Angela Schuettler Named Chautauqua CFO
Following a national search, Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Angela Schuettler of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Schuettler begins her service October 23. As CFO, Schuettler will play a critical role as a member of the President’s Executive Team, advising Chautauqua leadership and leading initiatives that will ensure Chautauqua Institution’s long-term financial sustainability at a moment of exciting organizational transformation. Reporting directly to the president, her duties include the preparation...
Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s ‘The Crossover’
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution’s Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll, CTC is cementing its reputation as a national home for exciting new works. Carroll’s tenure has...
Chautauqua Arts Education Opera in the Schools
...3,500 students. The program dazzled young audiences with a lively 45-minute adaptation of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, masterfully reimagined by Joshua Borths. The Chautauqua Opera Company will perform the enchanting opera Hansel and Gretel at the Chautauqua Amphitheater on Wednesday, July 24, so we tailored the program to introduce area students to this whimsical retelling with a twist that serves a need for kids today. “Hansel and Gretel vs. the Witch’ gives us a...
Bonnie Raitt to Headline First Major Concert Outside Chautauqua Institution’s Summer Season
...go on sale to the public Friday, February 7 at 10 a.m. (EST) at tickets.chq.org or by calling 716-357-6250. learn more About Bonnie Raitt A singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop, after 20 years as a cult favorite, Raitt broke through to the top in the early 90s with her GRAMMY-award-winning albums, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw, which featured hits, “Something To Talk About” and...
Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
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 to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose and joy....
CHQ Travels: London Theater: Page to Stage
...scene. Unravel the mysteries of storied theaters and delve into the play development and writing processes. You will have the opportunity to go backstage literally and figuratively as you meet with theater professionals who all have a hand in making sure that the show goes on. As you learn about some of the building blocks that go into producing theater, each day will be punctuated by captivating performances on some of London’s most iconic stages....
Eleven Emerging Writers Named Finalists For 2025 Chautauqua Janus Prize
...the Beginning…” Vivian Montgomery, “Four People Who Remember Sally Shilton” Kelan Nee, “Irrigation” Daniel Uncapher, “Smouldering Fagots” Readers were thrilled to see stories reconstituting the language and narratives that shape our daily lives from these emerging writers. Tiffany Fritz’s fictional work, “North American Union v. Exergy-Petroline Corporation,” takes the form of a Supreme Court decision, examining a distant future Earth still struggling with the drastic impacts of climate change we’re witnessing today. Daniel Uncapher’s piece, “Smouldering Fagots,” is...
Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
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 to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose and joy....
Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
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 to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose and joy....
Susan Choi’s ‘Flashlight’ Wins 2026 Chautauqua Prize
...Prize during a celebratory event and public reading at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday, July 24, in Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy. Flashlight was chosen as the 2026 Prize winner from a list of seven finalists and 362 total submissions by an independent jury, which for 2026 included award-winning writers Oliver de la Paz, Glory Edim, Jillian Hanesworth and Kao Kalia Yang as guest judges. “Winning The Chautauqua Prize is a thrill and an honor, but it is also much more. I know firsthand how valued the arts are at Chautauqua,” Choi said. “When my children were small, I took...