Chautauqua Institution today announced that the Rev. Robert M. Franklin Jr., director of religion, will step down from his post following the 2017 season.Franklin has served Chautauqua in his current capacity since 2014. He has been an active participant in the Institution’s religious programming since 2001, serving as lecturer, chaplain, theologian-in-residence, adviser to the Institution’s Abrahamic program, and as a member of the Institution’s board of trustees. His decision coincides with continued expansion of his responsibilities at Emory University, where he serves as a senior advisor to the president and James T. and Berta R. Laney Chair in Moral Leadership...
The Chautauqua Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chautauqua Institution, proudly announces having received gifts and commitments of $103.5 million during the course of its six-year Promise Campaign, exceeding the original goal by more than $5 million. Concluded Dec. 31, 2016, the Promise Campaign commenced in 2011 with a series of objectives intended to implement Chautauqua Institution’s 2010–18 strategic plan. That strategic plan calls for an increase in the number of patrons to Chautauqua’s programs and improvements to the Chautauqua experience, especially in ways that would maintain affordability, provide access to new visitors, preserve its intergenerational culture, include new and divergent...
Good morning, and thank you for assembling in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. The title of today’s service, “We Still Have a Dream,” is a particularly salient one for the times in which we find ourselves, and, quite frankly, is the right emphasis for where we find ourselves in January 2017. We gather in this sanctuary to honor the legacy of one of the most important civil rights leaders in recent memory. As many of you know, I count my second home as Washington, D.C. If you find yourself there, you simply must go visit the King Memorial on...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Michael E. Hill, currently the president and CEO of Youth For Understanding USA, will be Chautauqua Institution’s 18th president, the Institution’s Board of Trustees has announced. Hill is an experienced leader of arts, cultural and social service organizations including Washington National Cathedral, The Washington Ballet and United Cerebral Palsy. Youth For Understanding USA is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs. “We are absolutely thrilled that Michael is coming on board. He is a high-energy, visionary leader who understands how to balance tradition and progress,” said Chautauqua Institution Board Chairman James Pardo....
Performances August 12 – 19 (Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the co-leadership of Artistic Directors Andrew Borba and Vivienne Benesch, brings its 33rd season to a close with William Shakespeare’sThe Taming of the Shrew directed by Andrew Borba andfeaturing the outstanding talents of its entire 2016 Conservatory company onstage and off to produce this comedy masterpiece. The Taming of the Shrew plays August 12 – 19 on the Bratton Theater stage at the Chautauqua Institution. Opening night is Saturday, August 13 at 6pm. Tickets are $35 and are currently on sale. Embracing themes of cross-dressing and gender roles,...
Karen Pittman and Richard Topol Star in Chautauqua Theater Company’s Signature Staged Reading of The Glow Overhead Opening Tonight (Chautauqua, NY) Karen Pittman, best known for playing the role of Jory in the Tony-nominated play Disgraced and starring in the TV series “The Americans,” and Richard Topol, known for numerous Broadway appearances, most recently with Larry David in Fish in the Dark, both star in Chautauqua Theater Company’s (CTC) Signature Staged Reading ofThe Glow Overhead. Starting tonight and running through August 5 as part of the 2016 season’s New Play Workshop, The Glow Overhead is written by Nick Gandiello, and...
(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) continues its significant commitment to new play development under the co-leadership of Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Andrew Borba with Signature Staged Readings ofThe Glow Overhead written by Nick Gandiello, and directed by Sherri Eden Barber, running August 3 – 5 as part of the 2016 season’s New Play Workshop. The Glow Overhead plays on the Bratton Theater stage at the Chautauqua Institution. Tickets are $20 and are currently on sale. The Glow Overhead is the third and final new work of CTC’s 2016 season, after nearly sold-out runs of the CTC’s Signature Staged...
(Chautauqua, NY) Michael Potts, best known for his roles of Brother Mouzone in “The Wire” and Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon, has returned to Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) as Raif in CTC’s The Profane, a new play commissioned from the celebrated CTC New Play Workshop alum Zayd Dohrn (Sick – 2008, Muckrakers – 2012). Directed by CTC Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and playing July 22 – 31 at the Chautauqua Institution, tickets are $35 and are currently on sale. Michael Potts returns to CTC for the second summer in a row, after a successful run as Dr. Gibbs...
Performances July 22 – July 31 Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) and the Chautauqua Writers’ Center have proudly partnered on their third new play commission, coming July 22 to the Bratton Theater stage. This year’s commission, The Profane, is written by the celebrated CTC New Play Workshop alum Zayd Dohrn (Sick – 2008, Muckrakers – 2012). Directed by CTC Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and playing July 22 – 31 at the Chautauqua Institution. Tickets are $35 and are currently on sale. Playwright Zayd Dohrn skillfully integrates timely social, political, and cultural trends into his new play The Profane, which follows a...
Performances July 14 – July 16 (Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) continues its significant commitment to new play development under the co-leadership of Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Andrew Borba with Signature Staged Readings of Tiny Houses by Chelsea Marcantel, and directed by Joshua Kahan Brody, running July 14 – 16 as part of the 2016 season’s New Play Workshop. Tiny Houses plays on the Bratton Theater stage at the Chautauqua Institution. Tickets are $20 and are currently on sale. Continuing to build on the incredible momentum of new play development at the Chautauqua Institution, playwright Chelsea Marcantel brings...