(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Andrew Borba and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, is proud to announce mainstage programming for the summer of 2016. The season will feature Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), directed by Larissa Kokernot (July 1-10); The Profane, a commissioned play by Zayd Dohrn (July 22-31), directed by Vivienne Benesch; and Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (August 12-19), directed by Andrew Borba. “With a Tony-nominated treasure from this last decade, then our commissioned play, and a Shakespeare classic with a twist,...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven R. Osgood as the general and artistic director of the Chautauqua Opera Company. In this capacity, Osgood will also serve as an advocate for the company and the classical arts within and beyond the Chautauqua community. Osgood, who has served as guest conductor at CHQ many times, succeeds Jay Lesenger, who announced in April that he will step down at the end of the calendar year. “The Chautauqua Opera Company has played an important part in my professional life since my debut in 2009, and the Institution has become a...
The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2016 season, the first under Steven Osgood as general/artistic director, mixes traditional repertoire with new multi-year initiatives. The Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2016 season will include mainstage productions of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved opera La Traviata in the Amphitheater (July 9), directed by Keturah Stickann, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic gem The Mikado in Norton Hall (July 29 and August 1), directed by Ned Canty. In addition, Chautauqua Opera will introduce two new initiatives this season: a Composer in Residence Program and a series of outdoor mini-operatic events titled “Pocket Parks Opera Invasion.” The 2016 season will conclude...
Chautauqua Institution today announced a two-year contract extension for Rossen Milanov, music director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The extension follows Milanov’s immensely successful debut season in this role, and ensures that he will remain at the CSO’s helm through the 2019 season. “Chautauqua has been tingling with the vibrancy and vitality of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under Rossen Milanov’s leadership this season,” said Deborah Sunya Moore, incoming vice president for the performing and visual arts. “It was with great ease and excitement that Rossen and the Institution agreed to extend his contract and make a five-year commitment to each...
(Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, presents David West Read’s Afterlove for three Signature Staged Readings from Wednesday, August 5 to Friday, August 7 on the Bratton Stage. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Andrew Borba (numerous CTC directing credits, including The Comedy of Errors, The Philadelphia Story, and Macbeth), Afterlove’s cast features guest artists Charlie Semine (CTC 2005 Conservatory alum; multiple television credits including “Mercy,” “Smash,” and “The Following”) and Aaron Roman Weiner (Regional credits include LAByrinth Theater Company, Roundtable Ensemble, and Hangar Theatre). CTC Conservatory...
(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...