Bringing live theater to the Willamette Valley since 1950

ACT is an all-volunteer, non-profit community theater that takes pride in producing a year-round season of top-quality comedies, dramas, and musicals chosen to appeal to a wide range of audience tastes, and to provide creative opportunities for local actors, technicians, and theater lovers.

Cultivating an appreciation of the performing arts through education, experience, and collaboration.

About ACT

Upcoming Shows

Come From Away

Book, Music and Lyrics:
Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed by: Loriann Schmidt

Performances: Sep. 11, 12, 13(m), 18, 19, 20(m), 25, 26, 27(m); Oct 1, 2, 3

Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.

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The Haunting of Hill House

By F. Andrew Leslie

Based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Directed by: Dan Bushong

Performances: Oct. 23, 24, 25(m), 30, 31; Nov. 1(m)

An anthropologist conducts an unusual research project in a notorious haunted house, causing a crisis in which the supernatural forces of the remote site reawaken.

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Inspecting Carol

By Daniel Sullivan

Directed by: Josh Mitchell & Christi Sears

Performances: Dec. 4, 5, 6(m), 11, 12(cc), 13(m, cc), 17, 18, 19, 2026

Auditions: Sep. 21-23

A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off in this hilarious hit from Seattle. A man who asks to audition at a small theater is mistaken for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. Everyone caters to the bewildered wannabe actor, and he is given a role in the current production, A Christmas Carol. Everything goes wrong and hilarity is piled upon hilarity. Perfect anytime, this delight is particularly appropriate at Christmas.

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Twelve Angry Jurors

Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel.
Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose.

Directed by: Scott Harvey

Performances: Jan 15, 16, 17(m), 22, 23(cc), 24(m, cc), 28, 29, 30, 2027

Auditions: Oct. 26-28

A 19-year-old boy has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts.

Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become twelve angry people. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it—in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats—add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature.

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Recordings of
The Pirates of Penzance
Available!

If you missed The Pirates of Penzance, or want to relive the experience, you can now rent a recording of the show to stream at home!

You can also catch up on the antics of the other guest pirates who strutted the planks each night.

Rental is $15.00 plus service fee, and lasts for 48 hours.

Stream Recording
Stream Recording

Recording of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Available!

If you missed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, or want to relive the experience, you can now rent a recording of the show to stream at home!

Rental is free due to a generous sponsorship by Will Steele-Long, and lasts for 48 hours.

Calendar of Events

Get Involved

  • Volunteer

    Everything we do – from acting and directing to building sets, selling tickets and decorating our building – is done by volunteers … about 300 of them each season! And we’re always looking for more

  • Audition

    Auditions are held for each show two to three months before performance dates. You do not need to have any experience to audition for a show; newcomers are always welcome!

  • Become a Member

    Membership gives you voting privileges at our quarterly membership meetings on matters ranging from new capital projects to selection of our production season and board of directors.

LEARN MORE

  • Evil Dead The Musical (2024)

  • Irving Berlin's White Christmas (2024)

  • Irving Berlin's White Christmas (2024)

  • Ride the Cyclone (2025)

  • Ride the Cyclone (2025)

  • The Big 5-0 (2025)

  • The Big 5-0 (2025)

  • The Little Mermaid Jr. (2024)