The Auburn Community Players presents the classic Oklahoma! for nine performances in October at the Auburn Avenue Theater.

Show times are 7 p.m. Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17, with 2 o’clock matinees on Oct. 4, 11 and 18 at the historic theater, 10 Auburn Ave.

Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theater still being followed today.

Pre-sale tickets are $15 regular, $13 for students and seniors. Prices are $20 and $18 at the door.

Purchase tickets online at www.auburnwa.gov/arts, or by phone at 253-931-3043, or drop by the Parks, Arts and Rec offices at 2840 Riverwalk Drive SE during business hours.