Gesa Power House Theatre will reopen for film screenings starting Friday, March 12 and continuing for as long as Walla Walla remains in Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start Washington recovery plan. With pandemic restrictions easing, increasing availability of vaccines, and social distancing and cleaning protocols in place, Gesa Power House Theatre is allowed…
Gesa Power House Theatre announces the appointment of three new members to its nonprofit Board of Directors: Darcie Furlan, Mike Howell, and Tricia Rice. Darcie Furlan is retired from a career in book publishing, and has lived in Walla Walla since 2014. She previously served on the board of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival…
The Live Cinema Series at Gesa Power House Theatre will resume with four screenings of Riverdance: 25th Anniversary Show November 5-8. Thursday, November 5 at 7:00PM; Friday, November 6 at 7:00PM; Saturday, November 7 at 2:00PM; and Sunday, November 8 at 2:00PM. Twenty-five years ago, seven minutes changed the face of Irish dancing forever. A Eurovision…
Gesa Power House Theatre has completed the transition from operating as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) to a nonprofit 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization. The Board Members of Power House Theatre Walla Walla signed the paperwork to purchase the theater building and business from the members of the LLC, effective July 1, 2020. The LLC was originally…
Gesa Power House Theatre offers a Little Watts Children’s Series of Family Entertainment to give Walla Walla more family-friendly entertainment options. From circus entertainers to magicians to singers and live theater, the Little Watts series is always geared towards catching the short attention spans of young audience members. We find that parents often find the…
The pandemic may have temporarily closed the doors to performance spaces around the world, but many organizations are making content available for free at-home viewing. Here are some arts and entertainment options that we have found. See something we missed? Send an e-mail to webmaster@phtww.org. Happening soon: Saturday, March 6 “Irish Festival” (2021 virtual) –…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At a recent special board meeting, the Power House Theatre Walla Walla nonprofit board welcomed new board member John Jamison, and elected three new officers. Board President John Jamison has served on numerous arts boards in Seattle, Walla Walla, and nationally. Most recently he was a member of the boards of the…
The Walla Walla Summer Stage is a curated performing arts festival hosted by Gesa Power House Theatre in Walla Walla, WA (originally slated for August 2020, but now tentatively scheduled for August 2021). Accepted submissions will be placed in one of three performing spaces at the theater. Artists will receive, on average, 2 performance slots.…
The Live Cinema Series screening of the current The Royal Opera ‘s Fidelio on Wednesday, April 29 at Gesa Power House Theatre was cancelled due to pandemic restrictions at The Royal Opera. Beethoven’s only opera is a considered to be a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by…
“America’s Got Talent” semi-finalists We Three return to Walla Walla to perform at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, May 2 was postponed due to pandemic restrictions. We Three (siblings Joshua, Bethany and Manny) warmed hearts with their unforgettable 2018 “America’s Got Talent” audition in which they poured all their emotions into an original song, which…
