Mission:
We inspire and nurture a love of theatre and the arts.
Our Goals Include:
The establishment and maintenance of a permanent multi-arts and theatre facility.
The sponsorship and coordination of education and cultural programming in visual arts, theatre and community events.
Audiences enjoying the corporation's programming come from the Portland metropolitan area; Vancouver, Washington and the greater Willamette valley.
History:
The Lakewood Theatre Company is a popular and financially successful member of the arts community, it is the cornerstone around which Lakewood Center has been built. Lakewood Theatre Company began in November, 1952, when a group of Lake Oswego residents decided that their community was not complete without a theatre and decided to organize what was known as the Oswego Players. From that first production of Blithe Spirit, the players performed in junior and senior high schools and halls throughout the Lake Oswego area, having no permanent home during its first nine years.
Directed by Dennis Corwin Based on the movie classic set in the 1940s the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model BB gun. Rebuffed…
Read More »LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR ROCK OF AGES YOUTH EDITION March 9 & 10, 2024 Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for actors (ages 9 thru 19) for Rock of Ages Youth Edition. Auditions will be held on…
Read More »Lake Oswego, OR - To kick off the new year make a resolution to see A Tomb With a View, a darkly comic romp about family secrets and murder most foul. Co-directed by Nancy McDonald and Laurence Overmire, this comedy mystery thriller by Norman…
Read More »Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for the musical 9 to 5: The Musical on Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7, 2024. Online audition signup here with times for each 5-minute audition slot. You may call 503-635-3901 if you…
Read More »Lakewood Theatre Company Celebrates the Holidays with Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn November 10 - December 17, 2023 Lake Oswego, OR - It’s barely November; but are you already dreaming of a white Christmas? How about a happy Easter or a…
Read More »Lakewood Center for the Arts and the Lake Oswego Public Library Announce the "Unity in Diversity" Student Art Contest Submissions open November 1st Lakewood Center for the Arts, the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, and the Lake Oswego Public…
Read More »Auditions For The Musical Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins JR. September 30 & October 1, 2023 Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins JR. for…
Read More »THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, A cotton-candy colored musical RESCHEDULES PERFORMANCES AUGUST 2 – 20, 2023 Lakewood Theatre Company resumes performances of The Marvelous Wonderettes on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. “We had canceled 4…
Read More »LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS THE FUNNIEST MUSICAL COMEDY IN 400 YEARS SOMETHING ROTTEN! April 28 – June 11, 2023 Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, hugely-popular musical farce, Something Rotten! Two brothers set out to…
Read More »LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES May 8 & 9, 2023 Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, MONDAY, MAY 8 and TUESDAY, MAY 9. Sign up online to secure an…
Read More »The Lost Treasures Collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems, continues its thirteenth season at Lakewood Theatre Company on its Side Door Stage with the musical Celebration, April 14-15, 2023. This year’s theme, in honor of…
Read More »Lakewood Theatre Company will begin its 71st season with six productions on its Mainstage and three productions on its Side Door Stage beginning July 14, 2023. SEASON TICKETS for the 2023-2024 season are on sale now for current subscribers and…
Read More »Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for actors (ages 10 thru 18) for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5, 2023. The production will be directed by Julie Lane and…
Read More »Playwright John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama Doubt: A Parable, opens March 3, 2023 at Lakewood Theatre Company and continues through April 8, 2023, playing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM, one…
Read More »The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn will be presented by Lakewood Theatre Company on its Side Door Stage for eight performances from February 23 through March 4, 2023. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:00 PM and Saturday matinees at 2:00 PM…
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