Press Release: Live Cinema “Macbeth” (RSC) – May 16 & May 27
The Live Cinema Series continues with a screening of the current Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m and again on Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in Stratford-Upon-Avon and rebroadcast internationally to select screens. A portion of each ticket sale will benefit Shakespeare Walla Walla.
Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.
This contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the Company. Eccleston is known for portraying the Ninth Doctor in the British television series “Doctor Who” and Matt Jamison in the American drama series “The Leftovers” on HBO.
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Live Cinema Schedule
Wednesday, February 7
Rigoletto
The Royal Opera
Wednesday, February 28
Tosca
The Royal Opera
Wednesday, March 14
Twelfth Night
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Wednesday, March 28
The Winter’s Tale
The Royal Ballet
Wednesday, April 11
Carmen
The Royal Opera
Wednesday, April 25 & Sunday, May 13
Macbeth
The Royal Opera
Wednesday, May 9 & Sunday, May 20
Bernstein Centenary
The Royal Ballet
Wednesday, May 16 & Sunday, May 27
Macbeth
The Royal Shakespeare Company
About the Gesa Power House Theatre
The historic Gesa Power House Theatre is a 300-seat performing arts venue, located in downtown Walla Walla. The 120-year-old building was once the Walla Walla Gas Plant, built to produce coal gas used to light the streets, businesses, and homes of Walla Walla. In 2011 the Gesa Power House Theatre building was transformed into a state-of-the-art playhouse for live performance. The interior design of the theatre was inspired by Shakespeare’s own intimate Blackfriars Theatre in London, England.
The Gesa Power House Theatre is on the Washington State Building Preservation Commission list of State historic buildings and on the National Register of Historic Places. The venue also hosts a variety of other cultural events, musical concerts, and private events (including weddings).
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Gesa Power House Theatre
111 North Sixth Ave.
Walla Walla, Washington 99362