Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (RMRT) is a professional musical theatre company in Grand Lake, Colorado, described on its website as Colorado's most-awarded theater. Its history traces to the 1960s, and in 1989 the Town of Grand Lake asked the Thompson Company to return to its roots, with RMRT obtaining initial not-for-profit 501(C)(3) status. The company presents Broadway musical hits and runs youth theatre education programs.

Rocky Mountain Rep's story dates back to the 1960s. In 1966, David Thompson and his family, with the assistance of the Grand Lake Woman's Club, launched The Troupe of American College Players in Grand Lake. It remained in Grand Lake until 1976, when it moved to Colorado Springs. Area residents then established The Grand County Theatre Association, which produced summer theatre in collaboration with Kansas State University and Loretto Heights College over the course of 10 years. For a time, these shows were presented in the round space of the old Pine Cone Theatre, and eventually the theatre moved to the great outdoors in a tent. Strong community support and personal finances kept the theatre alive until 1986. In 1989, the Town of Grand Lake asked the Thompson Company to return to its roots and Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (RMRT) obtained its initial not-for-profit 501(C)(3) status. Thompson, his wife Audrey, and their six children kept the theatre alive until David's untimely death in 1993. In 1995, former company members Judith and Skelly Warren took over the leadership of RMRT at the request of the Thompson Family, and professional, live theatre in Grand Lake was reborn. The Rep would spend the next 10 years in the Grand Lake Community House. A Youth Theatre Workshop evolved after much demand in 1998, with a Teen Theatre Workshop implemented in 2001 and a Music Theatre Workshop developed in 2003. A second Youth Theatre Workshop was established in 2004.

Colorado's Most-Awarded Theater

Product categories. Professional musical theatre productions · Youth Theatre Workshop · Teen Theatre Workshop · Music Theatre Workshop

1. 1Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Live Musical Theatre in Grand Lake, COrockymountainrep.com
2. 2Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Our Historyrockymountainrep.com
3. 3Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Workshop Historyrockymountainrep.com
4. 4Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Meet the Staffrockymountainrep.com