Chester Theatre Company (CTC) has just announced a significant, new artistic undertaking. Playwright Darcy Parker Bruce has been selected to author the new work, tentatively slated for the 2020 Season. Longtime, loyal CTC attendees Frances Henry and Walter Korzec have...

It is with great excitement that we announce our 2019 Season, featuring four New England Premieres and the return of many of your favorite artists! Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer has chosen to begin the season with the New...

On Monday, November 12th, our production of The Aliens was announced the winner for Outstanding Ensemble Production at the Berkshire Theatre Awards ceremony. In an article outlining the awards and their recipients, The Westfield News listed Artistic Director Daniel Kramer...

CTC Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer was recently featured in an article by Mark G. Auerbach on Succeeding in Small Business. It’s a great peek into the business of running a not-for-profit arts organization. EXCERPT: Chester Theatre may still be...

Thanks to meteorologist Jacob Wycoff of Western Mass News for featuring Chester Theatre Company in his profile of the town of Chester. Jacob does a fun series called “Ten Towns in Ten Days,” and you can check out the segment...

We love when news of our colleagues reaches us here in Chester! It’s always exciting to share new and noteworthy projects our friends are working on. Ami Brabson, who commanded the stage in 2017’s Skeleton Crew, will be appearing soon at...

Some of the most adventurous programming in the area!   We’re excited to share with you an excerpt of a piece that ran on NewYorker.com last week. Click here to read the entire article–a marvelous profile of this small-but-mighty theatre...

Chester Theatre Company  Awarded $44K Cultural Facilities Fund Grant to Renovate its Offices and Education Facility Funds to be Matched 1:1 via an Upcoming Capital Campaign Chester, MA (May 15, 2018) – The board of MassDevelopment, the Mass Cultural Council’s partner in the...

Chester Theatre Company Announces its 2018 Summer Season Set for June 21 to August 19 More performances, an American Premiere, a special theatre event, and the return of many favorite artists mark CTC’s 29th season. Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu...

What a week it has been! First, we brought you the news that Every Brilliant Thing would be restaged at Peterborough Players this February, and now we’ve received word that Joel Ripka was nominated for a Berkshire Theatre Award for...