During our week on “Comedy Now!” join us at Bratton Theater for a special reading of The Deal by playwright and comedian Lewis Black. This one-act play will feature a cast of longtime collaborators of Black’s and will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists. This savagely dark comedy satirizes the gleeful madness...
Play CHQ invites families to discover, create, and play together all season long! Enjoy a variety of engaging activities including games, crafts, STEM experiments, and more at pop-up locations throughout the Chautauqua grounds. In case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be relocated to Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.
Meet the Filmmakers! Free Admission with Gate Pass! In the rugged heart of the American Southwest, where mountain lions move like ghosts through the wilderness, a team of devoted trackers works to understand and protect them. (NR, 23m Discussion to follow with filmmakers Dr. Cameron Mellin, Eric Braker and Stephen Catalano.)
Interested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Carrie Zachry at carriezachry@gmail.com
Meet the 2025 Chautauqua Opera Company Young Artists in Norton Hall! Join us and hear their voices here first! This event is free and open to the public.
During our week on “Comedy Now!” join us at Bratton Theater for a special reading of The Deal by playwright and comedian Lewis Black. This one-act play will feature a cast of longtime collaborators of Black’s and will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists. This savagely dark comedy satirizes the gleeful madness...
An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way, in director Daniel Robbins situational comedy. "A strong ensemble cast nails the tasty dialogue and increasingly frantic action without falling into shtick." -Alissa Simon, Variety "Neither too “oy...
Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer, and WGA nominated writer. He served for 8 years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show (2015-2023). In 2023, Wood Jr. guest hosted The Daily Show and headlined the White House Correspondents' Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017. Roy’s fourth stand-up...
John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able...
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which...
Actors Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub, who have appeared on screen together a number of times since their 1992 marriage, help close Chautauqua’s exploration of “Comedy Now: A Week Curated...