Young Playwrights Project
...members visit each classroom in-person, to read and act out the students’ plays. Phase 3 – Field Trip: Seeing the Plays Will take place in mid-June, 2026. Students are invited to visit Chautauqua Institution for an entire day that includes: Viewing a select number of plays from all those submitted after Phase 1 The opportunity to attend the CRYB Spring Gala Preview performance, if schools desire Eating lunch outdoors (weather permitting) on the beautiful grounds...
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2026 Mainstage Season
...at Chautauqua. A ribbon-cutting celebration will take place on Sunday, June 28, the opening day of the 2026 Summer Assembly, in the new black box theater. After years of working across borrowed spaces, CTC’s artists and staff will have a true home base — rehearsal studios, performance spaces, and offices united in one purpose-built facility. Fostering collaboration and community, the Roe Green Theater Center will launch a transformative new era for theater-making at Chautauqua. Its...
Piloting a New Kind of Patron Experience: Bonnie Raitt With Special Guest Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band
Chautauqua Institution announces a special post-season concert experience on Friday, September 5, featuring legendary artist Bonnie Raitt with special guest Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-A-Whirl Band. This event marks a new chapter in Chautauqua’s entertainment programming and will serve as the launch of a pilot initiative aimed at enhancing the concert experience for all. As part of this pilot, concessions including food, beer, wine, and other beverages will be available at the Amphitheater. Beverages (served in covered cups) will be permitted inside the...
Experience Community
Experience Community The civic-minded Chautauqua community offers a wide array of opportunities to connect from day one. From affinity groups for the arts to organizations that convene programs and discussion on important societal and environmental issues, there are paths for anyone looking to deepen their involvement. African American Heritage House The African-American Heritage House (AAHH) an organization, informed by the African American Experience, committed to strengthening Chautauqua by encouraging and welcoming diversity, fostering honest conversations,...
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2024 New Play Workshops
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its New Play Workshops for the 2024 season. CTC’s audience will have the chance to experience plays at every stage of development, showcasing the work of the country’s most exciting playwrights. From a first new play reading to a staged workshop, a revival of a New Play Workshop, and a commissioned world premiere, the audience will be a part of the process...
Plena Libre and Sonia De Los Santos Bring Spanish Language Arts Programming to Chautauqua
Chautauqua Institution today announced headliners Plena Libre on July 17 and Sonia De Los Santos on July 28, bringing bi-lingual programming to Chautauqua Institution’s Amphitheater during its sesquicentennial celebration. Plena Libre’s performance and master class are programmed on Education Wednesday and Sonia De Los Santos’ performance has been programmed on a free Sunday as part of Chautauqua’s Family Entertainment series. “I am thrilled to invite these wonderful performers to Chautauqua this summer,” shared Vice President...
Chautauqua Institution Field Trips
...summer school programs to visit Chautauqua Institution during the summer assembly season for a custom-designed experience. Arts Education staff will work with your group to suggest a day’s activities that fit your schedule, the age and interest of your students. Activities may include: Observing a Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra rehearsal Seeing a Chautauqua Theater Company or Chautauqua Opera Company performance (high school only) Visiting the Chautauqua Visual Arts Galleries Drumming by the Miller Bell Tower Swimming...
Group Travel
...Rt. Rev. Bishop Eugene Sutton Cannes Film Festival with Marta Lamperova Sustainable Norway with Mark Wenzler Remembering Nuremberg: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials with Kristan McMahon Colors and Canvases in Oaxaca with Erika b Hess Abrahamic Andalusia: Exploring the Confluence of Christian, Islamic and Jewish Cultures with The Rt. Rev. Bishop Eugene Sutton Ghana Revealed with Kwame Alexander Vienna’s Musical & Holiday Splendor with David Levy Cuban Rhythms with Judy Barie Book...
The “Chautauqua Experience” Package
The Chautauqua Experience Package Spend a week at the Athenaeum Hotel and save with this package. Book now Join us for a weeklong stay at the Athenaeum Hotel! Be inspired by the Institution’s programming, then discuss the day’s lectures with new friends on the 200-foot lakeside porch or dining in the Heirloom Restaurant. Each week is a different theme, and your gate pass gives you access to lectures and classical concerts at the Amphitheater, book...
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory Announces 2022 Season
CHAUTAUQUA, NY — The Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory, the resident opera company and conservatory of Chautauqua Institution, today announced the first season of its newly unified program under the leadership of General and Artistic Director Steven Osgood and Conservatory Director Marlena Malas. The company and former Chautauqua Voice Program unified in fall 2021. The Chautauqua Opera Company’s three 2022 productions will be Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca; Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz’s chamber opera Thumbprint; and...