LAWRENCE, Kan.—More than 40 years ago, theater students at the University of Kansas helped save a theater in the tiny mountain town of Creede, Colo.
Today, the Creede Repertory Theatre is one of the oldest repertory theaters in the country. The Larence Journal World reported that each summer, the theater attracts 20,000 patrons to town, with a schedule that allows visitors to see five or six different plays in a week, and pumps over $2 million into the local economy annually.
Theater development director Catherine Lynch says the KU students 44 years ago turned Creede around.
In February of this year, Creede received the Governor’s Arts Award, which is given to a town or city in Colorado that has used the arts to enhance the cultural and economic vitality of the community.
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Information from: Lawrence Journal-World,
