Chautauqua Theater Company
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) produces high-quality, live theater in a vibrant nine-week summer season. We are committed to the development of new work, the next generation of theater artists, producing galvanizing world premieres as well as exceptional modern and contemporary plays, and infusing fresh insight into the classical canon.

Pride and Prejudice
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Previews: July 22–23
Performance Dates: July 23–30

tiny father
By Mike Lew
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Co-World Premiere Produced by Chautauqua Theater Company and Barrington Stage Company
Previews: August 4–6
Performance Dates: August 10–17

New Play Readings
Proximity by Harrison David Rivers: July 8–9
Cannabis Passover by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz: July 28–29
The Bleeding Class by Chisa Hutchinson: August 19–20

CTC Announces 2023 New Play Workshops
CTC’s audience will have the opportunity to experience plays at every stage of development by the country’s most exciting playwrights. From a first new play reading to a staged workshop, from a world premiere to a published adaptation, the audience will be a part of the process as CTC deepens its long-standing commitment to new work.

CTC Announces Its 2023 Season
CTC will present readings of three new play workshops and two mainstage productions: Mike Lew’s tiny father, a world premiere directed by Tony Award-nominated Moritz von Stuelpnagel, and Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen and directed by Carroll, an award-winning director. The season will continue to deepen CTC’s commitment to the development of new work, while expanding on how the company reimagines classic and canonical texts.

Jade King Carroll Appointed as Producing Artistic Director of Chautauqua Theater Company
Chautauqua Institution announced the appointment of the celebrated director Jade King Carroll as Producing Artistic Director of its resident Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) following an extensive national search. In this role, Carroll will program and oversee the company’s robust annual summer season of professional productions, a growing new work development program, and a renowned conservatory that supports early-career artists.