🎭 About Creative Arts Theater

Founded in 2010 by Tim and Cherie Glisson, Creative Arts Theater (CAT) was built to give performers of all ages a place to grow, shine, and create. Tim and Cherie were well-known fixtures in the High Desert theater scene during the early 2000s, and after an extended sabbatical, they returned—not as actors, but as founders—with a bold new vision for local theater.

Their first show as CAT, Grease, launched with rave reviews and set the tone for a company driven by community, creativity, and excellence. Shortly after, Robert Blomker joined the CAT board and directed You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, another standout production that helped establish CAT as a High Desert staple.

By 2011, CAT had joined the High Desert Cultural Arts Foundation and taken up residence at the High Desert Center for the Arts, quickly expanding its slate with hit productions like Seussical, RENT, The Importance of Being Earnest, California Love, and A Christmas Carol.

🗓️ Highlights by Years

2012–2015
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd
Legally Blonde
Noises Off
Willy Wonka
Catch Me If You Can
Shrek the Musical
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

2018–2020
Little Shop of Horrors
Joseph and the Amazing…
Annie
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Young Frankenstein
A Christmas Story
Our Town

2021–2024
All Together Now
Beauty and the Beast
Home for the Holidays
The SpongeBob Musical
Mary Poppins

See full list of past shows →

🚀 Milestones & Community

• 10,000+ views in one night for CAT’s Virtual Cabaret during the pandemic
• First-ever Kids Holiday Camp launched in 2012 and still going strong
• Ongoing partnership with Granite Hills High School’s Cougar Theatre
• Alumni performing in regional productions, national tours, and on Broadway

🎤 Our Mission

Creative Arts Theater exists to entertain, educate, and empower through live theater. Whether it’s your first time on stage or your fiftieth, there’s a place for you in the CAT family.