Linn-Benton Community College

South Albany High School Theater Arts will partner with Linn-Benton Community College this fall to produce the musical “Legally Blonde, The Musical,” which will play at LBCC’s Russell Tripp Performance Center in January.    Benjamin Sell, director of Theater Arts at South Albany , said the partnership provides an opportunity for his students to work with LBCC’s theater department , and gives the school a larger venue for its performance.  "One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my career was turning people away at the door from this years’ sold out performances of Back to the 80's," said Sell. "Our students are doing amazing things and the community is incredibly supportive. This partnership gives us the chance to work with the talented people and great facilities at LBCC to put on an even better show for a much bigger audience.  We're so thankful to LBCC for the opportunity." Sell says the collaboration will also benefit students by giving the...

LBCC Performing Arts will perform the play “The Path of True Love” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 18 and 19 in the atrium outside the college Bookstore, Calapooia Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. The student-directed play is produced in the Commedia dell’ Arte style, a popular form of Italian theater during the Renaissance that combines the use of masks and improvisational slapstick comedy with singing and dancing. This fun, lighthearted play features many of stock characters from the original play including Captain Spavento, Isabella, Franceschina and others. The play spins the story of Captain Spavento, who decides to marry Isabella with the approval of her father, only to find Isabella and her maid, Franceschina, have come up with a convoluted plan to keep Isabella away from the Captain and in the arms of her true love. Tickets are $10 general admission, $7 for students and seniors. Not recommended for children under the age of 13. Purchase tickets online at linnbenton.edu/tickets ,...

“Improv Comedy Jam” will be held Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Linn-Benton Community College’s Russell Tripp Performance Center, Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. This live comedy show features spontaneous scenes and games in the style of the popular TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Performers include actors from LBCC, South and West Albany High Schools, Oregon State University, Open Source Improv and Majestic Improv, with several scenes played by Improv veterans from the region. Audience participation is encouraged, including shouting out suggestions for scenes and joining the actors on stage for "all play" community games. Admission is free for LBCC, OSU and high school students. General admission is $5 at the door. For more information, contact the LBCC Theater Box Office at 541-917-4531. For special needs and accommodations, contact the LBCC Office of Disability Services at 541‑917‑4789 or via Oregon Relay TDD at 1-800-735-2900 at least 72 hours...

LBCC Performing Arts presents “All in the Timing” May 14-16 at 7:30 p.m., and May 16 at 2 p.m., at Linn-Benton Community College’s Russell Tripp Performance Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Join us for an evening of student-directed, one-acts that combines wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun! The play, written by David Ives, is the winner of the John Gassner Playwriting Award. Tickets are $10 general admission, $7 for seniors, students and youth, and can be purchased online starting May 1 at www.linnbenton.edu/russelltripptheater , at the theater Box Office from 1 to 4 p.m. the week of the performance, and at the door one hour prior to performance. Seating is limited. For more information, contact the LBCC Box Office at 541-917-4531. For special needs and accommodations, call 541‑917‑4690 or Oregon Relay TDD at 1‑800‑735‑2900 at least 72 hours in advance of this event.

Linn-Benton Community College and the Majestic Theater are calling for playwrights, actors and directors to participate in a 24-hour, ten-minute, Play-in-a-Day to be performed Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic. Playwrights, directors and actors will write, rehearse and perform six original plays created and rehearsed within a day. This fast-paced event provides opportunities to work with and meet lots of people. Playwrights and directors who wish to participate must submit a sample of his/her work or resume by May 15 to Dan Stone, LBCC theater director, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, 97321, or to the LBCC Russell Tripp Performance Center Box Office, Takena Hall, Albany campus. Interested participants must fill out an application form found on the Ten Minute Play in a Day Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/287454041387744/ Registration fee is $20.  For more information, contact LBCC Theater Director Dan Stone at 541-917-4566.

"Comedy Syndicate," LBCC Performing Arts students, to perform improv at the Albany Eagles Club Nov. 17. The improv sketch comedy ensemble “Comedy Syndicate” will perform Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany Eagles Club , 127 NW Broadalbin Street. Inspired by the popular comedy shows “Who's Line is it Anyway” and Drew Carey's “Improviganza,” the show brings live comedy front and center, as performed by Linn-Benton Community College Performing Arts students. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., with optional dinner seating at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Ticket price covers the show only. This show is open to the public: under 21 admitted. Partial proceeds to benefit the LBCC Theater Department . For more information, contact the Eagles Club at 541-926-6622. photo contributed by LBCC theater department: LBCC Performing Arts students stage a publicity photo on the tracks in downtown Albany for their upcoming comedy show. Students are, left to ri...