Columbia Center
for the Arts

215 Cascade Street

PO Box 1543

Hood River, OR 97031

541-387-8877

Theatrical Performances

Historical and Upcoming

(Also see our eNewsletters)

A Sustained Commitment to Community Theatre

Theatrical events dating back to our first performance in 1978 are listed here.

Also explore our eNewsletters for a more complete listing of all our events—art shows, musical events, dance, and more —starting from 2006.

CAST logoUnless otherwise noted, shows listed here are performed by the Columbia Center for the Arts theatre group known as CAST.

 

 

Plays in 2011

January, 2011 Welcome Home Jenny Sutter
February, 2011 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
April, 2011 Duende deLorca (Teatro Milago)
May, 2011 All My Sons
June, 2011 Encore
July, 2011 Jesus Christ Superstar
August, 2011 To Kill a Mockingbird
October, 2011 Wait Until Dark
December, 2011 Twelfth Night

Plays in 2010

February, 2010 What the Butler Saw
May, 2010 Laramie Project
June, 2010 Vagina Monologues (Fund Raiser)
August, 2010 Anne of Green Gables
September, 2010 The Year of Magical Thinking
October, 2010 Same Time Next Year
December, 2010 The Emperor's New Clothes

Plays in 2009

January, 2009 Murder, Mystery & Mayhem (A CCA Fundraiser)
February, 2009 The Foreigner
March, 2009 Everyman (Columbia Gorge Community College)
May, 2009 Death and the Maiden
July, 2009 Tick, Tick, Boom!
August, 2009 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Plays for Non-Profits)
October, 2009 Talking With
December, 2009 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Plays in 2008

February, 2008 The Blind Princess
June, 2008 If We Are Women
July, 2008 Three One Act Musicals
August, 2008 Miracle Worker (Plays for Non-Profits)
October, 2008 Three One Act Plays
December, 2008 Dulce Domum (Sweet Home)

 

2007

Feb. - Mud

May - Diary of Anne Frank

July - The Vagina Monologues

October - Wit

December - Mrs. Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge


2006

July- Side by Side: By Sondheim

Sept/Oct - Our Town

Nov/Dec - A Christmas Carol


2005

April- Food Frenzy: An Evening of Short Courses

October- Missoula Children's Theatre: The Wizard of Oz

Oct./Nov.- The Fourth Wall


2004

March- All in the Timing

October-Missoula Children's Theatre: The Frog Prince

October/November- Proof


2003

February/March- Getting Along Famously

March- Missoula Children's Theatre: Red Riding Hood

July/August - Hair

September/October- The Cherry Orchard


2002

February - Not Waving

April/May - Charlies Aunt

July/August - Assassins

October/November - Three Tall Women

November - A Christmas Carol


2001

March - Lion in Winter

May - The Hammerstone

July/August - Zombie Prom

November - Durang/Durang

December - An Irish Christmaas


2000

March - Independence

April - Missoula Childrens Theatre - The Wiz of the West

April - Wonderbroads

May - Private Eyes

July - Closer Than Ever

Sept/Oct - On The Verge

Nov - Independent Eye


1999

Feb/Mar: Arsenic and Old Lace

Apr: Presented Teatro Milagro - Entre Dos Mundos

May: Presented Misoula Children's Theatre

Jul/Aug: The Fantasticks

Sept/Oct: Translations

Nov: Presented Hooked on Books

Dec: Reading of Holiday Tales and Musical Presentations


1998

Apr: Buttons and The Beams Are Creaking

Apr: Presented Dragonmaker Productions - Images of China

May: Presented Misoula Children's Theatre -

Jun: The Gin Game

Oct: Presented Angels, The Next Generation - Paradise Flossed

Nov: Prelude to a Kiss

Dec: A Christmas Carol


1997

Apr: Washington State AACT Competition Clara

May: Presented Missoula Children's Theater - The Pied Piper

Jun: Sylvia

Oct: Presented Missoula Children's Theater - The Wizard Of Oz

Nov: Vanities (20th Anniversary)

Dec: Presented Cascade Singers

Dec: A Christmas Carol (Readers Theater)


1996

Feb: Talking With....

Aug: Presented N.W. Children's Theater - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Sept: Presented Summer Angels, Some Are Not

Oct: Presented Missoula Children's Theater - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nov: 3 One Acts - Graceland - Then Again Maybe I Will - Clara

Dec: Original Christmas Show with Workout Dancers

Dec: Presented Portland Gay Men's Chorus


1995

Jan: Presented Walking Lightly

Feb: Love Letters (reprise)

Mar: Presented On The Pleasure of Growing Older

Apr: Presented Heart and Soul....The Magic of Sondheim

May: Blithe Spirit

Oct: Presented Missoula Children's Theater - Jack and The Beanstalk

Oct: Jake's Women

Dec: Original Christmas Show with Workout Dancers


1994

Jan: Presented A Fine and Pleasant Misery

Feb: Presented with Bridgewater Dance Peter Pan

Jun: Love Letters (reprise)

Jul: Blame It On The Wolf

Aug: Night of January 16th

Nov: A Walk in the Woods

Dec: Original Christmas Show with Workout Dancers


1993

Jun: Love Letters

Jul: Be Kind To Your Mother Earth

Sep: 4 Children's Shows

Nov: Two Rooms

Dec: Original Christmas Show with Workout Dancers


1992

Mar: Steel Magnolias


1991

Jan: Uncommon Women and Others


1990

Jul: Funny Fairy Tales


1989

Jul: Presented Dear Liar


1988

May: Two White Chicks Sitting Around Talking

July: She was Only a Farmers Daughter

Nov: Story Theater


1987

Mar: True West

Jun: Presented Meet Me At The Station

Oct: The Foreigner


1986

Jan: I Do, I Do

May: Presented Theater Mask Ensemble

Jul: The Marvelous Machine

Oct: The Octette Bridge Club


1985

Mar: Laundry and Bourbon/Lone Star

Jul: Parted on her Wedding Morn;or More to be Pitied Than Scorned

Oct: Crimes of the Heart


1984

Feb: Safe Sex (Done in Schools; also in '87, '88, '89)

Apr: The Mousetrap

Jul: The Great Western Melodrama

Oct: Dracula


1983

Apr: 4 One Acts

  • Boy Meets Girl Trifles
  • Woman Within A Storm is Breaking

Jul: Egad, What a Cad; or Virtue Triumphs Over Villainy

Oct: Presented Mime Burl Ross


1982

Apr: The Shadow Box

Jul: He Done Her Wrong; or Wedded, But No Wife

Sep: 6 Rms Rv Vu


1981

Mar/Apr: In Triplicate

  • I'm Herbert
  • The Public Eye
  • Footsteps of Doves

Oct: Night Watch


1980

May: Bow Wow and Plaza Suite


1979

Jun: Play It Again, Sam

Nov: Story Theater


1978

Sep: Vanities