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NEW ADDITIONS TO THE MOTHER LODE EVENTS SCHEDULE  

     
Jesus Christ Superstar

Thursday, January 30, 2010 - 8:00 pm
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THIS IS NEWS FROM THE MOTHER LODE THEATRE  - -  JAMES DRISCOLL REPORTING  - -  FAREWELL TO GUS  - -  THE DIRECTORS OF THE BUTTE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, ALONG WITH STAFF MEMBERS AND ADVISORS OF THE MOTHER LODE AND ORPHAN GIRL THEATRES, HAVE BID A VERY RELUCTANT FAREWELL TO ONE OF THE TWO CO-CREATERS OF THIS REMARKABLE INSTITUTION ... HELEN-GUTHRIE-MILLER, KNOWN TO US ALL AS "GUS", BEGAN WORKING WITH BOB POORE EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT PROUDLY BECAME SOUTHWEST MONTANA'S PREMIERE "CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS" ... THIRTEEN YEARS AGO OUR MAIN HOUSE OPENED AS THE MOTHER-LODE-THEATRE, A NAME COINED BY GUS, FOLLOWED SOON AFTER BY THE ORPHAN-GIRL-THEATRE, A JEWEL-BOX WHOSE CHILDREN'S THEATRE PROGRAMS HAVE GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION ... MANY PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GREAT GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT NO ONE ON THE SCALE OF ITS TWO FOUNDERS ... BOB POORE WAS A TIRELESS CHEERLEADER AND BANKROLLER OF HIS "BABY," AND GUS HAS CONTRIBUTED A HUGE PART OF HER LIFE FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES AS THE UNPAID, BEHIND-THE-CURTAIN WIZARD OF ALL THINGS OPERATIONAL ... EVEN AT MINIMUM WAGE, GUS'S UNPAID LABOR WOULD HAVE A MARKET VALUE OF AROUND A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS BY NOW, AND WE GOT-IT-ALL, HER VERY BEST, FOR A FEW DRINKS AND DINNERS, A LOT OF LAUGHS, AND HER OBVIOUS LOVE OF THE STAGE ... GUS IS NOW TAKING A NEW PATH LEADING TO CHOTEAU, MONTANA, SOMETIME HOME TO FOUR GENERATIONS OF GUTHERIES AND KNOWN TO HER SINCE CHILDHOOD ... IT IS NAMED FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST OF THE FRENCH VOYAGEURS THAT HER FATHER, A.B. GUTHRIE, JR. WROTE ABOUT, AND AS THE MOUNTAIN MEN KNEW IN HIS CLASSIC "THE BIG SKY," YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN PATH, AND YOUR "PARDS" CAN'T CHANGE IT ... WE CAN ONLY WISH GUS OUR VERY BEST, GIVE HER OUR UNBOUNDED THANKS FOR EVERYTHING SHE GAVE, AND HOPE WE MEET AGAIN, COME MANY A RENDEZVOUS DOWN THE ROAD - - - THIS IS JAMES DRISCOLL HER GOOD FRIEND SIGNING OFF FROM BUTTE  - -


Tickets for Jesus Christ Superstar are on sale now ... $49.50 Main Floor and Mezzanine ... $43.50 Balcony Seating ... Tickets are going fast, get yours today....

  

Spotlight on Entertainment !!
2009 - 2010 MLT Broadway Series

   

February 12, 2010 - 8:00 pm

 In the hands of Ken Ludwig, this tale of mistaken identities, human foibles, and loves lost and found (not to mention cross-dressing) comes alive in a hilarious romp that has had great success in regional theatres around the country. Delightfully silly, Leading Ladies follows the adventures of Jack and Leo, two down-on-their-luck Shakespearean actors, who hope to scam their way out of the Moose Lodge circuit by posing as the long-lost nephews of Florence, an elderly and apparently dying heiress. When our heroes learn that Florence’s missing relatives are nieces, not nephews, they ransack their costume trunks and don women’s clothing—but their successful masquerade proves problematic when Leo falls head-over-heels for Florence’s winsome niece, Meg.  
  
Will Jack and Leo inherit millions and spend the rest of their lives in the lap of luxury: Will Meg marry her stuffy, fortune-hunting fiancé or follow her dream of seeing the big, wide world? Slapstick goofiness, scrambled Shakespeare, and good-natured laughs make Leading Ladies an irresistible treat.  
  
Montana Rep is dedicated to exploring the national character through great American stories. We feel confident that Leading Ladies has the singular power.  

   

Welcome to the Cabaret
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 8:00 pm

 

Welcome to the Cabaret sings the Emcee of the Kit Kat Club through painted lips, as the people of Berlin 1929 join him. 

Both versions of this show follow the same story and share most songs. Musical numbers exclusively in the Original 1967 version include Meeskite and Why Should I Wake Up? Numbers only in the Revised 1987 version include I Don't Care Much, Don't Go and The Money Song. 

Both versions include Willkommen, Perfectly Marvelous, Sitting Pretty, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Cabaret, Don't Tell Mama, It Couldn't Please Me More and Two Ladies. Windwood Theatricals is producing the revised 1987 version.

   

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