of a long-running, much-loved melodrama theatre company). The Butte is currently the home of the Mountain Rep Theatre Company that produces plays, musicals, and classic melodramas year-round, including such shows as Forever Plaid, Hot Night in the Old Town, A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol, The Rocky Horror Show, and The Christmas Donkey. Cripple Creek features many events throughout the year like the Cripple Creek Ice Festival, Donkey Derby Days, the July 4 Celebration, and a Gold Camp Christmas. Education Cripple Creek is served by the Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1. The district has one elementary school and one junior/senior high school, including Cresson Elementary School and Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School. Principal of the Jr/Sr High School is Daniel Cummings and Miriam Mondragon is the Superintendent of Schools. See also Colorado Bibliography of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles Outline of Colorado List of counties in Colorado List of municipalities in Colorado List of places in Colorado List of statistical areas in Colorado Front Range Urban Corridor South Central Colorado Urban Area Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, active gold mine between the two towns Gold Belt Tour National Scenic and Historic Byway Pearl de Vere, known as the "soiled dove of Cripple Creek" Gottlieb Institute, a medical research facility in Cripple Creek Binger Hermann References External links City of Cripple Creek website CDOT map of the City of Cripple Creek Travel website for Cripple Creek Cities in Teller County, Colorado Cities in Colorado County seats in Colorado Colorado Mining Boom Gambling localities in Colorado History of the Rocky Mountains Pikes Peak 1892 establishments in Colorado