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Your Theatre. Always.
Welcome to
our
50th!
season
In 2015, CRT will have been your theatre for 50 years.
We plan to be your theatre for at least another 50. This
unlikely theatre in the unlikeliest of places is proof that
art and community can unite to do astonishing things.
Join us for a celebration of an unforgettable 50 seasons
and the many remarkable years to come. Photo above: Earl
Trussell’s birthday in 1966.
Your Theatre. Always.
our generous season sponsor
Proud Sponsor of CRT
Since 1989
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719/658-2540 or creederep.org
Orchestra BalconyStudent Child
Reg. Performances
Pants on Fire
Boomtown
The KID Show
$35-40
$16
$33-38
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(11-22)(4-10)
$20
$16
$11
$8
$10 $10$10$10
FREE
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FREE
FREE
Ask for our senior discount! We are a Blue Star Theatre, offering discounts to
active military, their immediate family, and veterans!
subscription packages
3 show package - $94 or less save 15%
5 show package - $153 or less save 20%
With these packages, you reserve your dates and seats at the time of purchase to take
advantage of great discounts. You save a percentage of the face value of each ticket!
passes
2015 red carpet pass - $400
Flash your pass and get unlimited access to all the CRT shows you love. Come whenever
you want, as often as you want for a one-time price of $400!
boomtown super fan pass - $165
Guaranteed reserved seat at every Boomtown show, one free drink per show, and a sweet
Boomtown pint glass!
Flex Pass - $126
save
10%
Four tickets to use in any combination. Dates and seats can be selected at a later date for
the ultimate in flexibility. Available for purchase until May 31st.
group tickets
groups of 10 to 19 5% off regular ticket price
groups of 20 or more 10% off regular ticket price
Want to make your group’s experience special? Check out our Behind the Curtain
opportunities!
bringing the whole family?
All ages are welcome at Pants On Fire and The KID Show. Children four and
over are welcome at all our season shows. Please be aware that some shows are
intended for adult audiences. Refer to our box office staff for recommendations.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET POLICY
Refunds and exchanges can be made up until 24 hours prior to the performance. Tickets
purchased online have a non-refundable $1 service charge per ticket. If you are unable to
use your tickets, you can donate them back to CRT and may qualify for tax benefits! Late
arrivals will be seated at the discretion of the house manager and might have to wait until
intermission. CRT is a wheelchair-accessible facility. Please, mention any special needs
at time of reservation.
Packages & Passes Policies
All subscriptions are NON-REFUNDABLE. Seat reservations are subject to availability.
Exchanges using subscription tickets may be made once, up until 24 hours prior to the
performance.
GROUP TICKET POLICY
Group discounts are for groups who reserve for a single performance. Group reservations
must be made at least 7 days prior to the performance with payment in one lump sum at
the time of reservation. Refunds can be made up to 7 days prior to the performance as
long as the group size does not drop below the minimum amount required. Group rates
cannot be used in combination with any other special offers and are not valid for special
events.
the shows
guys and dolls
book by jo Swerling and abe burrowS music and lyrics by frank loeSSer
directed by Jessica Jackson / RATED PG
Set in mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be
the most perfect musical ever created. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find
the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town; meanwhile, his girlfriend,
nightclub performer Adelaide, laments their 14-year engagement. Nathan turns
to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky is busy romancing the
straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown. Meet the shady denizens of New York’s
underworld, as only the CRT company can portray them.
ouR
toWn
by thornton wilDer
mary anDraDe / pamphotography.com
directed by Michael Perlman / RATED PG
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” this
play (first staged by CRT in our inaugural 1966 season) is not-to-be-missed
by anyone who loves this town as much as we do. Welcome to the small town
of Grover’s Corners. This ordinary town awakens us to the powerful truth that
being alive is a precious, ephemeral gift. Follow two families as their children
fall in love, marry, and discover that life’s challenges are the gateway to life’s
deepest meaning: to cherish the glory of every-day life.
august:osage county
by tracy lettS
directed by Christy Montour-Larson / RATED R
Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, this play is the perfect
showcase for the greatest powerhouse cast of CRT veterans to date. A vanished
father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets.
When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears,
their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a tornado of repressed truths
and unsettling secrets. This major new play is (thus far) the best play of the
21st century and unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of
the Midwestern American family.
>>>
Special 50th SeaSon commiSSion
ghost light
by nagle jackSon
written and directed by Nagle Jackson / RATED PG-13
Special 50th Anniversary Commission
This sparkling comedy celebrates the founding of your favorite theatre by
reimagining that fateful summer in 1966. Instead of a full compliment of
twelve aspiring artists, only one silver-tongued professor and three students
make it from Kansas to Creede. This tiny company must band together with
locals to breathe life into a dilapidated theater in the most unlikely of places.
And if that isn’t enough, they must deal with supernatural intrusions from
three famous Creede ghosts who are intent upon setting the story straight.
Hold on to your seats, because the ghosts are re-writing history and it’s going
to be a wild ride.
i love
st. lucy
by john Diantonio
directed by Maurice LaMee / RATED PG
CRT’s favorite red head, Caitlin Wise, plays TV’s favorite red head, Lucille Ball,
in this high-energy farce. Jazz trumpet-player Rick’s life has gone to hell in
a hand-basket: he’s off his meds, every note he plays sounds wrong, and his
former fiancé is marrying a neurosurgeon. In a moment of desperation, he
sends a prayer to St. Lucy – but wires get crossed and the universe sends
him Lucy Ricardo instead. Suddenly, Lucy transforms his life into the chaotic,
hilarious 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy. Will Lucy save Rick’s life or destroy it? Will
Rick ever play music again? And most importantly, will Lucy ever get to be in
that Vegameeta-whatever commercial?
Pants on Fire
A totally made up musical for kids / RATED G
Ever wondered what would happen if you could control a play? Come find out
in this hour-long improvised musical created from the ideas of kids in the
audience. It’s your adventure. We just live in it.
Boomtown
Explosive Improv Comedy / RATED PG-13
Back for its 9th summer, CRT’s improv comedy-makers will embrace maturity
and perform only the most tasteful, realistic, and appropriate scenes. Just
kidding. We’ll be the same twisted weirdos you know and love.
2015 schedule
t u e sd ay
[ MAY ]
24
31
mo ndays are dark
su nd ay
w e d n e sd ay
26
27
2
3
9
10
7
14
[ JUNE ]
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
local discount
21
mondays are dark
1pm
St. Lucy talk*
1:30pm St. Lucy*
16
17
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
imagination stage day camp
23
7:30pm mining through
poetry, stories
and song*
24
5:30pm lake city f/crt
party @ moseley
arts center
improv studio & Skeleton puppets day camps
28
30
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
5
12
[ JULY ]
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm Ghost Light
19
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
8
1:30pm St. Lucy*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
14
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
15
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm St. Lucy*
dessert club
21
7:30pm double feature:
crt 50th
& big burn
documentaries
26
Ghost Light talk
1pm
1:30pm Ghost Light
7:30pmOur Town*
local discount
Ghost Light talk
Ghost Light
St. Lucy talk*
St. Lucy*
7
11am Pants on Fire*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
dessert club
mainstage tour
St. Lucy talk*
St. Lucy*
Guys & Dolls
mondays are dark
11am
1pm
1:30pm
7:30pm
1
1pm
1:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
22
7:30pm double feature:
crt 50th
& big burn
documentaries
28
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
dessert club
29
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
actors’ lab & song and dance day camps
guys and dolls
ghost light
pants on fire
our town
i love st. lucy
Boomtown
august: osage county
thu r sday
friday
satu r d ay
23
5pm
28
29
6:30pm Quiller Poster
30
4pm
Meet the Company
Block Party
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
local discount
Unveiling*
7:30pm St. Lucy Opens*
4
Nat’l Small Print
Show and John
Gary Brown Show
Opens
5
7:30pm St. Lucy*
11
6
7:30pm St. Lucy*
12
5:30pm opening night
dinner
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
OPENS
18
13
11am
1:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
mainstage tour
Guys & Dolls
St. Lucy talk*
St. Lucy*
19
1:30pm Pants on Fire
OPENS*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
20
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm St. Lucy*
imagination stage day camp
25
6pm
7pm
7:30pm
26
50th book party
Ghost Light talk
Ghost Light
opens
11am
1pm
1:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
27
Pants on Fire*
Ghost Light talk
Ghost Light
St. Lucy talk*
St. Lucy*
improv studio & Skeleton puppets day camps
2
Ghost Light talk
7pm
7:30pm Ghost Light
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
9
dessert club
16
1:30pm the kid show
opens*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
3
10
1:30pm Pants on Fire*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
10:30pm Boomtown*
17
1:30pm the kid show*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
10:30pmBoomtown*
23
24
7:30pmOur Town opens*
30
1:30pm St. Lucy*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
31
1:30pm Pants on Fire*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
10:30pm Boomtown*
actors’ lab & song and dance day camps
4
10am 4th of July Parade
11:30amPants on Fire*
1:30pm Pants on Fire*
6pm
St. Lucy*
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
10:30pm Boomtown
OPENS*
dark
fireworks
1:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
Guys & Dolls
St. Lucy talk*
St. Lucy*
11am
11
chat back
18
the kid show
closes*
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
25
11am mainstage tour
1pm
Our Town talk*
1:30pm Our Town*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
10:30pmBoomtown*
* denotes all shows and events at
the Ruth.
“DARK” is theatre speak for closed.
>>>
2015 schedule
su nd ay
t u e s d ay
w e d n e sd ay
2
4
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pmOur Town at
11am Pants on Fire*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
local discount
1pm
Our Town talk*
1:30pm Our Town*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
9
16
1:30pm St. Lucy*
mondays are dark
[ AUGUST ]
sunnyside
chapel
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
dessert club
18
23
25
30
1
6
8
13
August: Osage
mondays are dark
[ SEPTEMBER ]
1:30pm Our Town closes*
7:30pm August: Osage
local discount
12:30pmSt. Lucy talk*
1pm
St. Lucy*
* denotes all shows and events at the Ruth.
“DARK” is theatre speak for closed.
A LOCAL
F AV O R I T E
Pleasin’ The People
Corner of 5th & Main
719-658-0220
12
1:30pm Our Town*
7pm
Ghost Light talk
7:30pm Ghost Light
19
7pm
Our Town talk*
7:30pm Our Town*
1:30pm August: Osage
7:30pm Our Town*
1pm
11
5
1:30pm Guys & Dolls
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
26
1:30pm August: Osage
7pm
Our Town talk*
7:30pm Our Town*
1pm
August: Osage
6:30pm St. Lucy talk*
7pm
St. Lucy*
9
1pm
7pm
15
2
St. Lucy*
August: Osage
16
1pm
August: Osage
6:30pm St. Lucy talk*
7pm
St. Lucy*
guys and dolls
ghost light
pants on fire
our town
i love st. lucy
Boomtown
august: osage county
thu r sday
friday
satu r d ay
1
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
actors’ lab
& song and dance
day camps
6
11am mainstage tour
1:30pm St. Lucy*
6:30pm Founders’ Lobby
Dedication*
7:30pm Our Town*
ku founders
night after*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
1:30pm Pants on Fire*
7:30pm Guys & Dolls
7:30pm brush with the
7
blues*
10:30pm Boomtown*
13
1:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
Closes
10:30pm Boomtown*
14
Pants on Fire*
closes
Ghost Light talk
Ghost Light
8
all dayjubilee street
party
1:30pm story slam*
7:30pm Ghost Light
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
chat back
15
closes
20
21
27
7:30pm August: Osage
7:30pm August: Osage
10am
28
headwaters new
play festival*
7pm
August: Osage
7pm
August: Osage
7:30pm St. Lucy*
10:30pm Boomtown*
7pm
August: Osage
3
10
6:30pm St. Lucy talk*
7pm
St. Lucy*
10pm Boomtown*
17
7pm
August: Osage
22
11am mainstage tour
1:30pm August: Osage
7pm
St. Lucy talk*
7:30pm St. Lucy*
10:30pm Boomtown*
Opens
4
11
29
1:30pm August: Osage
7pm
Our Town talk*
7:30pm Our Town*
1pm
August: Osage
7pm
St. Lucy*
10pm Boomtown*
12
1pm
7pm
St. Lucy*
August: Osage
1pm
August: Osage
18
7pm
St. Lucy closes*
10pm Boomtown
closes*
5
19
closes
special events
The CRT Photography of John Gary Brown May 23-Sept 19
Reception May 23 5pm / Mainstage Lobby Upstairs / Free!
For 41 years, photographer and painter John Gary Brown has captured CRT and
Creede in his stunning photos. His body of work captures the evolution of CRT.
Season Art Poster Unveiling w/ Stephen Quiller
May 29 6:30pm / Free!
Every five years, acclaimed painter Stephen Quiller creates CRT’s art poster.
This year, our 50th season, is going to be truly special.
Opening Night Dinner & Guys and Dolls
June 12 5:30pm / Creede Community Center / $100 (dinner and show)
Break bread with us before the opening of Guys and Dolls! We’ll be celebrating
CRT history with “French Spaghetti and Meatballs” in honor of early Creede
impresario Carl Helfin.
Our Town at Sunnyside Chapel August 2 7:30pm / $150
We’re taking a very special performance of this classic American play to
Creede’s historic Sunnyside Chapel. Don’t just see the play—experience it as it
comes to life around you in this breathtakingly lovely chapel.
Alumni Week August 4-9
Fifty years of theatre makes for a large family. Join us and the many artists
who’ve shaped CRT in this weeklong celebration.
Jubilee Street Party August 8 / Main Street
Join us for music, food, and fun as we celebrate 50 years of CRT.
Story Slam August 8 1:30pm / The Ruth / $10
Fifty years of theatre in an eccentric mountain town creates tons of amazing
stories. It could get wild!
4th Annual Headwaters New Play Festival
August 28 10am - 4pm / The Ruth / $25
Every new play has a journey. You can be a part of it. Attend readings of 2
new plays, as they aim for the CRT stage. Plus, see our original Young Audience
Outreach Tour before it hits the road. Lunch included.
Don’t Miss
the 50th
story book!
All the hilarious, touching, and
strange stories from 50 years of
theatre in this wild town. This
full-color book will be on sale
during our 2015 season and
includes anecdotes and photos
from over 100 actors, artists, and
locals. The most entertaining and
profoundly personal history of
any theatre on Earth!
YOUTH day camps
Imagination Stage ages 5-7
10am-4pm / Tues June 16 - Sat June 20
This high-energy camp explores the power of creating with
your body, voice, and mind. Join us for this theatrical adventure!
play!
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Skeleton Puppets ages 12+
10am-4pm / Tues June 23 - Sat June 27
Students will learn to design, fabricate and build their very own skeleton
puppets. All puppets will make their theatrical debut in The KID Show! Improv Studio ages 8-12
10am-4pm / Tues June 23 - Sat June 27
Join us for this fun story-building class and learn the art of saying “YES!” This
camp provides students with a deeper understanding of improvisation. Song and Dance Lab ages 12+
10am-4pm / Tues July 28 - Sat August 1
Experience storytelling through music! From musical theatre to pop hits of
today, campers will learn the fundamentals of combining acting, singing,
and movement through performance, with music from a variety of genres and
styles.
The KID Show: BONES! ages 12+
10am-4pm / Rehearsals Start Tues June 30
Performances: July 16 @ 1:30, July 17 @ 1:30, and July 18 @ 11:00
Be a part of this nationally recognized program dedicated to adventure and
creativity. This summer we’ll create our own play through writing, movement,
voice, and skeleton puppets!
ADULT day camp
Actors’ Lab ages 18+
10am-4pm / Tues July 28 - Sat August 1
Work with CRT professionals on scenes from famous plays!
For pricing, registration and scholarship info contact Education Director Johamy Morales
at 719-658-2540x227 / [email protected] or visit creederep.org.
behind the curtain
Company for Dinner
Make your night out extra special when CRT company members join you and
your friends for a meal before the play! Available any night of the season as
long as you call soon!
Dessert Club $15 / Mainstage Lobby
Share drinks and dessert after select performances of Guys and Dolls with the
cast and technicians after the show.
Backstage Tour $2
It’s a whole other world back there! CRT company members reveal the tricks of
the trade, the colorful history of CRT’s mainstage, and much more!
Pre-Show Talks FREE!
Join us before select performances for juicy insights into the show you are
about to see. Show up 35 minutes before show time, check our season calendar
for dates and times!
Chat Backs FREE!
Stick around after select performances of I Love St. Lucy as the playwright,
actors, and technicians answer your burning questions and share fascinating
stories.
Want to organize a special Behind the Curtain opportunity for your group? Contact
Elizabeth at 719/658-2540x229 or [email protected].
creederep.org
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