Reopening date for the Albert Lea Community Theatre delayed until Fall 2021 Though board members were hoping to reopen earlier in 2020, health concerns from the ongoing pandemic have delayed the resumption of live shows to about late September/early October time frame Posted: Jan 26, 2021 1:50 AM Updated: Jan 26, 2021 1:53 AM Posted By: Alex Jirgens ALBERT LEA, Minnesota - Last February was the last time the Albert Lea Community Theatre held a performance at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. It was Irena's Vow, the story of a Polish nurse who saved twelve Jews during World War II in German-occupied Poland. When that drama closed nearly a year ago, little did the audience and cast know that the curtain would remain down for so long.