Seasons Past 2005
3 Main Stage Comedies
Celebrating Forty Seasons of show business
in Creede, CO
Broadway Bound
by Neil Simon
This is the third of
Simon’s celebrated
biographical trilogy, set in 1940’s Brooklyn.
Eugene (the young Neil Simon) and his brother
struggle to become professional comedy writers.
They finally get their break and write a sketch
for a famous radio series; however their family
is the barely disguised comic characters in the
chaotic goings-on in the skit. How will the family
react to their lives being lampooned? Will the
brothers give in and drop the sketch or are they,
at last, Broadway bound? This is signature Simon – belly
laughs and tears that capture the love each of
us has for our family.
(Recommended Ages: 13+)
“Contains some of
the authors most accomplished writing”
– NY TIMES
“A lovely play: warm, perceptive
and gently humorous”
– NEWSDAY
“Expectedly funny and unexpectedly
moving” – NY DAILY NEWS
| Director |
 |
Jack Wright |
| Scenic Design |
|
John Paul |
| Costume Design |
|
Kristy Koury |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Kate Krieg |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
| Dramaturg |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Kate |
|
Christy Brandt |
| Ben |
|
Jay Doolittle |
| Eugene |
|
Michael Bouchard |
| Stan |
|
Andy Brown |
| Blanche |
|
Trary Maddalone |
| Jack |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Radio Voices |
|
|
| Announcer |
|
John Gary Brown |
| Chubby Waters |
|
Michael Todd Behrens |
| Mrs. Pitkin |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Understudies |
|
Eugene – Parker Reynolds |
Broadway Bound by Neil Simon was first
presented by Emanuel Azenberg at the Broadhurst
Theatre, New York City, on December 4, 1986.
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French,
Inc.
Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
New York Time Out called this “The
funniest comedy ever written.” This award-winning
play is a glorious comic romp, which offers two
plays for the price of one. Come watch as a group
of British actors perform a play, and at the same
time eavesdrop on their backstage craziness. Both
the show and backstage reality turn into a hilarious
farce. Be prepared for sidesplitting laughter.
(Recommended Ages: 13+)
“Voices rise and
trousers fall…A farce that makes you think
as well as laugh.” – LONDON
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
“As side-splitting a farce
as I have ever seen. Ever? Ever.”
– NY MAGAZINE
“A joyous and loving reminder
that the theatre really does go on, even
when the show falls apart.” – NY
TIMES
| Director |
|
Frank Kuhn |
| Scenic Design |
|
John Paul |
| Costume Design |
|
Sylvia Rognstad |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Nikki Heverly |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
| Dramaturg |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Dotty
Otley |
|
Anne F. Butler |
| Lloyd
Dallas |
|
Michael Todd Behrens* |
| Garry Lejeune |
|
Chad Afanador |
| Brooke Ashton |
|
Kate Berry |
| Poppy Norton-Taylor |
|
Renee Prince |
| Frederick
Fellowes |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Belinda Blair |
|
Trary Maddalone |
| Tim Allgood |
|
Michael Bouchard |
| Selsdon Mowbray |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Understudies |
|
Brooke - Rebecca Gibel |
 |
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association,
the Union of
Professional
Actors and Stage Managers
in the United
States. |
Light Up The Sky
By Moss Hart
“Mad, sire? Ah, yes-mad indeed, but observe
how they do light up the sky.”
Old Scroob in The Idle Jest
This hilarious play by the Pulitzer Prize winning
author is a wickedly comic valentine to the theatre.
It’s the glamorous 1940s and gathered in
a Boston hotel suite is a group of New York theatre-folk
anticipating the success of their new play. But
as nerves fray and tensions increase, the band
of zany theatrical characters turn on one another
and are stretched to a frantic and hilarious breaking
point. In Moss Hart’s words, “It’s
a simple story about show people who love each
other, get into trouble, detest each other and
then find out they need each other.”
(Recommended Ages: 10+)
| Director |
|
Maurice LaMee |
| Scenic Design |
|
John Paul |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Nikki Heverly |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
| Dramaturg |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Miss Lowell |
|
Jessica Baron |
| Carleton Fitzgerald |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Frances Black |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Owen Turner |
|
Jay Doolittle |
| Stella Livingston |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
| Peter Sloan |
|
John Keabler |
| Sidney Black |
|
Michael Todd Behrens* |
| Sven |
|
John Gary Brown |
| Irene Livingston |
|
Kate Berry |
| Tyler Rayburn |
|
Logan Ernsthal |
| A Shriner |
|
Matthew Ecclestone |
| William H.
Gallegher |
|
Andy Brown |
| A Plain-Clothes
Man |
|
Parker Reynolds |
|
|
*Member of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United
States. |
Main Stage Musical
Lumberjacks in Love
Book & Lyrics by Fred
Alley
Music by James Kaplan
What do you get when you combine a bunch of lonely
lumberjacks, a master of disguise and a mail order
bride? This rollicking and fun loving musical is
both heart-warming and hilarious. It features memorable
characters and songs your whole family will love.
The North Woods will never be the same as the genius
of Alley & Kaplan convey sentiments of the
heart where labor, lumber and love come together
in lyrical harmony.
(Recommended Ages: 6+)
| Director |
|
David Ledingham |
| Musical Director/
Accompanist |
|
Valerie Couch |
| Choreographer |
|
Dede Dresser |
| Scenic Design |
|
Eileen Garcia |
| Costume Design |
|
Sylvia Rognstad |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Kate Krieg |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Angela Hardy |
| Dramaturg |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
The Shanty Boys:
Minnesota Slim
Dirty Bob
Muskrat
Moonlight |
|
John Keabler
Andy Brown
Logan Ernsthal
Matthew Ecclestone
|
The Females
The Kid
Rose, The Mail Order Bride |
|
Jessica Baron
Jessica Jackson |
| Understudies |
|
Rose – Rebecca Gibel
The Kid – Amber Swenson |
Lumberjacks in Love was originally presented
by The American Folklore Theatre in June 1966,
under the direction of Jeffrey Herbst.
Musical: CRT Black Box Theatre
Harbledown
Music and Lyrics by Mark Houston
Book by Dianne M. Sposito
Harbledown is an original musical created
at CRT in 1982 by Mark Houston, one of CRT’s
most creative and prolific artists. This heartwarming
musical tells the story of Emily, a young girl
on the eve of her confirmation in Victorian England.
She ventures into the night where she meets an
eccentric group of street characters who are gathering
to fight an evil force in their town. Lead by Addie,
a blind bagwoman, the rag-rag group shows Emily
the power of love and friendship, help her conquer
her fears and accept the responsibilities of becoming
an adult. Filled with beautiful music and heart-lifting
songs Harbledown is a musical for all ages.
(Recommended Ages: 6+)
“A gem of childhood
entertainment almost too vibrant for its intended
audience. Harbledown is an impeccably
conceived and realized fantasy about the coming
of age of a girl in Victorian England.” – KANSAS
CITY STAR
| Director |
|
Francis J. Cullinan |
| Musical Director |
|
Michelle Alexander |
| Musical Arrangements |
|
Tex Arnold |
| Scenic Design |
|
Kent Homchick |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Tomer Zvulun |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Kate Krieg |
| Dramaturg |
|
Cody Cosmic |
| Synthesizer |
|
Allan Stuart |
| Piano |
|
Mark Farrell |
| Bass |
|
Mel Lockhart |
| Percussion |
|
Ed Tatum |
Cast
| Town Crier |
|
Jeffrey McEvoy |
| Emily Barrington |
|
Susanna Eiland |
| Mr. Barrington |
|
John Keabler |
| Mrs. Barrington |
|
Jessica Baron |
| Addie, the
bag lady |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
| Mr. Bicket,
the Lamplighter |
|
Mathew Ecclestone |
Billy Busker,
a song & dance man |
|
Michael Bouchard |
Fingers,
the local pickpocket |
|
Andy Brown |
| Kate, the town
tart |
|
Jessica Jackson |
The Duchess,
another bag lady |
|
Christy Brandt |
| Mr. Funlow,
the Constable |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| The Vicar |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Widow Brown |
|
Anne F. Butler |
| Mr. Hatch |
|
Jeffrey McEvoy |
| Chorus |
|
Rebecca Gibel |
| |
|
Amber Swenson |
| |
|
Parker Reynolds |
| Understudies |
|
Emily – Amber Swensen |
| |
|
Kate & Addie – Rebecca Gibel |
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. |
Portraits: CRT Black Box Theatre
Shirley Valentine
by Willy Russell
Shirley’s a middle-aged British
housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall
while preparing her husband’s dinner, wondering
what happened to her life. The kids are grown and
on their own and she tries to remember what she
used to be like and how to break out of her stagnated
life. When a friend offers her an all-expense-paid
vacation to Greece, Shirley begins to see the world,
and herself, in a different light. Both comic and
heart-warming, this is a play you’ll talk
about long after seeing it.
(Recommended Ages: 17+)
| Director |
|
Maurice LaMee |
| Scenic Design |
|
Anthony Buckley |
| Costume Design |
|
Natalie Maynard |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Kate Krieg |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Angela Hardy |
Cast
| Shirley
Valentine |
|
Peggy Pharr Wilson* |
|
|
*Member
of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. |
Sight Hound
Based on the book by Pam Houston
Adapted for the stage by Martin Buchanan
A world premiere stage version of Pam
Houston’s critically- acclaimed novel. This
is the story of Dante, the “zen-master” wolfhound
who teaches all the humans he encounters how to
cope in this crazy world. Author Rick Bass says, “I
was enthralled by the tenderness, wisdom, joy,
and hope in this book, and by its human and nonhuman
creatures. Sight Hound is a marvel for
the senses, interior as well as exterior.”
(Recommended Ages: 17+)
| Director |
|
Jessica Jackson |
| Assistant Director |
|
Cody Cosmic |
| Scenic Design |
|
Anthony Buckley |
| Costume Design |
|
Natalie Maynard |
| Light Design |
|
Ryan Wentworth |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Kate Krieg |
| Assistant Stage
Manager |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
Cast
| All
Characters |
|
Martin Buchanan |
Southwest Stage Premiere: CRT Black Box
Theatre
Slabtown
By Steven Cole Hughes
In the storytelling tradition
of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey, Steve Hughes
peers into the rough and rollicking past
of a hard rock mining town in Colorado: Oro
City. With colorful characters peopling this
gritty comic tale, Slabtown tells the story
of a man who will do anything to follow the
desires of his heart. The Creede Repertory
Theatre is proud to present this world premiere
production in an authentic Colorado mining
town.
(Recommended Ages: 17+)
| Director |
|
Maurice LaMee |
| Scenic Design |
|
Jeff Carey |
| Costume Design |
|
Georgianna Londre |
| Light Design |
|
Alexis Raetz |
| Propmaster |
|
Jennifer Wilhelmi |
| Sound Design |
|
Tristan Wilson |
| Stage Manager |
|
Nikki Heverly |
| Assistant Stage
Managers |
|
Kate Krieg |
| |
|
Elizabeth Zurn |
| Dramaturge |
|
Cody Cosmic |
Cast
| Stranger |
|
Martin Buchanan |
| Traveler |
|
John Keabler |
| The Professor |
|
Chad Afanador |
| Shady Brady |
|
Michael Bouchard |
| Messy Bessy |
|
Kate Berry |
| Stutterin
Steve |
|
Alan Echeverria |
| Marshal Cook |
|
Jay Doolittle |
| Irish Mary |
|
Renee Prince |
