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Welcome to Ashland Chautauqua

The Ashland Chautauqua Committee is excited for our 26th year! Plan to attend a special event in April plus the main, annual 5-day event in July. More details will be provided here and on our Facebook page.

 

April 3, 2025: 6 p.m. at The Ashland Theatre - Special "Living History Pioneers" event with original Chautauqua perfomers

(More information available HERE)

 

July 15-19, 2025 - "Breaking Barriers" featuring: 

  • Leslie Goddard as Lucille Ball
  • Deleasa Randall-Griffiths as Frances Perkins
  • Larry Bounds as Wernher von Braun
  • Anne Pasquale as Annie Sullivan
  • Jeremy Meier as Steve Jobs

 

 

                             

 

"The Chautauqua is the most American thing in America." -- Theodore Roosevelt

In the tradition of the American Chautauqua, the Ashland, Ohio Chautauqua allows audiences to witness history in its most compelling form - first person historical portrayals. Nationally recruited scholar-actors take on the roles of historical figures, appearing in costume and presenting exciting living history performances. Concurrent with these performances, and again in keeping with the Chautauqua tradition, Ashland Chautauqua also provides musical performances with each living history performance and daytime workshops throughout the week of Chautauqua.