Aden Graves

As @ChqTheaterCo concludes its final performance of Kate Hamill’s ‘The Light and The Dark’ at 2:30 p.m. today, Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll reflects on her experience directing the show this season. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/08/kate-h…

Kate Hamill’s production of The Light and The Dark, details the life and artistic voyage of a 17th-century Italian artist, and costume designer Jen Caprio adds a contemporary twist to the play’s Italian Renaissance-inspired costumes. chqdaily.com/2024/08/costum…

For Fan Zhang, the sound designer of @ChqTheaterCo’s production of Kate Hamill’s play ‘The Light and The Dark,’ she captured the life and artistic journey of legendary Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi through original music. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/08/in-the…

In @ChqTheaterCo’s final NPW, director Lily Wolff and dramaturg Liz Frankel help amplify playwright Hilary Bettis’s true story of friendship and horses, ‘falcon girls.’ The workshop will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight and 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Bratton Theater. chqdaily.com/2024/08/ctc-to…

For associate director Britt Berke, understanding the legacy of Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi fuels the vision for @ChqTheaterCo's world premiere of Kate Hamill’s The Light and The Dark, which opens at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Bratton Theater. chqdaily.com/2024/08/the-li…

In @ChqTheaterCo's world premiere of Kate Hamill’s The Light and The Dark, Brittany Vasta weaves history and her artistic experience in the play’s scenic design. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/08/in-the…

“Stories have helped me believe in myself and StoryCorps helped me believe in someone else, so helping us believe in each other is so powerful,” StoryCorps CEO Sandra M. Clark said during her lecture yesterday. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/08/storyc…

As @chq partners with StoryCorps in celebration of it's sesquicentennial, CEO Sandra M. Clark will delve into the power of its storytelling during her lecture at 10:45 a.m. today in the Amphitheater. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/08/ceo-sa…

In @ChqTheaterCo's mainstage production of ‘Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine,’ Conservatory Actor Jaucqir LaFond relives the role of Flow and reflects on the play’s satirical tone and message. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/conser…

The MSFO and @ChautOpera Conservatory will join forces to perform a one-act opera by Nino Rota at 8:15 p.m. in the Amp. This program will honor the late Conservatory Director Marlena Malas, who led the Voice Program @chq for over four decades. chqdaily.com/2024/07/opera-…

As @ChqTheaterCo opens two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s ‘Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine’ at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Bratton Theater, Guest Artist Sharina Martin discusses finding humanity in her role. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/chauta…

Acclaimed playwright Anna Ziegler and Tony Award-winning David Auburn bring the evolution of a women’s magazine to life in @ChqTheaterCo's second New Play Workshop of the season. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/in-lat…

As the composer of @ChqTheaterCo's production of Birthday Candles, @JaneLui reflects on her musical journey and how she created the play’s “ethereal” soundtrack. The final performances are at 2:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/writte…

A Houston-based designer and artist originally from Iran, @Afsaneh1365 brings her costume design, scenic design and puppeteering experience to @ChqTheaterCo's ‘Birthday Candles’ as the costume designer. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/design…

As the director of @ChqTheaterCo's ‘Birthday Candles,’ Arya Shahi reflects on his connections to the play, its rehearsal process and his vision for the play. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/mundan…

In Noah Haidle’s play Birthday Candles, the lead character Ernestine Ashworth, lives through nine decades on her birthday in her childhood kitchen — with a single golden butter cake baked on stage in real time at the center of it all. @ChqTheaterCo chqdaily.com/2024/07/recipe…

Noah Haidle’s ‘Birthday Candles’ officially opens at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Bratton Theater, and the play’s creative team explores their inspirations for the directing, set and music and how it ties to the show. @ChqTheaterCo Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/make-a…

During his lecture, @JamieMetzl will discuss his latest book, #Superconvergence, and explore the benefits and harms of AI and other technologies. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/closin…

Chautauqua Theater Company will open its mainstage season with Noah Haidle’s ‘Birthday Candles,’ which begins previews at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Bratton Theater. @ChqTheaterCo Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/07/follow…

At 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater, Chautauquans will be able to travel through the decades of songs that are central to the LGBTQ+ community. Story by @AdenGraves chqdaily.com/2024/06/pride-…