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Conservatory
"I feel like
it was here at Chautauqua that I fell in love for the first time
with the life I hope to lead when school ends. It was here that
I saw the types of actors that I hope to be like -- and the type
of artist and person I would hope to be."
Meg Fee (Conservatory
06 and 07)
Program | Faculty
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Fellowships
Faculty
"In the classroom,
in rehearsal and onstage -- my colleagues proved to be individuals
I felt invigorated and inspierd by, whether they were seasoned
professionals or other conservatory members."
Kate Hurster (CTC
07)
At CTC, the faculty are
not just teachers: they are working professionals and your future
colleagues in the theater -- on stage and behind-the-scenes.
The 2007 faculty and master class artists included:
Andrew Borba, Tacoma, WA (Text Analysis)
CTC: Fourth season - Andrew appeared in '07 as Skouratov in The
Just and '05 as Dr. Baylis in All My Sons, and directed the '06
production of Twelfth Night. Recent credits include the title
role in Richard III at Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis. Also:
Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, The Globe Theatre,
Berkeley Rep, Laguna Playhouse, four seasons with The Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Portland Stage Company,
Long Wharf Theatre and others. TV credits include: recurring
roles on "The Shield," "Jericho," "Lincoln
Heights"; guest appearances on "Grey's Anatomy,"
"House," "CSI-Miami," "Cold Case,"
"Monk," "24" and many others. Film appearances
include the upcoming Lure. Directing credits include: Hamlet:
First Quarto, Satisfy Me, A Song of One's Own, As You Like It,
The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth and Brian Friel's Lovers. Andrew
has coached Shakespeare text for three seasons at CTC, as well
as the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and Pasadena Playhouse.
Andrew has taught at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Oaks
School and The David Kagen School of Acting. He is a graduate
of Brown University and New York University's Graduate Acting
Program.
Deena Burke, Corte Madera, CA (Voice &
Text Coach) CTC: Fourth season. Deena is an associate professor
of theater at the University of Delaware in the Professional
Theatre Training Program (PTTP). She has taught and coached at
schools and theaters around the country, including: The Shakespeare
Theatre in Washington, DC, Center Stage, The McCarter, Delaware
Theatre Company, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Rep,
ACT, The Intiman (20 productions), Cornerstone and The Old Globe
where she helped start the voice component of the Master's program
in conjunction with the University of San Diego. For 14 years
Deena was head of voice and speech in the theater department
at the Cornish College of the Arts. As an actress, Deena has
appeared with The Old Globe, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
ACT, The Group Theatre and Tacoma Actors Guild, among others.
Deena is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
Marcia DeBonis, Marin County, CA (Casting)
CTC: Third season. Her casting credits include the films Bride
Wars (2009 release), What Lies Beneath, Changing Lanes and Tadpole.
She has been the New York Casting Director for Twentieth Century
Fox Studio, Pilot Season, since 1999. Her theater casting credits
include 22 years for The Barrow Group four years as the casting
director for Atlantic Theater Company. As an actor, Marcia has
appeared in numerous film, television and Off-Broadway productions.
Gwen Ellison, Bronx, NY (Alexander Technique)
CTC: Twelfth season. Gwen trained as an Alexander Technique teacher
and was certified in 1987 while still working as a professional
actress. Having graduated from the High School of Performing
Arts in 1975 with a major in acting, she has been exploring the
body as an instrument through performing, studying and teaching.
She has maintained a full-time private practice in NYC for the
past eighteen years, specializing in work with actors and singers.
She has worked on various Broadway and off-Broadway shows. She
has also taught at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National
Theater Institute, The Acting Conservatory at SUNY Purchase,
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting
Program and is currently on the faculty of the Yale School of
Drama and the new Vocal Arts Program at the Music Conservatory
at Bard College (dir. Dawn Upshaw).
Carol Halstead, Hempstead, NY (Yoga Instructor)
CTC: Fourth season. Carol has been teaching yoga and meditation
to actors since 1996. She was certified in India in the Sivananda
Lineage of Hatha Yoga. She received Zen meditation training at
Dai Bosatsu Zendo and Vipassana training at the Insight Meditation
Society in Barre, Mass., and the Panditarama Monastery in Yangon,
Burma, under her teacher, Sayadaw U Pandita. Carol is a certified
Ohashi Shiatsu therapist and currently studies Seido Karate under
Kaicho Nakamura as a First Degree Black Belt. Ms. Halstead has
performed on and Off-Broadway and extensively in regional theaters
across the country.
Karl Kenzler, Indianapolis, IN (Games Improvisation)
CTC: Fourth season - as a guest artist, Karl appeared in The
September 11th Project (2002). Broadway: Twelve Angry Men, The
Caretaker, Dinner at Eight, The Heiress. Off-Broadway: Back From
The Front (Working Theater); Hamlet (Classic Stage Company);
Spinning Into Butter (Lincoln Center); The Charity That Began
At Home and Diana of Dobson's (Mint Theater Company); The Libertine
(Theatre Row). Other New York credits: Youth Is Wasted (SoHo
Rep); Fire In The Head (A-1 Collaborators). Regional credits
include productions with The Old Globe, The Guthrie, McCarter,
Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public and The Kennedy Center.
Film/TV: "Law & Order: SVU" (recurring), "All
My Children," "Rescue Me," "Now And Again,"
"Law & Order," "Trinity" and the independent
films Marvelous and Neurotica. He holds a B.F.A. from the University
of Evansville and an M.F.A. from New York University.
Pat McCorkle, New York, NY (Casting Director)
CTC: Second season. Broadway: The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The
Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Amadeus, A Doll's House,
An Ideal Husband, She Loves Me, Blood Brothers and A Few Good
Men. Off-Broadway: Adding Machine; Almost, Maine; Address Unknown;
Ears on a Beatle; Killer Joe; Mrs. Klein. Film: Ghost Town, War
Eagle, Bereft, Secret Window, Basic, The Thomas Crown Affair,
The 13th Warrior, Madeline, Die Hard With a Vengeance and School
Ties. Television: "The Electric Company," "3Lbs.,"
"Barbershop," "Chappelle's Show," "Hack,"
"The Education of Max Bickford."
Aole Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (Mask) CTC: Fourth
season. Aole is the Creative Director of Studio 5 in Brooklyn,
NY. Aole has worked as an actor, director, writer and teacher
in the United States, Denmark and Bali, Indonesia since 1992.
He has been director of the Bali Conservatory since 2002, where
he is also the creative director of The International Antonin
Artaud Fringe Festival. He is the first African American Ceremonial
Mask Dancer of Bali. He teaches Fitzmaurice Voicework, Mask,
Michael Chekhov, and viewpoints. He is on the faculty of The
School for Film and Television and has taught at NYU's Tisch
School of the Arts, Yale University, SUNY Purchase, The Bill
Esper Studio, Rutgers, The National Theater Institute. He was
the official coach for Michelle Williams in Ang Lee's movie Brokeback
Mountain. He directed Voices of Juarez at the 2004 International
New York Fringe Festival. He holds a B.F.A. with honors in theater
from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Charlie Oates, Encinitas, CA (Movement) CTC:
First season. Mr. Oates has performed on the streets in the U.S.
and Europe, collaborated on interdisciplinary performance events,
developed site-specific performances, written and directed original
plays and created performances for young audiences at such theaters
as the Denver Center Theatre Company, Creede Repertory Theatre
and the Calico Young People's Theatre of New Zealand. His physical
theater works such as Truck Dog (with James Donlon) and Staying
Married (with Moira Keefe) have been produced at theaters internationally.
At UC San Diego he has directed several projects, including the
original 10 Human Beings and recently, Bulgakov's Heart of a
Dog. As a movement coach, Mr. Oates has worked at the La Jolla
Playhouse, Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Denver
Center Theatre Company and others. Mr. Oates teaches movement
at UC San Diego.
Don Wadsworth, Pittsburgh, PA (Voice and Speech)
CTC: Second season - Ah, Wilderness! Broadway: The Pirate Queen.
Off-Broadway: Sheperd's Bush. Premier Productions: The Glorious
Ones, Secret Letters of Jackie & Marilyn, Compleat Female
Stage Beauty and Red Herring. Don has been the voice and dialects
coach for 10 regional theaters and this year has worked on several
feature films which are currently in production: The Road, Homecoming
and Adventureland. He also did the voice work for the award-winning
PBS miniseries, The War That Made America. He has coached Olympia
Dukakis, Bob Hoskins, Dianne Ladd, Danny Aiello, Lisa Harrow,
Lanie Kazan, Ellen Burstyn, Stacy Keach, Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce.
Don is a professor of voice and speech at Carnegie Mellon University's
School of Drama. He's a featured actor in the film Smart People,
currently in wide release.
Wendy Waterman, (Voice & Speech) CTC: Sixth
season. This past season in New York, Wendy was the vocal coach
for 100 Saints You Should Know (Playwrights Horizons, dir. Ethan
McSweeny); and Edward Albee's Me Myself and I (The McCarter Theater).
Her regional and Off-Broadway work includes: Guthrie Theater,
Hartford Stage, Center Stage, George Street Playhouse and Primary
Stages. Television credits include "The Guiding Light."
She has been the dialect consultant to the Broadway, Las Vegas
and National Touring companies of Mamma Mia!. Ms. Waterman served
for a number of years as chair of voice and music for the musical
theater studio program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and
served as a voice coach to the traders of the New York Mercantile
Exchange. Her own training includes studies with Eleanor Steber
and Arthur Lessac. She is a member of the faculty of the Juilliard
School. Her first job in New York was as an actor in Michael
Kahn's first company at Chautauqua.
2008
Conservatory
The 14 emerging professionals
accepted into the company join internationally known guest artists
in mounting our season. Additionally, Conservatory members receive
daily instruction from many of the guest artists as well as faculty
made up of teachers from nationally and internationally renowned
theater training programs.
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Frankie Alvarez
(Miami, FL)
Frankie is
entering his third year at the Juilliard School. Favorite roles
include: Eric in The Cold Front, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Nikos
in Big Love, Don Carlos in A Flea in Her Ear, and Buzz in Love!
Valour! Compassion!. Frankie holds a B.F.A. in acting from Florida
State University.
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Zach Appleman
(Palo Alto, CA)
Zach is entering
his second year at the Yale School of Drama where he recently
appeared in Peer Gynt, Bone Songs, Five Fists of Science and
Grace, or The Art of Climbing. Professional credits include Timon
of Athens (Theatre Artists Group); Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare
Santa Barbara); King Lear, As You Like It and Fools in the Forest
(Shakespeare Santa Cruz). Zach holds a B.F.A. from UC Santa Barbara.
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Ben Buckley
(Portland, OR)
Ben is a graduate
of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (2002-2005) and
is now a working actor in Portland, OR. Credits include Geoffrey
in The Beard of Avon (Portland Center Stage); Will Parker in
Oklahoma! (Lakewood Theatre); Konstantin in The Seagull (Artists
Repertory Theatre) and Marat in Marat/Sade (LAMDA).
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Patrick David Cullen
(Narragansett,
RI)
Patrick is
entering his second year as a graduate student in the Professional
Actor Training Program at the University of Washington, where
roles included Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer, Mr. Smith in
a stock week performance of The Bald Soprano and Acaste in The
Misanthrope.
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Lee Dolson
(San Francisco,
CA)
Lee is entering
his third year of training in NYU's Graduate Acting Program,
where he was most recently seen as Albert Prosser in Hobson's
Choice. Other NYU credits include The Soldier in La Ronde, Carl
in Bus Stop and Orlando in As You Like It. Regional theater credits
include The Match, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Neon Mirage and
Listeners (2006 Humana Festival) at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
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Clifton Duncan
(Newport News,
VA)
Clifton is
entering his third year at NYU's Graduate Acting Program. Regional
credits include: The Overwhelming (Hangar Theatre); Party Come
Here (Williamstown Theatre Festival); The Tempest, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Pericles (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Yemaya's
Belly and One Red Flower (Signature Theatre); Death and the King's
Horseman (Washington Shakespeare Company); Where's Charley? (Barksdale
Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing and Cymbeline (Georgia Shakespeare
Festival).
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Ryan Garbayo
(Portland, OR)
Ryan is entering
his second year at NYU's Graduate Acting Program where he recently
finished Antony and Cleopatra. New York: Unrequited (Public Theater);
The Eleventh Commandment (Theatre Row); Hustlers (The Looking
Glass); The Big Picture (NY Fringe). Other plays: Spring Awakening,
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hurlyburly and The Fabulous Invalid
(dir. Melia Bensussen). Ryan is a graduate of The Public Theater's
Shakespeare Lab and holds a B.F.A. from Emerson College.
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Kate Hurster
(St. Louis, MO)
Kate is thrilled
to return to Chautauqua after playing Mildred in Ah, Wilderness!
and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing. She is entering her third
year at the National Theatre Conservatory, where recent roles
include Artie in Eleemosynary, Eleanor in King John, Jenny in
The Threepenny Opera and Barbara Ann in Richard Caliban's Surf
City. Kate is a graduate of Swarthmore College.
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Elizabeth Larson
(Kansas City,
MO)
Elizabeth just
finished her M.F.A. at the Brown/Trinity Consortium. Favorite
roles include Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew, Gill in The
Second Shepherd's Play and Juno in Dido, Queen of Carthage (all
at Brown); the Princess in Love's Labour's Lost at the Illinois
Shakespeare Festival; and Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian
Gray at New York's Flea Theater. Elizabeth holds a B.A. from
Colorado College.
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Shauna Miles
(Mineola, NY)
Shauna is entering
her second year at the National Theatre Conservatory. Favorite
roles include Tammy in No.11 (Blue & White) and Lucretia
Collins in 5 X Tenn. Television credits include: "The Education
of Max Bickford" and "As the World Turns." Shauna
received her B.F.A. from Boston University, where she was the
winner of the ACTF/Kennedy Center's Irene Ryan Award.
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Leigh Miller
(Orinda, CA)
Leigh is entering
his third year at the National Theatre Conservatory where he
is an M.F.A. acting candidate. Some of his favorite roles include
the title role in King John, Pa in The Grapes of Wrath, Prince
Hal in Henry IV and Kippy in Take Me Out. Leigh holds a B.A.
in theater from Colorado College.
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Brooke Parks
(Orange, CA)
Brooke recently
completed her training at the Yale School of Drama. Favorite
roles include Arkadina in The Seagull, Tamora in Titus Andronicus,
Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town and Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew.
Other credits include Hilda in The Autumn Garden at the Williamstown
Theatre Festival and various roles and training with A Noise
Within and South Coast Repertory Theater in Southern California.
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Amelia Pedlow
(Philadelphia,
PA)
Amelia is entering
her third year at the Juilliard School. Credits there include
Paulina in The Seagull, Abigail Williams in The Crucible, Mrs.
Antrobus in Skin of Our Teeth, and Mimi Marquez in Broken Eggs.
Amelia was a 2006 National Foundation for Advancement in the
Arts Silver Medal Winner in Theatre and a 2006 Presidential Scholar
in the Arts.
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Josh Sauerman
(Key Largo, FL)
Josh is entering
his third year at the Columbia University School of the Arts,
where he most recently appeared as Piero/Leo in Big Love, Prospero
in The Tempest, and Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard. Josh received
his B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. at Villanova
University. In 2004, he received a Barrymore Award nomination
for his portrayal of Leo Frank in the Philadelphia premiere of
Parade.
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Design
Fellowships
In 2006, as a way to
commit to emerging designers in the same way that we have always
been committed to emerging actors, Chautauqua Theater Company
instituted the Design Fellowship program. The fellowships provide
a very valuable bridge between training and career, offering
the opportunities for graduate level design students to both
hone their skills working side by side with experienced professionals
and to work with future colleagues (young actors, directors,
writers and fellow designers). In past seasons the positions
were filled by graduate students from NYU Tisch School of the
Arts, Yale School of Drama, University of Texas at Austin, among
others.
We accept one fellow
each in the areas of scenery, costumes, and lighting. Fellows
work as the resident assistants to visiting designers on all
mainstage productions as well as designing the new play workshops
and other special events.
The Design Fellowship
program is modeled on our conservatory program which recruits
fourteen actors each year from the finest training programs in
the country. Like the conservatory students, the design fellows
receive scholarships from the Chautauqua Institution which cover
the cost of housing (double occupancy residence hall) and board.
Unlike the conservatory students, the design fellows will also
receive a stipend during their residency. The term of engagement
is for nine weeks, with a staggered start by department.
Interested graduate design
students should submit a resume with reference contact information,
and a brief cover letter via email to Fellows@CTCompany.org. We will arrange for a brief
interview as appropriate.
2008 Fellows
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James
Bounds
Directing Fellow
(London, England)
James is happy
to be spending a summer in American theater. His England credits
include: as assistant director, Diamond (King's Head), Future
Me (503). As director: Desdemona (White Bear); Hidden Light (Barons
Court & Oxford Playhouse); Find Me a Primitive Man, The M
Word and Peaches en Regalia (all Etcetera); How I Learned to
Drive and Kid-Simple (both Edinburgh Fringe). Readings include
UK premieres of After Ashley, Quake and Touch (all Finborough).
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Amanda
Clegg Lyon
Lighting Design
Fellow
(Chicago, IL)
Amanda is currently
pursuing her M.F.A. in lighting design at NYU's Tisch School
of the Arts. She holds a B.A. in theater from Northwestern University.
Recent designs include Inward, choreographed by Cherylyn Lavagnino;
Wisconsin Death Trip, choreographed by Elliot T. Reiland and
Ramona Kelley. She has designed for numerous companies in Chicago
including The Neo-Futurists, Thread Meddle Outfit Dance, Perceptual
Motion, Inc. Dance, A Red Orchid Theatre and Aguijon Theater.
She spent four years as a staff lighting designer at the Chicago
Cultural Center and two years as the master electrician for About
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Ada
Smith
Set Design Fellow
(Nashville, TN)
Ada is currently
pursuing her M.F.A. in scene design at Boston University. She
received her B.A. in theatrical design and visual art at the
College of Wooster in Ohio. Recently, she was the scene designer
for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Boston University);
The Devil's Teacup (Boston Playwrights' Theatre); and Postcard
From Morocco (Opera Institute). Besides designing, Ada has worked
as a scenic artist for the Goodspeed Opera House, the Army Community
Theatre (Hawaii), Gary Musick Scenic, Green Enterprises, and
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Sarah
Patterson Nelson
Costume Design
Fellow
(Amherst, MA)
Sarah is an
M.F.A. candidate at the University of Massachusetts. Her recent
credits include: Ondine, The Pillowman, A Christmas Carol, The
Chairs, Arms and the Man (Umass Theater Department); Spinning
into Butter and Kimberly Akimbo (New Century Theatre); The Gateway
Project of 2007 (The Chester Theatre Company); King Lear, Macbeth
and Much Ado About Nothing (Hampshire Shakespeare Co.). She holds
a B.F.A. in fashion design from MassArt. |
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NO LONGER ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS for the 2008 CONSERVATORY COMPANY |
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Conservatory Podcast
Learn about the CTC Conservatory
from those who know it best: Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch,
members of the '07 Conservatory, and CTC Guest Artists.
The
Program
How do you say it?
She-tô'-kwe
What is it?
Celebrating its 25th season, the Chautauqua Theater Company is
the resident professional theater and conservatory of the Chautauqua
Institution. Internationally known guest artist actors, directors,
designers, writers, and faculty join fourteen of the finest emerging
actors in America to produce a summer of work in the award-winning
Bratton Theater.
Where is it?
Located on beautiful Chautauqua Lake in western New York, the
Chautauqua Institution is a renowned summer center for arts,
recreation, and learning that welcomes nearly 200,000 people
from all over the world to its season of programs, performances,
lectures and activities. In addition to the theater, the Institution
is home to professional symphony, opera, and ballet companies.
What is the Conservatory?
The Conservatory is the core of our company. The actors we accept
are offered an unparalleled opportunity to bridge the gap between
their training and professional careers, working side-by-side
with seasoned professionals both onstage and off.
What is the season?
The 2008 season will include: three full productions - an American
masterpiece, a contemporary comedy and a Shakespeare classic--
two new play workshops and a host of additional events including
collaborations with other arts programs and the wildly popular
"Bratton Late Night" cabaret. Everyone stays busy:
we carefully choose the season and the composition of the Conservatory
to ensure a challenging and well-rounded summer for everyone.
What roles are available?
You will be a part of the acting company and work side-by-side
with fellow Conservatory members and guest artists on the full
season. All Conservatory actors are in the final Shakespeare
production. Most will be in at least one other production and/or
staged reading. Everyone stays busy: we carefully choose the
season and the composition of the Conservatory to ensure a challenging
and well-rounded summer for everyone.
What is the training?
Rehearsal and performance work is supported by highly focused,
individual tutorials in voice, text and the Alexander technique.
Throughout the summer, guest artists and faculty members offer
Master Classes in an array of specialties including Games, Masks,
Shakespeare and Yoga. Audition Workshops with leading casting
directors from theater, television and film foster professional
growth and connections.
What is a typical
day?
Busy. Generally, there are Master Classes and/or tutorials in
the morning between 9-12 and rehearsals from 1-5 in the afternoon
and 6:30-10:30 in the evening. During tech and performance weeks
the hours can be longer. As often as possible, Monday is the
day off. Most Conservatory members will have a few lighter weeks
when they are not in full time rehearsal in which to enjoy the
many cultural, recreational and intellectual activities of the
Institution.
Who should apply?
The conservatory is drawn from a wide pool of applicants, both
those who have completed their formal training and those who
are currently enrolled in graduate and undergraduate training
programs. The 2007 Conservatory ran the gamut from undergraduates
in their early 20's through graduate and post-graduate actors
in their early 30's. Although exceptions are occasionally made,
we ask that you be at least 20 years old at the time of the audition.
How much does it cost?
IT'S FREE. All Conservatory members receive full fellowships
covering tuition, room, and board. Unlike many summer theaters
where you pay them for the privilege of building scenery or serving
concessions, at Chautauqua all you are expected to do is develop
and practice your craft. A rarity among summer programs, CTC
invites you to join a company of your contemporaries and future
peers and pays for you to do it.
All you have to do
is get there.
Application
Information
Conservatory Application
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Form
Application
Chautauqua welcomes applications from talented students of any
race, color, national or ethnic origin or religious background.
Admission is by application and audition.
Application Fee
Each application must be accompanied by a non-refundable $30
fee to cover processing costs. If your training program is a
"host" program providing space, travel and/or housing
to CTC for auditions, then the application fee is reduced to
$10. For questions regarding host programs, contact Sarah Malinoski
at 716-357-6233.
Audition Procedures
In-person auditions will be held in NYC on the dates listed on
this page. Each applicant should prepare two monologues (one
classical and one contemporary) for a total of no more than four
minutes duration.
1. Select and indicate
your audition date on the application for admission.
2. If we receive your application 10 days prior to the audition
date, confirmation will be mailed to the current address on your
application.
3. If time does not allow a written confirmation, call 716.357.6233
or e-mail theater@ciweb.org before your audition,
4. Please arrange for your recommendation to be mailed well ahead
of your audition date or plan to bring it with you to the audition
site.
5. Please include TWO resumes and current headshots with your
application.
** 2008 General Auditions
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March 2
NYU
Tisch Building, Fifth Floor
721 Broadway
March 3, 9 and 10
The Juilliard School
Room 304
DVD Auditions
DVD auditions are accepted if received by February 15. Mail to
the Schools Office, P.O. Box 1098, Chautauqua, NY 14722. A self-addressed,
stamped envelope is required if you would like the audition tape
returned.
Admission
Admission decisions will be made by March 30. No decision will
be released until the applicant's file is complete and the application
fee is paid.
Dates
The official 2008 season begins on Saturday, June 21, and concludes
on Sunday, August 17. Members of the company may be asked to
begin rehearsal for the first production as early as Monday,
June 9. If you are asked to start early you will receive a per
diem to cover expenses until the meal plan begins.
Housing & Meal
Plans
The Chautauqua Institution provides double occupancy residence
hall lodging for approximately 280 emerging artists enrolled
in the music, dance, visual art, and theater programs. The three
meals a day, seven days a week meal plan is served cafeteria
style in a dining hall adjacent to the residences.
Deposit
Within seven days of admission to the program a security deposit
of $100 is required of each Conservatory company member. The
deposit guarantees your housing and is used to defray the cost
of damage to dormitories or loss or damage of other property
and is fully refunded if no such loss or damage occurs.
AEA/ EMC
Members of Actors' Equity Association may attend CTC as Conservatory
members if they are currently enrolled in an educational program
and arrange to receive credit for their CTC experience at their
home school (see below). Membership in AEA must be declared at
the initial registration. Conservatory actors who are not members
of AEA or any of the performing arts sister unions are eligible
to receive Equity Membership Candidate points.
Degree Credit
Conservatory members can receive graduate or undergraduate credit
for study with CTC. Up to six credits are available by special
arrangement with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia
at the prevailing cost of SUNY tuition (cost to be covered by
the Conservatory member). The desire for degree credit must be
indicated at the initial registration.
Send your Application
to:
Chautauqua Schools of Fine
& Performing Arts
PO Box 1098
Chautauqua, NY 14722
716.357.6233
716.357.9014 (fax)
theater.ciweb.org
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