The Mayor and the City of Georgetown would like to pay tribute to Mary Ellen Butler of the Georgetown Palace Theatre for her contributions to the arts and culture scene of Georgetown and honor her for her extraordinary talents and achievements.  The Mayor will present Mary Ellen Butler with a mayoral proclamation at 6 PM on June 11 at the regular Council meeting.

Mary Ellen Butler directed her first play, Our Town, at the Georgetown Palace Theatre in 2002.  She served on the board of directors of the theatre and was hired as the Artistic Director in 2003.  She remained in that position until her retirement in March, 2019.  Mary Ellen played a critical role in bringing the Palace from near-bankruptcy to a multi-million dollar non-profit organization.  She helped establish the Palace as an anchor for the downtown which assisted Georgetown in becoming recognized as an official Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts.