I visited the Schwartz Center and met with Pamela Lillard, the Director of Production and Design, and she arranged for me to meet with Jillian Holch, a junior at Cornell in Performing and Media Arts, who is the organizer of this yearâs 24 Hour Playfest.
Step 4: Roast the chicken. Place the chicken (in the roasting pan) in the preheated oven. Cooking times vary by weight: 2-1/2- to 3-pound chicken: Roast 1 to 1-1/4 hours. 3- to 3-1/2-pound chicken: Roast 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. 3-1/2- to 4-pound chicken: Roast 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours.
1 Set oven to 450 degrees F. 2  Roast the chicken at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400 degrees and continue roasting for about 40 minutes (or until the internal temperature reaches about 175 to 180 degrees F. about 1 hour or a little less). Roast the chicken at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400 degrees and continue roasting for about 40 minutes (or until the internal temperature reaches about 175 to 180 degrees F. about 1 hour or a little less).