We did it! Friends of Chautauqua Theater, working with the Advancement Office, pooled contributions from loyal members of FCT and raised $100,000 for the new building, enabling us to name a space in the building as a gift from Friends of Chautauqua Theater. Thank you to all who helped us achieve this goal!
A New Home for Chautauqua Theater Company
For decades, Chautauqua Theater Company has brought together veteran and emerging performers, artists, designers, directors and writers to produce a robust mix of classical and contemporary drama. While Bratton Theater has been their home for performances, the Company has historically utilized a variety of on- and off-grounds spaces to fulfill rehearsal, production and administrative responsibilities. As CTC enters a new era of its history under Carroll’s leadership, we must construct a central home for Chautauqua’s resident company that matches its growing reputation for theatrical excellence. This major investment in CTC’s future will pay dividends for its audience as well — allowing exclusive first looks at new work, expanded capacity for burgeoning innovation and a front-row seat for experiencing the American theater’s next generation of changemakers.
Chautauqua endeavors to construct a suitable home for Chautauqua Theater Company, creating a holistic, unified experience for artists, conservatory students and audiences alike. This new structure will bring the creative process into a focused footprint — a bustling theatrical hub — on Chautauqua’s grounds.
While maintaining Bratton Theater as CTC’s mainstage, the addition of a 99-seat state-of-the-art black box theater will provide essential space for new play development, innovative staging, cabaret-style performances and small-scale productions.
The Roe Green Theater Center will feature weatherization, enabling company operations to continue throughout the year and providing out-of-season space for residencies, development and performance.
The building will house a much-improved prop shop and office spaces, as well as writing areas for playwrights in residence, two rehearsal studios, and indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for artists and audiences alike.
Anchoring CTC on Chautauqua’s grounds enables audiences to become an increasingly important component of the artistic process from page to stage.
