Last updated May 11, 2008   

Albany Civic Theater

Support ACT

The new facade, after painting (photos by Pat Kight)

Thanks, donors!

... for your outstanding generosity during our 2006-2007 season, which allowed us to pay off the debut incurred when the fire marshall ordered us without warning to install a sprinkler system in our basement. The project cost us $11,000 more than expected; we cut costs and you provided the rest.

We plan to continue the austerity measures we've instituted, including encouraging you to save us printing and postage by subscribing to the e-mail version of our newsletter. And we hope we can count on your continued support, both to build a rainy-day fund against future unexpected expenses, and to help with the never-ending costs of putting on top-quality productions.

We offer several ways to donate:

• Donate on line!
  ACT has joined the Network For Good, a national philanthropic Web site which provides a secure means of making on-line donations . Simply follow this link for information, or click:

(If you use your credit or debit card, the Network for Good will take 3 percent off the top for administrative and handilng costs - but if you donate via electropnic funds transfer from your bank, we receive your entire donation without a handling fee!)

• Mail a check directly to the theater:

  Donations
  Albany Civic Theater
  PO Box 82
  Albany OR 97321

• Is your employer a matching donor? Many mid-valley companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co., will match their employees' contributions to charitable causes. Check with your payroll department to see if yours is one of them!
• Include an extra donation when you purchase your season tickets.

We also welcome donations of building materials, paint, costumes, props and furniture. However, our storage space is limited; please contact us to see if we need what you have to offer.

And don't forget: One of the most valuable things you can donate is your time.

ACT is a 501(c)(3) corporation, and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. We are also an Oregon Cultural Trust supported program.

Recent projects:

We've replaced the marquee sign and and lighting to complete our two-year facade remodeling effort, a project which began in mid-2005, continued through surprises (asbestos!) and by 2007 had restored our building to something resembling its original, early-1900s appearance. Many thanks to project coordinator Oscar Hult and the dozens of volunteers who put so much time and effort into this project!

Remodeling coordinator Oscar Hult paints trim
outside the new front door.

But the job of maintaining an old building is never done. Current needs repairs to our heating and cooling systems , and a pressing need to repair or replace our telephone and backstage communication systems (at the moment our back-stage audio monitors work sporadically, if at all.

As always, much of the work will be done by volunteers. To find out about upcoming work parties,

• Subscribe to our e-mail list
• Contact our volunteer coordinator

There are still plenty of reasons to donate to ACT. ACT is a private, non-profit organization which relies entirely on its volunteers, patrons and supporters to provide the kind of excellent live entertainment our community expects and deserves.

While box office revenue pays our production and overhead costs, individual and corporate donations are what permit us to continue improving our theater and our production equipment.

Here's how things looked from the inside in the early months of our facade restoration. (Photo by Oscar Hult)