Summer theater in Creede.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Meagan Burnell, left, talks to kids putting on an original adaptation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The play is one of a series of workshops the Creede Repertory Theatre conducts for children, who act, create the set, the puppets, and the costumes.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "It's very rewarding," said costume shop manager Tony Sirk, right, of Asheville, N.C. Sirk and draper Tamara Carruthers discuss a costume for "The Taming of the Shrew."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - CREEDE - The Creede Repertory Theatre has a total of 89 members, the vast majority being seasonal residents of the small mountain town.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Creede Repertory Theatre has been entertaining the residents of Creede, and theatergoers far and wide, since 1966.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - "It just seemed to be run on pure love of work, love of the theater," said actor Caitlin Wise, from New York City, when talking about why she joined the Creede Repertory Theater. Wise, who is in her fourth season with the company, prepares for a production of "Around the World in 80 Days."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Kate Berry of Creede, who plays "Kate" in "The Taming of the Shrew," rehearses for the show.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Creede Repertory Theatre's scene shop and prop shop occupy a large warehouse on the south side of town.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - A crew of about a dozen stage hands, electricians, actors, carpenters, costume designers and others came together after the production of "Around the World in 80 Days" to change over the set for the next day's production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Sheric Hull, an electrician from Orange City, Iowa, changes out the gels for the lights.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Actors greet the audience after a production of "Around the World in 80 Days" recently in Creede. The Creede Repertory Theatre has been producing plays in the small mountain town since 1966.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Creede Repertory Theatre attracts actors from all over the U.S. Caitlin Wise, from New York City, Aram Monisoff from Chicago, and Dustin Bronson from Minneapolis, rehearse for "The Taming of the Shrew."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Creede Repertory Theatre performs "Around the World in 80 Days."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The crew readies the stage for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Creede Repertory Theatre does 140 performances during their brief season, according to managing director Jonathan Allsup.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Leigh'Ann Andrews, left, stage manager for "Around the World in 80 Days," and managing director Jonathan Allsup discuss some minor issues with the show during intermission.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Graham Ward of Boston, who is in his second season with the Creede Repertory Theatre, relaxes during an intermission for "Around the World in 80 Days." Ward plays Jean Passepartout and other characters in the play.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The small mountain town of Creede boasts a repertory theater that draws actors and audiences from all over the U.S.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The Creede Repertory Theatre does 140 performances during their brief season, according to managing director Jonathan Allsup.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Props artisan Amanda Relaford created this elephant for the Creede Repertory Theatre's production of "Around the World in 80 Days."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Dustin Bronson of Minneapolis, left, and Caitlin Wise of New York City, get ready to go on stage for the Creede Repertory Theatre production of "Around the World in 80 Days." Both actors are involved in numerous CRT productions this season. "It constantly keeps me on my toes," Bronson said of working with so many different actors. "That's also the terrifying thing about acting."
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Managing director Jonathan Allsup, left, stage supervisor Trevor Muller-Hegel, right, and stage technician McCall Sanders, back, move a piano out of the theater to make room for that evening's production of "Around the World in 80 Days."
