The Millibo Art Theatre

Love the MAT! Went for the hilarious Valentines Day show and had a wonderful time. They really engage the audience. Can’t wait to come back. AND got free starters across the street at Blue Star after!

My husband and I love the MAT. It’s a local gem that we treat all of our out of town visitors to. The monthly RIP improv is such a great night out! We love «Babette» and look forward to seeing what she will do next at all the other shows out side the improv we go to. Check out the amazing bathrooms while you are there, the art is incredible.

We love the MAT!!! My wife was a performer growing up and we have been searching for a local theatre that offers a wide variety of quality shows. The MAT has it all! From shows geared towards kids all the way up to improv! The theatre is fantastic, comfortable, clean, the staff and actors are incredibly friendly and welcoming. The ticket ordering is easy, the online calendar is a great tool, and the fliers that come in the mail help us decide date nights in the future! Thank you MAT for being here for our community!

My first show at the MAT was «To Kill a Mockingbird». I didn’t have high hopes to be honest, and walking in and seeing the tiny stage lowered my expectations by another notch. Boy, was I delightfully surprised! The acting was first-​rate and the staging (is that the right term for how they move about and place themselves?) was wonderful. I was thoroughly entertained throughout the show. I recommend it 100% to anyone considering seeing it.
Based upon my experience with that show my wife and I took our 6 year old grandson to see «Clown on a Bike» on «opening morning». It was a very fun show. My grandson was delighted and I was pleased to realize I was not the only adult laughing along as well! After the show they had crafts, cookies, and milk downstairs which just added to the fun family atmosphere. If the show is still running I highly recommend it for folks with young kids.

Went and saw Millibo put on, «To Kill a Mockingbird». The best production of anything I have seen in quite some time. The creativity, the intimacy, and the delivery of the production is the reason to see theater. They do it right.
I am incredibly happy this gem of a theater company decided to move down the street, otherwise I might have never known about them.

The formerly named Manitou Art Theatre, now called Millibo Art Theatre, is such a remarkable place, I hardly know where to begin. Owners Jim Jackson and Birgitta DePree have created an oasis of art and openness in Colorado Springs. The shows that they bring in from all over the world are absolutely mind-​blowing and inspiring. Who woulda thunk that in a relatively small community, there would be such fabulous theatre? The space is tucked in an industrial part of the Springs, but once inside, you know are in the presence of greatness. I’ve seen two shows there that, honestly, changed my life, Bill Bowers’ «Under a Montana Moon» and a marionette show that was so heart-​felt, contemporary and universal that tears were streaming down my face. Both JIm and Birgitta are, themselves, incredible performers. The theatre offers new shows for adults and a kids’ program on Saturdays. It’s really NOT to be missed and it’s definitely worth the drive from Denver.

Went down to the Springs today for the Colorado Improv Festival. We followed our directions to a T, but when we arrived, I thought to myself, «There is no way there is a theatre somewhere in there, much less one than could host an improv festival.»
Fortunately, I was wrong. The setup is a bit labyrinthine, but the theatre space itself is really great, and there’s a lot of seating. Even cooler? Backstage, they have a whole seating area set up for actors not onstage to watch the action on a big TV screen complete with couches, comfy chairs, you name it. Really awesome. Add to that the insanely perfect view you have right from the front door and the sizable porch for people to visit during intermission, and you’re set.
Oh, and HELLO, improv. Please support the arts, folks. It’s good stuff. Funny. You’ll like it.