Growing up in Oakland, California, Don Reed's mother and stepfather raised him to be a middle-class, straight-A, God-fearing church boy, but Don Reed wanted to be like his biological father. Too bad he didn't know that dear old dad was an actual pimp.
Ben Givens (Tom Skerritt) is a retired heart surgeon and recent widower who learns he has terminal cancer. Determined to navigate his final days on his own terms, he shares the news with no one—not even his daughter (Mira Sorvino)—instead traveling back to his boyhood home in Eastern Washington with only his dog in tow. But the journey does not go as planned; the familiar landscape triggers memories and a connection with a kind stranger (Annie Gonzalez) inspires new insight. Based on David Guterson's best-selling novel and unfolding against the scenic vistas of the Columbia Basin, this compelling character study offers a long-overdue showcase for one of cinema’s greatest treasures.
George Winston is undeniably a household name. He's inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. A tireless road warrior playing nearly 100 concerts annually, live performance for Winston is akin to breathing. Winston's music is evocative, offering us all a chance to take a step back from our perpetually busy lives and let our minds adventurously wander.
In this concert, Seattle Rock Orchestra explores the softer side of Led Zeppelin, offering an intimate evening out that draws on the band’s acoustic compositions from across their entire discography. The program will feature the songs "Going To California," "The Battle Of Evermore," "Thank You," "The Rain Song," "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You," and many more.
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd with a complete performance of their landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon. As one of their most popular and frequently performed shows, the Seattle Rock Orchestra arrangements double as a veritable concerto for orchestra, featuring soloists from every section of the orchestra. Popular songs include “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Great Gig In The Sky,” “Money,” “Us and Them,” and many more.
The High Kings set the bar extremely high for Irish Folk bands across the world and are widely regarded to be at the forefront of the genre. The High Kings continue to perform to sold out venues across the globe to their ever-growing army of loyal fans that span generations.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.
Pink Floyd tribute band Pigs on the Wing’s 2021-2022 feature show is a full album performance of Pink Floyd’s 1975 psychedelic masterpiece "Wish You Were Here," followed by a full second set of carefully curated Roger Waters era Floyd.
"The Songs of the Nearly Forgotten" is a one-woman story and song show in which storyteller Katie Anne Mitchell explores themes of isolation, femininity and finding your place in this world through conducting a seance. That’s right. A seance.
Under the direction of Maestro Yaacov Bergman, members of the Symphony will perform the world premiere of John David Earnest's "Scenes in Silver and Black", a double concerto featuring guest artists and Walla Walla Symphony principals Leonard Garrison (flute) and Shannon Scott (clarinet). Additional pieces include Jessie Montgomery's "Banner", featuring a string quartet of guest musicians from the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, and Impressionist composer Claude Debussy's "Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune".
Walla Walla Valley Honda presents a screening of the family-friendly animated feature film Coraline on Sunday, October 31 at 3PM. A costume contest will be held at 2:15PM with the winners announced after the screening. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Ages 0-7, Ages 7-12, Ages 12-15, and Adult/Parents. Wandering her rambling…
Voted Seattle's Alternative Comic, Matt Baker is a three-time Guinness World Record holder and has performed his comedy stunt show around the world. He has appeared on numerous television shows including The Late Late Show with James Corden, Last Comic Standing, Tosh.0 and America’s Got Talent, where Sharon Osbourne called him “Hilarious” and Piers Morgan described him as, “the total package!”
With stories from the famous to the infamous, Don Reed returns to the stage with a collection of delightful Hollywood tales - from panic attacks auditioning for Spike Lee, to almost being shot by the Secret Service at a television taping. All true. All wrong. In this story Don takes us from his humble beginnings in Oakland, Calif to embark on a journey into the soul-grinder that is the entertainment business. Eavesdrop on some Tinseltown insanity just in time for New Year's.
Bluewood Alpine Race Team (B.A.R.T.) will host a screening of Warren Miller's Winter Starts Now, the 72nd annual ski and snowboard film by Warren Miller Entertainment, at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, November 13. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for a prefunk party (food truck, silent auction, giveaways). The film screening begins at 7:15 p.m.
Inspired by the verses of the popular flamenco "cante" (song), "De Paso" ("Passing Through") is a performance that is about the road that we take on our journey through the world; it is about the moments we encounter when different lives, temperaments and feelings intersect. Blending theatrical effects, and traditional flamenco choreography.
"The Comfort to Come" is a new play by Whitman College graduate Lisa Battle, and is directed by Whitman College Professor Emerita Nancy Simon. The cast includes: Shauna Lilly Bogley, Kevin Loomer, Nathan Loomer, Kathryn Bogley, and Julie Jones.
Earlier this year United Way of the Blue Mountains held a virtual singing competition and fundraiser, "Sing United Clash of the Blue Mountain Beats," brought together the musical talents in the local region. The "Sing United" contest grand prize winner, Campbell Davis, returns to headline the "Sing Reunited" benefit concert. Proceeds from this after-Thanksgiving fundraiser is again going to friends and neighbors in area communities through United Way of the Blue Mountains.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.
Local band Wind-Up Birds will perform a "Sweet Dreams, Goodnight" concert on Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. This concert will feature original music by local band Wind-Up Birds. The show incorporates live dynamism with an intricately-crafted sonic form for a live experience that blends psychedelic rock, pop, and jazz influences. The concert will have an opening act by local singer-songwriter Piper Toohey.
The Nutcracker: Clara's Adventure to the Land of Sweets is a mixed ballet program featuring Act II of The Nutcracker, a winter family tradition in which Clara and her Nutcracker Prince are entertained by the radiant Sugar Plum Fairy and her enchanting Kingdom of Sweets. Preceding The Nutcracker will be a beautiful first act from Washington State Youth Ballet's Collective Company and Musical Theatre program, with excerpts from some of the greatest ballets of the past, including Paquita, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, and new works by our very own young dancers of Walla Walla.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.
Gesa Power House Theatre will host "A Holiday Arts Collaboration" on Friday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. This free hour-long event will feature youth performances created by Y-Tunes (formerly Walla Walla Music Organization) and WW Dance Co2 (under the umbrella of Walla Walla Dance Company) in live musical performances and choreographed instrumental music created by Y-Tunes students. Art pieces by local artists, provided by ArtWalla, will be displayed during the dance numbers.
Ira J. Finkelstein is obsessed with Christmas. He's seen every Christmas movie ever made and his dreams are filled with reindeer, sleigh rides and SNOW. The problem? Ira's Jewish -- and at 11 years old, Christmas is passing him by. When Ira's hopes for a holiday vacation in Aspen are dashed, he hatches a plan to finally get the Christmas of his dreams. Flying unaccompanied to visit his grandparents in Florida, he swaps tickets with Mikey, another 11-year-old on his way to Christmastown, WA . Ira gets more than he bargained for when he experiences his first "White Christmas".
"The Nutcracker" is a family favorite at Christmas time and is one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet. The story of Clara, a girl on a magical Christmas Eve adventure, is accompanied by sparkling music and even dancing sweets! Watch the full company of The Royal Ballet in this much-loved ballet classic. (Filmed live and rebroadcast to select theatres.)
Postponed to February 5, 2022 (due to weather).
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - 2022 Winter Festival will conclude with a Festival Series concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will feature the string trio BLUE…RED…GREEN by Carman Moore, a brief gem by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and the 3rd Sonata for Violin and Piano by George Enescu. Tickets are available through the WWCMF website.
Incorporating exuberant dance sequences, and featuring a pair of principal characters played by four different actors daringly expressing both masculine and feminine sides, "Aviva," directed by Boaz Yakin ("Remember the Titans"), is cutting edge cinema which captures a restless and changing world where who we are as women and men, and how we navigate the world, is up for grabs.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.
"Vincent" is a one-man play written by Leonard Nimoy ("Star Trek") and stars Jean-Michel Richaud, who has performed this show for more than five years on an International tour spanning three continents. The play is set just after the death of little-known painter Vincent Van Gogh. Richaud plays Vincent's brother, Theo, as he takes the stage in a rented lecture hall to dispel rumors and set the record straight.
"Vincent" is a one-man play written by Leonard Nimoy ("Star Trek") and stars Jean-Michel Richaud, who has performed this show for more than five years on an International tour spanning three continents. The play is set just after the death of little-known painter Vincent Van Gogh. Richaud plays Vincent's brother, Theo, as he takes the stage in a rented lecture hall to dispel rumors and set the record straight.
Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.
In 1993, the voters of Washington State allowed a law to pass that sent children to prison for life as “irredeemable”. What has this legacy of captivity done to them, and to their communities?
Since I Been Down is told by the people who have lived these conditions, unravels intimate stories from interviews brought to life through archival footage, cinema verité discussions, masquerade, and dance, unravelling why children commit violent crime and how these children – now adults – are breaking free from their fate by creating a model of justice that is transforming their lives, our humanity and a quality of life for all our children. Free admission.
Fresh off of his star-making run as a semi-finalist on the 2021 season of America's Got Talent where he revealed never before known information about Sofia Vegara's engagement among other "wow" moments, Peter Antoniou is on his first US tour, giving the public, and Walla Walla, a chance to experience what they saw on television for themselves!
Into the romantic world of an idealistic painter Cavaradossi and his sensuous lover Tosca comes the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police, with fatal results. Elena Stikina, Bryan Hymel and Alexey Markov bring to life one of the best loved operas in The Royal Opera repertory: Puccini’s Tosca. From the demonic chords with which it famously begins to the violent twist of the opera’s shock ending, the tension never lets up for a moment. Love and evil come – thrillingly – face to face in Jonathan Kent’s intense production.
With a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-defying trio, TAKE3, brings the refinement of a rigorous classical music background and infuses it with rock-star charisma. Known for their infectious and down to earth onstage personalities, this threesome leaves their indelible mark on captivated crowds around the country performing their arrangements of top pop hits, Americana, and classical favorites.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the thriller "The Beta Test" on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. In this scintillating satire, a married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder and infidelity.
"The Adventures of Alice" is presented by the Walla Walla Dance Company dancers and follows Alice on her delightful adventures. The program features talented youth to pre-professional teens performing original choreography by Jennifer Clark, Justine Clark, Nancy Wells, and Grace Danielson. Enjoy an evening for all ages celebrating live performance with contemporary, jazz, ballet, and hip hop dance accompanied by music and original art by Javier S. Ortega.
As the winner of NBC’s hit TV show Phenomenon, Mike Super is the only magician in history to win a live magic competition on prime time US network television and was voted America's Favorite Mystifier! Through spectacular illusions and his own inimitable down-to-earth style and personality, Mike Super has pioneered a new form of magic that transcends the "trick." Mike was also a top finalist on NBC’s #1 rated summer series America’s Got Talent!
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the 2021 short documentary film "Takeover" on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. "Takeover" takes place during the twelve historic hours on July 14, 1970, in which fifty members of the Young Lords Party stormed the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx, drove out their administrative staff, barricaded entrances and windows, and made their cries for decent healthcare known to the world.
Actress Cat LaCohie will teach a "Fire Eating" class at Land Title Plaza in downtown Walla Walla on Friday, March 4 at 5:00 p.m. Cat is a multi-talented, international burlesque performer who specializes in fire-eating, glass-walking, aerial hoop, and magic.
Actress Cat LaCohie will teach an "Intro to Burlesque" class on the main stage of Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. Cat is a multi-talented, international burlesque performer who specializes in fire-eating, glass-walking, aerial hoop, and magic.
Burlesque, Circus, Comedy, Magic... and a few home truths. British actress Cat LaCohie reveals the truth behind her Burlesque persona, "Vixen DeVille"… inviting you on the journey to revealing your inner Vixen and, in turn, the amazing you! Embrace the freedom to express yourself, be yourself, celebrate yourself, the good, the bad and the wobbly! Guaranteed to leave you entertained and inspired.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Live Cinema screening of The Royal Ballet's current production of "Romeo and Juliet," on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m. "Romeo and Juliet
has become a great modern ballet classic of the ballet repertory since its creation by Royal Ballet Director Kenneth MacMillan and its premiere in 1965.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.
The Ladies of Laughter started out as an annual videotape comedy competition in New York to honor a fellow woman in comedy who helped women get their start. Since its inaugural year when the contest went live in a YWCA in New Jersey, The Ladies of Laughter contest has visited national historic theaters and legendary venues, including Caesars and Madison Square Garden. Past participants include Amy Schumer, Tammy Pescatelli, and Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory), and it has steadily become known in the comedy world as a career builder for women in comedy.
Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major new 5-star production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast led by renowned Broadway royalty Sutton Foster reprising her Tony Award-winning performance as Reno Sweeney, alongside three-time Olivier Award and Tony Award winner Robert Lindsay (My Family), Evening Standard Theatre Award winner Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) and beloved West End Legend Gary Wilmot (Chicago).
"All Sorts," a movie about a lonely data entry clerk who stumbles into the world of championship folder filing, is a quirky comedy about finding magic in everyday life. Director J. Rick Castañeda will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
The Automat is a documentary film about the phenomena of Horn & Hardart, America’s original & most beloved restaurant chain in NYC & Philadelphia. Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, The Automat tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees - we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
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Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla, City of College Place
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