Our Mission:
ASOC is a 501-C3-community performing arts organization, based in Astoria, Oregon. Since 1983, our mission has been and continues to be to strengthen our community through cultural enrichment while supporting regional economic growth. As the dean of local community theaters, we serve Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington through producing, educating, presenting and preserving local Theater Performing Arts Culture and regional folklore primarily through our annual summer melodrama Shanghaied in Astoria, entering its 25th season beginning July 9th 2009.