Established 60 years ago by 12 students from the University of Kansas and the loving community of this small mining town, Creede Repertory Theatre continues to bring professional art and arts education to the rural communities of the Southwest. Your gift will make our repertory season and education programs possible.
Testimonials
"Creede is the triumph of the Friday night footlights." - Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2021
"Pure magic inhabits summertime in this place, and that is in no small part due to the existence and involvement of Creede Rep." - Monica Sallaway, 2019 Company Manager
"If you are within 100 miles of Creede, CO, the Creede Repertory Theatre is a MUST SEE! Thanks to some far-sighted citizens and Kansas University, this theatre had its beginnings over 50 years ago. This is a truly professional company and true repertory- many actors are performing in more than one play. There are two venues, the "Main Stage" and "The Ruth", both on Creede's Main Street. It doesn't matter what's playing, you will experience some of the best live theater you will see off Broadway." - Morton from Champaign, IL, Trip Advisor review July 2019
"We were blown away! The caliber of acting was as good as any off broadway production (we recently saw Hamilton in NY). The venue is small and intimate which was a huge bonus. You will come away shaking your head in unbelief that this little town has something so good to offer in live theater. I don't care how far away you live, this is well worth the drive." - Bruce from Denver, CO, Yelp review July 2019
"Most of our students will never have an opportunity to attend a theatre performance. I am thrilled we are giving them the experience!" - Shayla, Teacher at a school receiving a YAOT tour performance
"CRT's Headwaters New Play Festival is the source of new plays in the West, and fosters the development of new plays for CRT's stages and beyond." - Broadway World News, 2017
"It's a chance for Denverites to see what is easily among the state's five best theater companies, which produces seven wildly varying productions each summer in the mountains 250 miles southwest of Denver…And it's just plain fun." - John Moore, The Denver Post, encouraging readers to see a CRT touring production in Denver.
"Creede is like this smorgasbord buffet table of theater, and so if you can't do everything all at once, they simply can't employ you. We're doing Moliere, musicals, deep dark dramas, light farces and romantic comedies - all at once. So when I get the chance to drop into a town like Denver, I have so many more options available to me because I have been doing all these things consistently for so many years at Creede."
-Michael Bouchard in a 2011 Denver Post article
"Creede Rep's $1.7 million Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre before moving 250 miles northeast to the Arvada Center, is most recommendable for the opportunity it provides audiences to see Christy Brandt, the best Colorado actor you may never have seen act before. Brandt has been summering on Creede stages for 37 years, and Miss Helen [in The Road to Mecca] may be her coup de grace."
-John Moore, Denver Post, 2011
"The question each summer for metro theater aficionados is whether the 250-mile drive to the remote San Juan Mountains to see the work of the Creede Repertory Theatre will really be worth it.
"And for the 44th year, the answer is yes. Really.
"It's worth it for the variety of fare…and it's certainly worth it for the breathtaking scenery, notably the noble peak that juts out from the end of Main Street a thousand feet higher than the town's 9K elevation. Theater is big business in Creede, population "586 nice folks - and 17 soreheads," a sign reads. Good thing, too: The theater is the biggest employer in Mineral County, whose last silver mine closed in 1985. The nearest movie theater is an hour away.
"How fortunate, then, there exists here this highly professional theater company offering a different show each night on two stages, drawing 20,000 patrons a year."
-John Moore, The Denver Post, 2009
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-John Moore, The Denver Post, 2006