CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S THE GOLD RUSH
The Big Picture and Phantom Theater are thrilled to present The Gold Rush- one of the greatest and most classic silent movies, accompanied with piano music by Randall Pierce. Sunday February 22, at 4 PM **Free for members
Time & Location
Feb 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Big Picture Theater & Cafe, 48 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT 05673, USA
About the event
The Big Picture and Phantom Theater are thrilled to present The Gold Rush- one of the greatest and most classic silent movies, accompanied with piano music by Randall Pierce. A delightful blend of slapstick humor, poignant emotion, and social commentary, The Gold Rush encapsulates Chaplin’s strengths as a writer, director, and star. While on a mission to find gold in Alaska, a lone prospector and Big Jim, a gold seeker, take refuge in a cabin during a blizzard. Chaplin – proving his belief that tragedy and ridicule are never far apart – set out to transform tales of privation and horror into a comedy. He decided that his familiar tramp figure should become a gold prospector, joining the mass of brave optimists to face all the hazards of cold, starvation, solitude, and the occasional incursion of a grizzly bear.
Randal Pierce is a composer and pianist living in Burlington, VT. He has been commissioned to write scores for silent films by The Flynn Theater, The Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington City Arts, The Discover Jazz Festival, The Green Mountain Film Festival and Big Picture Theater. Randal is also a music director for UVM’s Department of Theater and Dance and performs and writes for theater workshops, performances and recordings in NYC.
Tickets will be available at the box-office. Price of admission is $15.
