 6:00 p.m. (Opening Night) Sunday 8/12: 2:15 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Tuesday 8/14: 2:15 p.m....
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
...Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022, has been lauded as a “life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.” Utilizing the scholarship of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Howard Thurman, alongside biblical texts, a bevy of religious traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss offer up a methodology on performing spiritual resistance by uniting two pillars of his ministry: love and justice. A...