Center Stage
Lower Columbia College drama faculty, students and members of the community work together to produce a play each quarter.
Performances take place in Center Stage Theatre in the Rose Center for the Arts. Parking is always free. See campus map
Scheduled Performances
Fall 2010
Charley's Aunt
Nov. 10-13, 17-20, 23, 26, & 27
LCC Center Stage fall production of Charley's Aunt is a British farce of three acts, with physical humor, absurdity and unlikely comedy of sophistication with fast-paced plots.
Auditions Information
Sept. 20 & 21
Open Auditions for the Fall Play
Auditions held in the Center Stage Theatre and Green Room, Rose Center for the Arts
Winter 2011
Feb. 23-26, March 3-5, 10-12
An Evening of One-Act Plays
Auditions Information
Jan. 3 & 4
Open Auditions for the Winter Play
Auditions held in the Center Stage Theatre and Green Room, Rose Center for the Arts
Spring 2011
May 26-28, June 2-4, 9-11
Spring Play: A Modern Drama
Auditions Information
April 5 & 6
Open Auditions for the Spring Play
Tickets Information
Tickets may be purchased in advance from the Columbia Theatre Box Office by phone, online, or in person. Tickets may also be purchased one hour before performances at the Rose Center Box Office.
$8.00 general admission
$7.00 non-LCC students and seniors
free - LCC students, faculty and staff
Free tickets may be reserved from the Columbia Theatre Box office by phone only, or obtained one hour before performances at the Rose Center Box Office.
Columbia Theatre
1544 12th Ave. Suite B., Longview, WA
360.575.8499
toll free: 888.575.8499
Hours: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm, M-F
Past Performances
Spring 2010
The Three Cuckolds
The play by Leon Katz is a commedia dell’arte. LCC's 'Three Cuckolds' is exhaustingly funny, The Daily News, May 26, 2010
Winter 2010
Eurydice
The play by Sarah Ruhl is based upon the myth of Orpheus in the underworld. Orpheus and Eurydice are young lovers. Eurydice dies and goes to Hades, Orpheus attempts to bring her back to the world of the living. The play is seen from Eurydice's viewpoint. LCC's 'Eurydice' a new twist on a classic tale, The Daily News, February 24, 2010. Review: 'Eurydice' is an enjoyably strange, thought-provoking production, The Daily News, March 2, 2010
Fall 2009
Alice in Wonderland ~ An Acid Trip
LCC's 'Alice' definitely a wild trip, The Daily News, November 19, 2009
Spring 2009
This Island Earth
Where we’ve been and where we’re going. Written and adapted by LCC alumni Leslie Slape and Drama Instructor Don Correll, and choreographed by LCC Dance Instructor Megan Jasurda.
Folk tales of the world come together in 'This Island Earth', The Daily News, May 28, 2009
This Island Earth (Play 2009), YouTube Playlist, © Leslie Slape.
Winter 2009
Much Ado About Nothing
Williams Shakespeare - The fortunes and misfortunes of being in love. LCC's 'Much Ado About Nothing' has hints of 1950s, The Daily News, March 5, 2009.
Fall 2008
The Laramie Project
The story of gay student Matthew Shephard's death, the murder investigation and trials, and the Laramie community’s attitude toward gays. LCC's Center Stage opens with The Laramie Project, The Daily News, November 13, 2008