Klamath Falls, Oregon is about to be enchanted as the local community prepares to bring the beloved story of Anastasia to life at the historic Ross Ragland Theater.

As a representation of our town's cultural landscape, this theater has hosted countless performances — and its upcoming presentation promises to be a stunning showcase of talent, hard work, and a shared love for the arts.

What Community Theater Really Is

Community theater isn't a smaller, lesser version of professional theater. It's a fundamentally different thing — and at its best, a more powerful one.

Professional theater is built around hired specialists doing one job exceptionally well. Community theater is built around your neighbors learning a dozen jobs simultaneously, building the show together, and sharing the result with the friends and families in the seats.

For Anastasia at the Ragland, that means:

  • Cast members with day jobs across Klamath County — teachers, parents, students, business owners — rehearsing nights and weekends for months
  • Volunteer set-builders turning wood and paint into the world of imperial Russia
  • Costume teams sewing, fitting, and altering every garment by hand
  • Music directors and pit musicians rehearsing the Stephen Flaherty / Lynn Ahrens score
  • Choreographers working with cast members of every dance background imaginable

Why It Takes a Community

A musical the scale of Anastasia is a months-long collaboration that pulls together people who otherwise would never sit in the same room. Some have done dozens of shows. Some are first-timers. The veterans teach the new ones, and the new ones bring fresh energy that keeps the veterans engaged.

It's slow, unglamorous work — and at the end, magic.

The Ragland Itself

The Ross Ragland Theater is the kind of venue most communities of Klamath Falls' size don't have. Originally built in the 1940s as a movie theater, it was transformed into a premier performance venue by community volunteers in the 1980s — and remains one of the basin's most important cultural anchors.

For Anastasia, the stage, the lighting, the sound, and the intimate house size are all part of why the show will land the way it does.

Performance Dates

Anastasia at the Ross Ragland Theater — July 18–20.

Tickets and details at ragland.org · Box office: (541) 884-LIVE (5483).

What Audiences Will Get

The community's interpretation of this timeless story is not just about theatrical spectacle — it's a local tradition that unites the entire community in creativity and collaboration.

What it takes to produce a show like Anastasia is the kind of thing audiences don't always see. But on opening night, when the lights come up and the music starts, all of it — every hour of rehearsal, every late-night set paint touch-up, every costume fitting — comes together into a singular Klamath Falls experience.

Come be part of it.