Creede Repertory Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season to Include GUYS AND DOLLS, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY & More

Fifty years of live theatre in one of the most stunning places you've ever seen. Unlikely doesn't even begin to describe it. This year Creede Repertory Theatre pays tribute to the very heart of this crazy endeavor: the town of Creede and the far-reaching community of CRT family who have embraced their journey. They keep coming back - year after year to drink in the grand and mundane, the light and shadows, the details of life writ large on the stage. Join us this season for the most perfect musical ever written, a beloved American theatre classic, their own story (re-imagined), a Pulitzer Prize - winning tour de force, an original work starring everyone's favorite red head, and improv for the whole family. Long live live theatre. Long live CRT.

Guys and Dolls
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon
directed by Jessica Jackson

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
directed by Michael Perlman

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

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.

Ghost Light
Written and directed by Nagle Jackson
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

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

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

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.

It's never too early to start planning your summer. CRT Flex Passes and Red Carpet Passes are on-sale now. Go online or call us at (719) 658.2540 to order yours today. Our full season schedule and individual tickets will go on sale in January. Check back soon!

Season Flex Pass - $126
Great Theatre + Flexibility = The Perfect Gift (especially for yourself!)
Four tickets to use in any combination. Reserve seats and dates later
2015 Red Carpet Pass - $400
The Ultimate Theatre Experience
Attend unlimited performances in our 2015 season. Includes all 8 shows.

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