Lakewood Center For The Arts

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.