Show Program - Butte Theater

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Thin air theatre Celebrates 10 Years
A 120-year tradition of theater in Cripple Creek continues this year at
the Butte Theater.
Beginning in 1896
when the Butte Concert and Beer Hall
first took the stage in
Cripple Creek entertainment, audiences
have enjoyed a variety of music, theater,
and comedy. Over the
years, the Butte was
renamed the Butte
Opera House and has
served many functions. Originally a
place for ladies and
gentlemen to enjoy
Artist’s rendition of the Butte in 2000 by Cherry Hunter.
classical music, it was
Prints available for sale in the box office.
later repurposed as a
site for dancing lessons, a storage facility, a furniture store, and eventually
fell into disuse.
In 1999 the City of Cripple Creek restored the Butte Opera House, now
known as the Butte Theater. The tradition of Classic Cripple Creek Melodrama, started at the Imperial Hotel by Wayne & Dorothy Mackin in the
1940s, was brought back to life at the Butte in 2000 by Stephen and Bonnie Mackin. In 2007, a new venture, Thin Air Theatre Company (TATC),
comprised of veteran Cripple Creek actors, directors and producers,
emerged to not only carry on the tradition of Classic Melodrama, but also
to produce new shows in other genres at the Butte.
Now in its tenth year, TATC brings several professional productions to
the stage. The stage will be filled with Classic Melodrama, a contemporary musical, comedy, mystery, and holiday cheer.
The Butte Theater is owned and funded by the City of Cripple Creek
and generous donations from area businesses and individuals. With the
support of those who believe in the Butte, its actors, writers and producers, and audiences of all ages, its stage will continue the long tradition of
showcasing the best of Cripple Creek entertainment.
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Support the Butte Theater
Thanks to the enormous talent and dedication of our on and
off stage supporters, the Butte Theater continues to receive
outstanding reviews in the press, community,
and from our audiences.
Help us to continue presenting the exceptional theater experience that is
synonymous with the Butte. With your investment, you become a partner
in helping us to maintain the high standards of excellence for which
Cripple Creek is celebrated. It would be an honor to welcome
you into our circle of donors.
Donations may be sent by check to:
Butte Theater
PO Box 743, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Don't forget to include your name, address and contact information, so
that we may appropriately thank you for your support!
Or you may donate using our secure link on the Butte's website ButteTheater.com
We are on Facebook now too!
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***All donations to the Butte Theater are tax deductible within the extent of the IRS law. ***
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The Foreigner
By Larry Shue
Directed by Lawrence Lesher
(Contemporary Farce)
Sept. 2-24
In this hilarious farce, introvert Charlie Baker is forced by a friend to take a vacation at a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. To avoid having to interact with the
other guests, Charlie adopts the persona of a foreigner who doesn't understand
English. But when others begin to speak freely around him, he not only overhears
their secrets and schemes, but also discovers an adventurer in himself.
The Foreigner is a fast-paced comedy and the winner of two Obie Awards and
two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best OffBroadway Production, and The Village Voice has called it, "…a constant invitation to relax and laugh at the foolishness of life…"
Directed by Lawrence Lesher, with a cast comprised of many returning TATC
favorites, this show is guaranteed to leave you with a smile.
Cast
“Froggy” LeSueur ..........................................................................Nick Madson
Charlie Baker .............................................................................Jeffrey Salsbury
Betty Meeks ................................................................................Teri McClintock
Rev. David Marshall Lee..................................................................Kevin Pierce
Catherine Simms .......................................................................Kathleen Macari
Owen Musser...........................................................................................JT Rider
Ellard Simms ..................................................................................Connor Reilly
Director's Note by Lawrence Lesher
The last time I was actively involved in The Foreigner was as a freshman in
college. I acted in a small part in the show and had an absolute blast. Right then I
vowed to one day direct the show.
I inevitably see this show every time it's produced near me. And every time I
saw it - from a small community theatre in Florida to a flashy Broadway revival
in NYC - I marveled at just how perfect and heartfelt this comedy is.
And now after 23 years, my ship has finally come in. I hope you all enjoy The
Foreigner - still sweetly funny and relevant after all these years.
Blasny, blasny!
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Cripple Creepshow
And Halloween Olio
By: Mickey Burdick & Chris Sorensen
Based on stories by:
Chris Armbrister, Mickey Burdick, Mel Moser & Chris Sorensen
Directed by Chris Armbrister Musically Directed by James Mablin
Sept. 30-Oct. 30
A mysterious show rolls into town, tents are erected, and the audience files in.
But what happens when the stories told begin to leave the stage and cross into
real life?
Join us for this Halloween melodrama, an anthology in the vein of Tales from
the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, and Night Gallery. This show is followed by a
very special Halloween Olio, and is created by collaboration between TATC
artists Chris Sorensen, Mickey Burdick, Mel Moser, and Chris Armbrister.
Cast
The Barker..................................................................................Jeffrey Salsbury
The Mystic ........................................................................................Monica Titus
The Strong Man ......................................................................................JT Rider
The Ingénue ...............................................................................Kathleen Macari
The Husband....................................................................................Nick Madson
The Wife.............................................................................. Samantha Matthews
Creepshow Authors’ Notes
(Where Chris and Mickey discuss all things Creepshow)
CHRIS: Let’s start out easy, Mick. What's your favorite Halloweeny thing?
MICKEY: Candy. More specifically, Butterfinger. That’s it. Full size bars, if you
have ‘em. But no fruit, please. No, not even if it’s dehydrated. And no, I don’t want
your sugar-free, gluten-free homemade granola bars. Butterfinger! And while I’m
Scrooging things: I'm not a huge fan of the whole "costume" thing, either. Having
spent the better part of my adult life as an actor and wearing costumes for work, it's
not appealing to me to have to put on makeup and weird outfits on my night off. I do
enough of that as it is. That being said, there’s nothing cuter than a kid dressed up as
the solar system, or a dog dressed as Chewbacca.
Speaking of large hairy creatures, there are several claims that there are actually Bigfoots (Bigfeet?) in the Cripple Creek area. Are you a believer?
CHRIS: I've only gotten one tattoo in my entire life -- the words Cripple Creek are
now inked on my left forearm. My second will be a silhouette Bigfoot. You see, I believe in Cripple Creek and I believe in Bigfoot (now, there's tourism campaign for
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you). But here's the thing... as a kid, I spent all my summers in the basement of the
college library leafing through newspapers for articles about Bigfoot. In third grade, I
made fake Bigfoot footprints. In fifth grade, I was picked up by the police while
wearing a Bigfoot costume (sorry, Mom). As I write this, I'm looking at a poster for
the 1970's film, Mysterious Monsters - to date, the most frightening film I've ever
seen. Yes, I believe. And not just because loggers have found footprints that lead up a
rise that no human could traverse, but because... I believe. And not just because the
ankle to knee ratio on the Patterson-Gimlin film is remarkably unlike that of a
human, but because... I believe. And not just because the Bossburg prints show such
a level of anatomical sophistication that... well, I think I've made my point. Go Bigfoot. Go Cripple Creek Bigfoot.
Moving on to the writing process. Aside from our own stories, I scripted Mel Moser's
tale and you penned Chris Armbrister's. What was it like developing someone else's
story?
MICKEY: It was a fantastic collaboration, and much of what actually made it to the
stage was developed between the two of us over a series of conversations. Often, as a
writer, you find yourself working in a silo, and so it was great to have someone else
as part of the process to generate ideas. I feel that having two voices gives the story
much more depth. Of course, the final part of the collaboration is the actor. Chris
and I can put the ideas and words on the page, but it's the actor speaking them that
really brings them to life.
Staying with process a bit: While there are very few songs in this show itself, music
plays a heavy role. What are a few of the musical influences that helped you in writing this show?
CHRIS: I have a playlist on iTunes that I've labeled SPOOKY MUSIC. Inside you'll
find soundtracks (Creepshow, Night of the Living Dead, Ravenous) as well as dark
cabaret music by Amanda Palmer, birdeatsbaby and Circus Contraption. I love artists
that takes a happy tune, twist it and plunge it into a minor chord. Music has the
power to set the scene, raise the tension and deliver the scares (what would Psycho
be without Bernard Hermann's screaming violins?). In some ways, I heard the tune of
this play before I ever knew its story.
Mickey, you seem to be a pretty funny guy. Do you see a relationship between humor
and horror?
MICKEY: Absolutely. They are two sides of the same coin. Both are visceral responses. Horror knocks your world off its axis, and laughter is the corrective. I laugh
when I’m uneasy, when I experience pain, and often at the most inappropriate times
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(ask my wife.) Horror builds tension, and humor releases it. Also, “elephant poop.”
That’s my nephew’s favorite joke.
Chris, you seem to be a pretty creepy guy. What attracts you so strongly to the horror
genre?
CHRIS: Mickey, thanks for calling me creepy. I guess I'd have to go back to those
nights as a kid when I used to sneak out of bed and slip into the den to watch
Pyewacket Presents, a local Quad Cities, IL version of Creature Feature. They didn't
have much of a budget, so all they showed were B-pictures (my favorites). Instead of
Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, they showed Boris Karloff in Snake People. Staying
up late and watching scary movies was my first guilty pleasure. To this day, I'll always choose a spooky story. There's something basic, something primal about horror.
In fact... wait a minute. Hold on. I think something is watching me through the window. I'd better go.
The Stories…
“Mirror Mirror”
Conceived by Chris Armbrister, written by Mickey Burdick
“The Donkey Hoof”
Conceived and written by Mickey Burdick
“The Chained Girl”
Conceived by Mel Moser, written by Chris Sorensen
“Cry of the Sasquatch”
Conceived and written by Chris Sorensen
Connor James Reilly is thrilled to be making his TATC debut! Regional: The Lost Colony (Master of Ceremonies), Beowulf (Young
Beowulf), Assassins (Leon Czolgosz), The Wild Party (Jackie),
Sweet Charity (Lead Frug Dancer/Associate Choreographer).
Film/TV: Turn: American Spies (AMC), Capturing Oswald (Discovery Channel). Proud JMU grad. Thanks and love to my friends
and family! www.connorjamesreilly.com @connorjreilly
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Samantha A.
Matthews delighted to be returning for a
second year at The
Butte with TATC!
Recent credits include Belle in Disney's Beauty and
the Beast and
Maria in The Sound of Music (Post Playhouse), Les Misérables (Circa21 Dinner
Playhouse), A Year with Frog and Toad
(Playhouse on Park) and multiple OffBroadway productions in NYC. Samantha is a graduate of Ithaca College and
CAP21. She would like to thank everyone
at TATC for this opportunity, the cast and
crew for being a joy to work with, God
for all of His many blessings, and her
family and friends for supporting her in
the many places she calls home.
JT Rider is back
in Cripple Creek
for his third season
with Thin Air Theatre Company, and
he couldn’t be more
excited. You may
recognize him as
the Narrator from
last summer’s Into
the Woods, and a giant man eating plant
from last fall’s Little Shop of Horrors.
This year JT will be playing various roles
on stage throughout the year and will also
be the Assistant Technical Director alongside Mickey Burdick. He wants to thank
his family and friends, as well as his family here at Thin Air Theatre Company, the
City of Cripple Creek, and you! Thank
you for the support. Enjoy the show!
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Nick Madson is
thrilled to return to
the Butte! A graduate of Oklahoma
City University, favorite shows include: Singin’ in the
Rain (Don). Into
the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince),
Producers (Franz/Bialystock), Full Monty
(Jerry), Tick, Tick…Boom (Jon), Beauty &
the Beast (Lumiere), Evita (Che), and
Prunier in the Puccini opera La Rondine’
starring Kelly O’Hara, and in 2006 made
his NYC debut off-Broadway in Sideshow
(Terry). Nick’s been a lead singer on
Cruise lines, and had the honor of performing with Kristin Chenowith, and tapping with Donald O’Conner. Much love
to the Creek, Mickey, Chris, my incredible family, and my darling MJ who always gets me through.
Jeffrey Salsbury
graduated from UC,
Irvine in 2013 with a
BFA in Musical Theatre. Recent roles include Richard
Hannay in The 39
Steps at The Great
American Melodrama in Oceano,
Ca. and Sgt John Riley in the World Premiere of The San Patricios at the Pacific
Conservatory Theatre: PCPA in Santa
Maria, Ca. He has performed in Master
classes, and has premiered new work OffBroadway. Favorite roles include Melchior in Spring Awakening and Leo
Bloom in The Producers. He lives in California with his wife and family where
they teach children's acting.
Kathleen Macari
is from Troy, NY,
and graduated
from Niagara University with a
B.F.A. in Theatre
Performance with
minors in Fine Arts
and Dance. Her
past roles include Miss Adelaide (Guys &
Dolls), Suzy Hendrix (Wait Until Dark),
Violet Newstead (9 to 5), Claire (The
Maids), Evelyn (The Shape of Things),
Viola (Twelfth Night), the Beggar Woman
(Sweeney Todd), Suzanne (Picasso at the
Lapin Agile) among others. She has also
directed Extremeties by William Mastrosimone on the main stage, and short
play Men and Parts by John Morogiello.
Kathleen thanks her family and friends
for their constant love and support!
Kevin Pierce is
delighted to be back
onstageat the Butte.
A Kansas native, he
now lives in the
Denver area and is
excited to be back in
the Creek. He's been
seen on the Butte
stage as a spider eating butler, a sailor, a British fop, a
crooner, a dancing elf, and several lousy
miners. Cedits include The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare, Nathan
Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Cosmo Brown
in Singin' in the Rain, and Jinx in Forever Plaid at the Colorado Springs Fine
Arts Center. He holds a BFA in musical
theatre from Wichita State University.
Thanks to his parents and the TATC family. Thank you for your support of the
Butte!
Monica Titus is an
Orlando based actress, singer, and
writer with a passion
for story telling. A
graduate of Mercer
University with a
B.A. in Music and
Theatre, she has had
the pleasure of appearing regionally as Miss Forsythe in
Death of a Salesman, and as Yvonne in
Sunday in the Park with George both at
Mad Cow Theatre, as well as Maria in
Lend Me a Tenor with the Athens Theatre.
A native Floridian, Monica spends her
free time writing, performing as a spoken
word poet, playing her little red ukulele,
and eagerly anticipating her next project!
Teri McClintock is
thrilled to be onstage
with TATC with all
these talented people! Some roles here
include: Clairee in
Steel Magnolias,
Martha Brewster in
Arsenic and Old
Lace, Judge Wargrave in And Then There Were None, and
Doc Susie in The Vampire of Cripple
Creek. She also appears in the Springs,
and recently won best of Springs 2015
Play for Aunt Abby in Arsenic & Old
Lace. She loves all aspects of theater, and
founded the very successful The Jr. Woodland Players; Producing and Directing
large scale musicals with kids from 8-18
for 16 years! She would like to thank her
wonderful family and friends that alwaystsupport her love of theater; and you,
the audience, without whom theater
would all be for not. Enjoy!
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Reservations
719-689-3247
Our reservations line is open seven
days a week to take your calls.
Reservation Hours
April 2 - October 31:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. seven days a week
November 1 - March 31:
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 7 days a week
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year's Day
Box Office
719-689-6402
The box office is located upstairs at
the Butte Theater at
139 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
Hours
The box office is open 2 hours prior
to every performance.
Email
You may email the Butte Theater at:
mmoser@cripple-creek.co.us.
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Butte Theater Etiquette
Photography, cell phones, pagers, camcorders and tape recorders are not allowed in the theater. No Smoking is
allowed in the Butte Theater. We have
adopted the Cripple Creek Fire Engines
as the Official Sirens of the Butte Theater. In case of emergency, their voices
will ring loud and clear!
Children please note: If your parents
have a tendency to cry, wiggle or indulge in any other disruptive behavior,
would you please take them out to the
lobby during the performance? Thank
you.
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Company Stage Manager.......................................................Hannah Martin
Creepshow Choreographer..................................................Kathleen Macari
Costume Design.........................................................................Nancy Hankin
Seamstress.................................................................................Missie Trenary
Scenic Design & Lighting ......................................................Mickey Burdick
Assistant Technical Director..............................................................JT Rider
Marketing & Program Design.................................................Ruth Zalewski
Television & Radio marketing .....................................................Laura Muir
Digital Marketing...................................................................Amanda Blough
Producers for TATC ...........................Chris Armbrister & Mickey Burdick
Butte Theater Manager .................................................................Mel Moser
Lawrence Lesher (Director) is an Army brat who has lived,
acted in, toured, and/or directed in all 50 states and about 28
countries. Among his directing credits are 39 Steps and The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Millbrook
Playhouse; A Midsummer Night's Dream and Flowers for Algernon at Stagedoor Manor; and Run For Your Wife and Unnecessary Farce at Theatre Winter Haven. As an actor, Lawrence
recently was in the national tour of Annie and will be appearing
in Million Dollar Quartet in the fall at the Roxy Theatre in Tennessee. Thanks to Chris and TATC for the opportunity!
www.lawrencelesher.com
James Mablin (Music Director) is a music director, composer,
orchestrator and arranger originally from London, England. He
has musically directed over eighty shows, from large national
tours in the UK to shows in London and New York City amongst
others. As an educator, James ran the musical theatre program at a
large college in London, worked as a professor and musical theatre specialist at The Yale School of Drama and is the head of the
music department at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training
Center in upstate New York, named one of the top summer theatre
programs in the world. James has also in the past written the vocal
arrangements and musically directed opening and closing numbers for the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade. He is thrilled to be returning to Cripple Creek for his 12th
season and to work on Little Shop of Horrors which is one of his favorite shows.
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Mel Moser is
back for another
year at the Butte
Theater. Mel will
be spending all of
his time this year
as the theater
manager and will
not appear on
stage until A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol, when he will take on his role
as Zachariah Gooch. Mel would like to
thank his life-long friend Renee Mueller;
his theater family Chris & Glenda;
Mickey & Rebecca; Kevin and Rosie.
And of course the wonderful patrons of
the Butte Theater.
Nancy E. Hankin’s (Scenic & Lighting Design) career has taken a long road
from Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
Los Angeles, and Denver, before moving
to the Springs. With a BFA in Set and
Lighting Design from Boston University,
Nancy has designed for many theatre
companies across the country. Since coming to Colorado Springs, Nancy has designed sets and/or lighting for
Theatreworks, the Fine Arts Center, Pikes
Peak Community College, and Star Bar
Players and this marks the sixth summer
at TATC. Nancy is the owner and creative
party designer of Five Star Décor and
loves the theater!
Chris Sorensen is an award-winning
screenwriter, playwright and audiobook
narrator. Thin Air Theatre Company has
produced 13 of his full-length plays at the
Butte Theater including Dr. Jekyll’s Medicine Show, Angel of the Christmas Mine,
Haunting at the Old Homestead, Sherlock
Holmes, and the Cripple Creek Ripper.
He has numerous screenplays in development and Intrinsic Value Films recently
tapped him to write a horror film. He recently completed his first book, The Mad
Scientists of New Jersey. As an audiobook narrator, he has recorded over 160
titles. Chris would like to thank the loyal
Cripple Creek audience.
Hannah Martin is delighted to be stage
managing for Thin Air Theatre Company!
This is her first season with TATC, however she has spent the last three summers
working at Stagedoor Manor with Chris
Armbrister. Before moving to Colorado,
she lived in Washington, DC working at
multiple theatres in the DC/MD/VA area.
Her recent stage management credits include: PA for Lost in the Stars (Washington National Opera), SM for Blackberry
Winter (Forum Theatre), ASM for Cherokee (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), SM for Old Wicked Songs (1st
Stage), Carrie, Hair, and Zombie Prom
(Stagedoor Manor). Thank you to my
family and Jossie for being so supportive
with this big move!
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Chris Armbrister (TATC Producer) hails from the
Blue Ridge Mountains of VA and his career has taken him
from coast to coast working as an actor, director, writer,
fight choreographer, & producer. Chris is very proud to be
a part of Thin Air Theatre Company’s continuation of the
legacy of theatre in Cripple Creek and can’t express
enough how fortunate he is to be friends with and working with Mickey & Mel. Chris is also the Program Director for the internationally acclaimed Stagedoor Manor (a
recipient Broadway Theatre Museums Award for Excellence in Arts Education). Chris holds a Master of Fine
Arts degree from the University of Alabama and is member of the East Tennessee State University Alumni Hall of Fame for his “Contributions to the Development of Theatre in America”. Chris considers his number one blessing in
life to be his wife Glenda (like The Good Witch).
Mickey Burdick (Artistic Director) received his BFA
in Acting and Directing from the University of Arizona,
and recently received his MBA from Colorado State University. Mickey is a member of AEA, and his stage experience has taken him across the country, having worked
out of New York, Texas, currently Colorado, and everywhere in between on various tours and projects. He has
produced shows ranging in style from Shakespeare to
contemporary drama and from melodrama to original
music revues and large-scale historical pageants. Directing credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The
Fantasticks, The Odd Couple, Greater Tuna, Romeo and
Juliet, Vampire of Cripple Creek, The Spoilers, Angel of the Christmas Mine, and
Hazel Kirke. Playwrighting credits include Winter Wonderland, The Frozen Man,
My Colorado Home, and Gems of the Silver Screen. He is ecstatic to be back at
the Butte for the tenth anniversary season, and has high hopes for another great
year. Much love to Rebecca, and special thanks to Mel, Chris, Chris, and the entire production crew for making this such a wonderful ride.
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September
September 2-24
The Foreigner - Butte
September 3-4
Victor Celebrates the Arts Show
September 3
Red Light Women, Victor Lowell
Thomas Museum
Through September 7
Cripple Creek Ghost Walks - District
Museum
September 10
Victor Race Day - pack burros
September 10-11
Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show
Victor Ghost Town Garage Sale
September 17-18
Mt. Pisgah Speaks Cemetery Tour
September 17 & 25
Two Mile High Club Aspen Tours,
Cripple Creek
September 24 & 25
Fall Fest, Cripple Creek
Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering
September 30 - October 30
Cripple Creepshow, Butte Theater
October
October 1
Stories at the Strong - Victor
October 8
Mine to Mine Challenge foot race Cripple Creek
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Bennett Avenue Sidewalk Sale,
Cripple Creek
October 16
25th Anniversary of Gamin
October 22
Citywide Scavanger Hunt, Cripple
Creek
October 27
Trunk or Treat in Victor
October 31
BOOzaar Cripple Creek Parks and
Recreation
November
Nov. 12
Cripple Creek Spirits Fest
November 25-December 31
A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol Butte Theater
December
Dec. 9-11
Gold Camp Christmas Events in
Cripple Creek & Victor
More Event Info:
VisitCrippleCreek.com
VictorColorado.com
CityofVictor.com
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CC&V Narrow Gauge Railroad
The 45-minute train ride through backcountry mining district. The train leaves
the depot at 5th & Bennett. 689-2640.
CrippleCreeRrailroad.com.
Cripple Creek District Museum
5th & Bennett Avenue - exhibits depicting the gold rush era. Open daily from
mid-May through mid-September. 719689-2634. CrippleCreekMuseum.com.
Cripple Creek Heritage Center
Multiple hands-on exhibits educate and
entertain visitors of all ages. One mile
northeast of Cripple Creek on Colorado
Highway 67. VisitCrippleCreek.com
Cripple Creek Jail Museum
The museum features a gift shop with
books and items from the Cripple Creek
area. Free admission with Butte ticket
stub. Located on Bennett Ave. and A St.
For more information, call 877-858-4653
or check VisitCrippleCreek.com.
Casinos
Take a chance in one of our many funfilled casinos; maybe you will go home
with gold as the miners did in yesteryear.
VisitCrippleCreek.com.
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine
Go down 1,000 feet into an 1890’s gold
mine. 719-689-2466. 1 mile north of Cripple Creek on Highway 67. GoldMineTours.com
Old Homestead House Museum
Parlor House Museum - featuring historic
tours of the shady ladies’ rooms. 353
Myers Ave. 719-689-9090.
Victor City of Gold Mines
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum - Gold
panning, exhibits, gold mine tours and
more. 3rd & Victor Ave. 719-689-5509.
VictorColorado.com
Victor’s Gold Camp Ag & Mining
Museum - antique tractors, mining equipment. 2nd & Victor Ave. 719-651-5569
Heritage Sites: Trails of Gold, Stratton
Outdoor Amphitheater, Stratton’s Independence Mine & Millsite, Gold Coin
Mine; VictorColorado.com
CC&V Gold Mine Tours
At the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum,
Victor. Tours at 10 and 1 during summer;
reservations at VictorColorado.com or
719-689-4211 or 719-689-5509.
Riding the Shuttle
The Gold Camp Connector Shuttle Service provides rides to and from Cripple Creek
and Victor on a daily basis. Gold Camp Connector Cripple Creek Pick-Up and DropOff Location: The Aspen Mine Center, 166 E. Bennett Avenue, North Third Street,
Victor. See VictorGov.com for schedules.
Getting More Information
The Cripple Creek Heritage Center on North Hwy 67 offers information on accommodations, attractions & events. For more area Information: 1-877-858-GOLD.
The Victor Visitor Center on Victor Avenue in the historic Alta Vista Station carries information and brochures. Victor tourism information may be obtained at VictorColorado.com.
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THE BUTTE THEATER
Board of Directors
Mickey Burdick, President
Mel Moser, Vice President
Acqunetta Likkel, Treasurer
Courtney Loggins, Secretary
Chris Armbrister
Tonya Copely
Annetta Lawson
Sally Roberson
Scott Robertson
Jeep White
Ray White
The Butte Board of Trustees
As trustees of the Butte, these individuals help to guide the board of
directors as we move toward a new era of sustainable growth.
Donna Brazill, Cripple Creek, CO
Bill Burcaw, Cripple Creek, CO
Chris Burcaw, Cripple Creek, CO
John Declet, Centennial, CO
Lisa Declet, Centennial, CO
Terese Donch, Greenwood Village, CO
Michele Edwards, Woodland Park, CO
Morgan Gengo, Camden, NJ
Nancy Hankin, Colorado Springs, CO
Mark Hardcastle, Greenwood Village, CO
Samantha Kelley, Woodland Park, CO
Jean Kullas, Denver, CO
Marc Liby, Kansas City, MO
Bruce Lowry, Parker, CO
Susan Lowry, Parker, CO
James Mablin, London, UK
Kristin Mach, Elizabeth, CO
Gerald McLaughlin, Florissant, CO
Renee Mueller, Cripple Creek, CO
Bill Murray, Colorado Springs, CO
Susan Murray, Colorado Springs, CO
Melvin Nelson, Englewood, CO
Russ Rainey, Denver, CO
Tim Robertson, Littleton, CO
Katie Robertson, Littleton, CO
Deborah Ross, Colorado Springs, CO
Thomas Ross, Colorado Springs, CO
Patrick Sawyer, Westminster, CO
Don Schneider, Arvada, CO
Ilene Schneider, Arvada, CO
Ted Schweitzer, Cripple Creek, CO
Chris Sorensen, Sparta, NJ
Nate Starkey, Otsego, MN
Elizabeth Starkey, Otsego, MN
Eric Ulberg, Denver, CO
Linda Vassau, Englewood, CO
Fred Vassau, Englewood, CO
Kevin Werner, Cripple Creek, CO
James Wiley, DC., Woodland Park, CO
Kathryn Winograd, Littleton, CO
Leonard Winograd, Littleton, CO
Mary Witt, Englewood, CO
Ruth Zalewski, Victor, CO
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l The
Cripple Creek City Council
and the City of Cripple Creek
l Ray
DuBois, Cripple Creek City
Administrator
l The
Butte Theater Board of
Directors
l Michelle
Rozell - Cripple Creek
Heritage Center
l Paul
Harris of The City of
Cripple Creek
l Deb
Hack and the rest of our
fabulous cleaning crew
l Steve
Kitzman and The City of
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Cripple Creek Marketing
Department
l Ruth
Zalewski
l Cripple
l The
Creek Fire Department
Mackin Family
l Connie
Dodrill - Cripple Creek
Parks and Recreation
lTed
Schweitzer - Transportation
l Jeff
Kruka & Bob Chevalier Building maintenance
l Renee
Mueller - Cripple Creek
Historic Preservation
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