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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The 2016-17 Oregon State University Theatre season will feature themes of imagination, collaboration and hope. The season, "Devising Our Dreams: Metamorphosis" includes five productions exploring a variety of performance styles and approaches to creating theater.

In theater, devised plays are those where the script originates from collaborative, often improvised work by a group of people, rather than by a writer or writers.

The season's lineup includes:

• "James and the Giant Peach" - A theatrical adaptation of Roald Dalh's delightfully surreal children's novel will run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-5 and Nov. 12; and at 2 p.m. Nov. 12-13 on the Withycombe Hall Main Stage theatre.
• "For the Love of Lies" - A wild romantic comedy based in the traditions of the Italian Renaissance will run at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 24-25, 2017; and at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 on the Main Stage.
• "boom" - Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's apocalyptic comedy, will run at 7:30 p.m. March 9-11 and 2 p.m. March 12 in the Lab Theatre.
• "The Upward-Beating Heart" - An original devised play based on Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet," offers a unique perspective into the hopes, fears, and dreams of Oregon State University students. It runs at 7:30 p.m. May 11-13 and May 19-20; and 2 p.m. May 21 on the Main Stage.
• One-act plays - A collection of plays written and directed by OSU students will be performed at 7:30 p.m. June 1-3 and 2 p.m. June 4 in the Lab Theatre.

Season tickets will be sold Oct. 1 through Nov. 7 and can be purchased online at liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/school-arts-and-communication/theatre; by calling the Theatre box office at 541-737-2784; or in person in Withycombe Hall, Room 145.

The Withycombe Hall Main Stage and Lab theatres are located at 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.