Murder at the Library

A fundraiser for the Ouray Public Library

Friday, May 9th

Doors @ 6:00pm
Event Begins @ 6:30pm

Let the Wright Opera House guide you through an interactive theatrical experience where the guests play the roles! You're in for an evening filled with intrigue and laughter, all during a delectable three-course meal. Someone among you is a ::gasp:: MURDERER! Is it the stranger at the table next to you? Could it be your friend...or even your DATE??? Bring the whole crew along for a thrilling evening of crime solving, fun, and support for the Ouray Public Library.

Romance writer Lady Cattersley has been snuffed out at Cattersley Manor, but whodunit? There's a body in the library, a secret passageway in the bookcase, and maybe even a ghost in the parlour... Suitable for ages 14+

$70 / ticket includes a personalized interactive experience with a speaking-role and three-course meal.
$75 / ticket includes an interactive experience (non-speaking role) and three-course meal.
Cash bar available.

Ticket sales END @ 9pm on Monday, May 5th

Characters assigned the week of show.
Costumes strongly encouraged!

Ways your attendance supports the Ouray Public Library:

• $10 from each ticket sale goes directly to the Ouray Public Library
• $1 from each bar sale goes directly to the Ouray Public Library
• All bar tips go directly to the Ouray Public Library
• The Wright Opera House will host a wine toss during the event, from which all proceeds will go directly to the Ouray Public Library
• The Ouray Public Library will have merchandise for sale and retain all proceeds
• Learn about the Library expansion and newly formed Ouray Public Library Foundation from Ouray Public Library representatives in attendance at the event

Murderous Decisions® is a registered trademark of D’Avekki Studios Limited. ©2023 D’Avekki Studios Limited.

The Two Tenors

Live in the Wright Opera House Tavern
Doors @ 6:30pm // Show @ 7pm

Tickets: $12 advance // $15 day-of-show

Join us for this silver-haired saxxy duo featuring Ouray County locals, Jim Pettengill and John Ast!

Jim and John met at a dinner at the Ouray, Colorado Elks Lodge several years ago and discovered that they both played saxophone. Since that time, both have played regularly with the Montrose community concert band and Saxophone Ensemble and the Lake City Stinger concert band. Jim also plays with Alive in the Woods, a local classic rock, blues and country band, and has played with jazz and country bands in New Mexico prior to retirement. John has also played with the Sun City Arizona concert band.

Jim and John also began arranging and playing duets to prerecorded background tracks, forming the Two Tenors! They play a wide variety of music from the ‘50s through the ‘90s. Although two tenor saxes feature in many of their songs, both players also have soprano, alto and baritone horns, so their performances feature a variety of saxes.

Bobcat Featuring Til Willis

Live in the Wright Opera House Tavern
Doors @ 6:30pm // Show @ 7pm

Tickets $12 advance, $15 day-of-show

Bobcat is a one-man band like no other. Drawing inspiration from the likes of garage rock, soul music, power-pop, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, punk rock, psychobilly, new wave and indie rock, this one-man band takes the notion one step further with ornate arrangements with minimal accompaniment.

Have you ever wondered where that song came from? Was it an old record? A radio broadcast? An obscure compilation of your favorite music genre from your CD collection? Maybe you heard it at a concert and wanted to hear it again.

Singer/Songwriter and Ouray local, Til Willis, brings his energetic performance and storytelling to a hometown crowd at the Wright Tavern.

In over twenty years of performing he has had the pleasure of sharing stages with the likes of Pete Seeger, Steve Earle, Ronny Elliott, and The Subdudes. When appearing as a solo artist his style is very Americana encompassing many genres in his original songs.

UpstART, Recent Cutbacks, and The Wright Opera House present…

Hold on to Your Butts

by Recent Cutbacks

Friday, June 6th @ 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7th @ 4pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, June 8th @ 4pm

Tickets: $25 advance // $30 day of show // $20 senior // $15 student

65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth…

30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…

Now, Recent Cutbacks performs a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Get ready…to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS.

Performed by just two actors and a sound/foley artist, HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS is a wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live foley.

Run time: 60 minutes.

Rated G. Recommended for ages 8+.

About Recent Cutbacks

Recent Cutbacks is a creative ensemble founded in 2014. Their critically acclaimed work sits at the intersection of comedy and theater. They are best known for our live movie parodies that fuse humor, nostalgia, and lo-fi spectacle.

Their projects invite audiences to see the world with a newfound exuberance and remind us why we fell in love with movies, theater, and storytelling in the first place.

Their shows: HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS, FLY YOU FOOLS, KEVIN!!!!!, NEXT DAY THRONES, THERE IS NO SPOON, a bimonthly sketch series at Caveat NYC, and the Audible Original, MASTER LECTURE SERIES.

Credits

Created by Recent Cutbacks

Performed by Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer

Foley by Kelly Robinson

A cappella arrangements by Kesey Didion

Developed with Nick Abeel, Kyle Schaefer, Kelsey Didion, and Blair Busbee

Directed & Produced by Kristin McCarthy Parker

Watch the Trailer

Thanks to our Sponsors:

Alpine Bank, The Guttman Family Foundation, San Miguel Power and Basin Electric, Ouray County Community Fund, Citizens State Bank of Ouray, and Woman’s Club of Ouray County