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The Curtain Rises On The Very Little Theatre's 90th Season

KLCC | By Claude Offenbacher,
Brian Bull
Published October 11, 2018 at 4:23 PM PDT
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Exterior shots of The Very Little Theatre in Eugene.
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Claude Offenbacher (center) in Inherit the Wind.
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Claude Offenbacher (left) in Dear World.
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Karen Scheeland (right), VLT President at gala for Frost/Nixon.
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The Very Little Theatre in Eugene opens its 90th season this month, with the horror classic, Dracula.  KLCC’s Claude Offenbacher – a lifetime member of VLT – talked to its president, Karen Scheeland, about the theatre’s nearly century-old legacy.  She begins with how its namesake came about.

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Montage of The Very Little Theater's exterior.

Since being founded in 1929, the VLT has expanded and relocated, supporting itself through ticket sales.

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Edgar Buchanan (left) and David Ogden Stiers (right) are two alum of The Very Little Theatre.

Among its most famous alumni are actors David Ogden Stiers (M*A*S*H, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction, Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die, Judge Roy Bean). 

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The Very Little Theatre sign on one side of the building.

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An extended (unedited), nearly 15-minute version of Claude Offenbacher's interview with VLT's Karen Scheeland.

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Claude Offenbacher
Claude Offenbacher was a reporter and host at KLCC from 1999-2012. He currently volunteers as front desk support and PSA writer.
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Brian Bull
Brian Bull joined the KLCC News Team in June 2016. In his 25 years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (17 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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