Gesa Power House Theatre

*CANCELLED* Live Cinema Series: "The Comedy of Errors" - Royal Shakespeare Co.
2020-08-19 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
This production was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, so they were unable to film it for our viewing in the Live Cinema Series. All ticket-holders have been contacted by e-mail.

How do any of us really know who we are? A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else. A woman wonders why her husband is not the man he was, but starts to rather like it. Confusion mounts as everyone uncouples from themselves. Will they ever find themselves again? And do they really want to?
Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, a fairy-tale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision, is directed by comedy master Phillip Breen. Miles Jupp will make his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Antipholus of Syracuse.
Filmed during a live event, the Live Cinema Series broadcasts offer audiences an equivalent to the best seat in the house, with incredibly detailed close-ups of the performers. The Live Cinema Series is sponsored in part by Shakespeare Walla Walla.
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The 2020 Live Cinema Series is supported by Shakespeare Walla Walla, a local 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to make Shakespeare and theater approachable and entertaining to students in eastern Washington and Oregon.

The 2020 Gesa Power House Theatre Season is sponsored by:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Courtyard Marriott, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Private Event
2020-10-22, 2021-01-19, 2021-04-03, 2021-06-05 | WA
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date.

Riverdance - 25th Anniversary Show (film)
2020-11-05 - 2020-11-08 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
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.
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Twenty-five years ago, seven minutes changed the face of Irish dancing forever. The Eurovision interval act performance gave millions of people a new and exciting glimpse of the future of Irish dance. Now 25 years later, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. This powerful and stirring reinvention of the beloved family favorite is celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy of its Irish and international dance. Filmed live at the 3Arena Dublin, the exact spot where it all began, the 25th Anniversary Gala Performance brought Riverdance to the big screen for the very first time!
Filmed during a live event, the Live Cinema Series broadcasts offer audiences an equivalent to the best seat in the house, with incredibly detailed close-ups of the performers. The Live Cinema Series is sponsored in part by Shakespeare Walla Walla.
This screening has an approximate runtime of 2 hours, including an on-screen introduction and one short intermission. Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater.
General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online at www.phtww.org or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 50 patrons, well under the 25% of maximum capacity allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Previously scheduled to screen in March, Riverdance was the first event to be cancelled at the onset of state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions and is the first public event to be rescheduled.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Become a Gesa Power House Theatre Member (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

The 2020 Live Cinema Series is supported by Shakespeare Walla Walla, a local 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to make Shakespeare and theater approachable and entertaining to students in eastern Washington and Oregon.

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Courtyard Marriott, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

"A Celtic Christmas" - streaming concert
2020-12-17 12:00 - 13:30 | WA
Irish classical crossover trio Affinití are coming back to Walla Walla…virtually!
This year would have marked the seventh year in a row for a sold-out holiday concert with Affinití in Walla Walla, but 2020 had other plans.
Good news, though! Affinití will present their annual holiday show as a streamed concert, filmed at the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Ireland’s Ancient East. Best of all, you can watch it from the comfort of your own home!
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“A Celtic Christmas” will take place live on Thursday, December 17 at 12pm PST. Viewing will also be available for 72 hours. Tickets are €20 per household (pricing will vary based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase). Save €5 by ordering your tickets before December 1. Golden tickets are also available (€100) which includes an exclusive Zoom meet and greet and acknowledgement during the concert.

Picture of His Life (documentary)
2021-03-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-03-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the award-winning documentary film Picture of His Life on Friday, March 12 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00PM.
Amos Nachoum is one of the world’s greatest underwater photographers. Fascinated by the most fearsome creatures on Earth, he has developed a unique approach, that puts him face to face with his subjects, without any protection. He swam with crocodiles and killer whales, with anacondas and with great white sharks but one major predator has always eluded him: the polar bear. He tried before and barely escaped, but now, as he nears the end of his career, he is determined to give it one last shot.
As his journey unfolds in Picture of His Life, Amos contemplates the series of unspoken events that drove him here, to the end of the world. It has been a long and painful journey, after serving in an Elite Commando unit and witnessing the horrors of war, but where others find fear, Amos finds redemption.
“Amos is one of the best ambassadors of the ocean”
– Jean-Michel Cousteau
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Amos Nachoum’s photos and essays have appeared in hundreds of publications around the globe, including National Geographic, Time, Life, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Le Figaro, Terra Sauvage, Airone, Mondo Somerso, Der Spiegel, Unterwasser, and many more. He has appeared on National Geographic Explorer, Today, and Good Morning America and has been featured in People, Esquire, and Money magazines. Amos’s photography has won Nikon, Communication Arts, and BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. Amos was honored with The International SeaKeeper of the Year 2019, an award that has previously been given to James Cameron, Prince Albert, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jean-Michel Cousteau and others. For more information about Amos and his mission, visit biganimals.com.
Picture of His Life is currently opening festivals throughout the world, frequently winning Audience Awards for Best Documentary. Picture of His Life is a Yonatan Nir and Dani Menkin Film.
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus Video: An exclusive conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and filmmaker Dani Menkin.
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Two Ways Home (film)
2021-03-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the award-winning independent film Two Ways Home on Friday, March 19 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, March 24 at 7:00PM.
Kathy is sentenced to a prison term, only to discover that her erratic actions were motivated by her bipolar disorder. Once diagnosed and treated with medication, her sentence is commuted and she is released back into the community. Upon returning to her hometown in rural Iowa to reconcile with her estranged 12-year-old daughter, she discovers that her grandfather suffered a heart attack. Conflict with her family sets her on a course to free her irascible grandfather from a nursing home and live his last days out on his farm. As she struggles to maintain balance with her condition, complications with her daughter’s well-being and her grandfather’s health test her sense of self-worth to the limit. Through self-acceptance and perseverance, she forges unexpected new levels of love and heroism.

Two Ways Home stars Tanna Frederick (Kathy), Tom Bower (Walter), Joel West (Junior), and Rylie Behr (Cori). The film is directed by award-winning director Ron Vignone, whose filmmaking revolves around issues that are deeply personal and important in his life. All of the cast and crew were dedicated to making a story of depth and subtlety that revolves around a character who wrestles with the need for connection with her family, and the disconnect from her wavering mental health. The film received support from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the Breaking the Chains Foundation, and the Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
“Wears its Indie cred proudly…pulls no punches while compassionately exploring life with mental illness.”
Bradley Gibson, Filmthreat
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus Video: An exclusive conversation between Gesa Power House Theatre’s Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and three Two Ways Home filmmakers: Director Ron Vignone, and actors Tanna Frederick and Tom Bower.
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Personhood (documentary)
2021-03-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-03-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the award-winning documentary film Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America on Friday, March 26 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:00PM.

Winner: 2020 Silver Gavel Award for Documentaries – American Bar Association
Winner: 2020 Golden Badger Award – Wisconsin Film Festival

Personhood tells a different reproductive rights story – one that ripples far beyond the right to choose and into the lives of every pregnant person in America. Like a moment from the chilling Handmaid’s Tale, Tammy Loertscher’s fetus was given an attorney, while the courts denied Tammy her constitutional rights. In this timely documentary, we see her sent to jail, and then forced to challenge a Wisconsin law that eroded her privacy, her right to due process, and her body sovereignty. Through her story, Personhood reframes the abortion debate to encompass the growing system of laws that criminalize and police pregnant people. At the intersection of the erosion of women’s rights, the war on drugs, and mass incarceration, Tammy’s experience reveals the dangerous consequences of these little-known laws for American women and families.
Personhood explores this urgent issue from all sides including the fetal personhood movement, social justice advocates, medical professionals and legal experts. Through this collection of voices, the film calls for a necessary shift in dialog that looks beyond abortion and focuses on the far-reaching impacts of anti-choice efforts on women who have no intention of ending their pregnancies.
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus Video: A conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge, and filmmaker Jo Ardinger (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer), and Sara Ainsworth (Senior Legal & Policy Director for If/When/How, who appears in the film).
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Running Naked (film)
2021-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the British feature film Running Naked on Friday, April 2 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00PM.
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At the heart of Running Naked are two lifelong friends who met each other when they were teenage leukemia patients. Twenty years later Mark has become a successful doctor and ladies’ man. Meanwhile Ben has devolved into obsessional recluse whose life is a series of obsessive habits. A piece of news forces Mark to reassess his life and, in the process, convinces him to play a bigger part in Ben’s, risking everything in order to break Ben out of his shell.
Together the two rediscover their spirit of adventure: they sell everything they own on the high street, they get into a fight with two policemen (and spend a night in jail), they lose all their money – only to win it back at the dog track. They pick up girls. They go sailing and, as the horizon opens in front of their boat, it feels as if the world is once again full of possibilities. But Mark has been keeping a secret and once Ben learns of it, both friends are forced to face the deeper questions in their lives.
Running Naked is a story about friendship and about how, in life, we sometimes need to unbutton our shirt collars, kick off our shoes, and streak through life unabashed. The film is directed by Victor Buhler, and stars Matthew McNulty, Andrew Gower, Rakhee Thakrar, and Tamzin Merchant.
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 3 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus Video: A conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and filmmakers Victor Buhler and Michael Knowles.

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

The Falconer (documentary film)
2021-04-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the award-winning documentary film The Falconer on Friday, April 9 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00PM.
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This intimate portrait film follows master falconer Rodney Stotts on his mission to build a bird sanctuary and provide access to nature for his stressed community. The Falconer weaves Rodney’s present-day mission with the story of his past, both of which are deeply rooted in issues of social and environmental injustice, and consistently orient the viewer to his worldview: nature heals. The Falconer captures beauty and hope in a forgotten corner of our nation’s capital, as Rodney takes the time to break through to those too often dismissed as “hard to reach”.
This is a story of second chances: for injured birds of prey, for an abandoned plot of land, for a group of teenagers who have dropped out of high school, and for Rodney himself as he seeks to promote a simple but powerful idea – everyone deserves access to nature.
“Rodney Stotts puts everything he has into trying to make his community a better place. My hope is that after witnessing this struggle firsthand, [the] audience will aspire to do the same.”
-Annie Kaempfer, Director (The Falconer)
The Falconer has been recognized at numerous film festivals, including:

1st Prize Storyteller’s Award – Destiny City Film Festival (2021)
Best Outdoor/Environmental Feature – BendFilm (2020)

General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 3 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus Video: A conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and filmmaker Annie Kaempfer:
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Cement Suitcase (film)
2021-04-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-04-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the award-winning independent film Cement Suitcase on Friday, April 16 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, April 21 at 7:00PM. Each screening will be followed by an exclusive pre-recorded conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and filmmaker J. Rick Castaneda.
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Cement Suitcase is the story of what happens when a quarter-life crisis goes unchecked. Comedian Dwayne Bartholomew stars as Franklin, the best wine salesman in the Yakima Valley, whose personal life is falling apart. He hates his life, his girlfriend is cheating on him, and he doesn’t even have the self respect to tell her that he knows. When he meets the “other guy,” who turns out to be terrific, he decides that it might be time to let go of some baggage.
Director J. Rick Castaneda was born and raised in the Yakima Valley, and this independent comedy was filmed on location in and around Yakima, WA. The film received many festival accolades:

Audience Award – Dances with Films
Director’s Choice Award – Gig Harbor Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature – Eugene International Film Festival
Audience Award – Ellensburg Film Festival

General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Triggered (documentary film)
2021-04-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a work-in progress screening of the upcoming documentary film Triggered on Friday, April 23 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00PM.

A Pacific Northwest artist with a stellar pedigree, Charles Krafft was riding high as the bad boy of ceramic sculpture until, in 2013, a Seattle newspaper published a piece by local art critic Jen Graves, labeling Krafft as a holocaust denier and white nationalist. The response was instantaneous and foreshadowed the rise of cancel culture: within months, galleries and museums the world-over removed Krafft’s work from exhibition and cancelled his participation in shows, symposia, and events.
Where there had previously been a casual acceptance of his irreverent work, which included exquisite pieces of Delftware china featuring Nazi iconography, suddenly Krafft found himself shunned by friends and colleagues who had previously laughed at his pleas for “forgiveness” for the Third Reich, and who had previously defended his right to make racist and homophobic comments.
Following nearly two decades of filming, director Nadeem Uddin reveals that the truth is far more complex. Triggered is the story of how the Seattle art world ignored, enabled, and were even amused by his descent into a rabbit hole of conspiracy and white nationalism. The film also explores how Krafft’s growing obsession with Holocaust revisionism closely tracks with the growth of a massive glioblastoma tumor in his brain.
Before Krafft died in 2020, he gave filmmakers access to his own archives and granted permission for an in-depth portrayal of his life and work.
“While his obsession with Nazis is unpleasant,” says director Nadeem Uddin, “And his holocaust revisionism disgusting, Charles Krafft was also a unique and important figure in the cultural life of the Northwest.”
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus video: A conversation between Director of Film Programming and two of the filmmakers: Nadeem Uddin (director), and Ash Meer (editor).
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Halfway to Zen (film)
2021-04-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the independent film Halfway to Zen on Friday, April 30 at 7:00PM with an encore screening on Wednesday, May 5 at 7:00PM.
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Halfway to Zen is a drama about a fractured family coming together to raise their collective middle fingers at the odds they’ve each been dealt.
After release from prison, Nick is trying to walk a straight line by taking care of his father, Pop, who’s forgotten what a lousy dad he once was. When Nick is reunited with his 11 year-old daughter Edie (who insists she’s now Eddie) and his ex-wife, Vick (who’s engaged to a woman), this ragtag team of bulletproof misfits has to relearn everything they know about what makes a family.
Halfway to Zen was produced by Wonder Wheel Productions a family-driven independent film company consisting of Toby Poser, John Adams, and daughters Lulu and Zelda Adams. The small family creative team does it all: casting writing, videography, acting, directing, editing, and film crew. The family have been making films since 2010, each successful in its own right on the film festival circuit. Halfway to Zen, their fourth film, is unrated, but contains strong language.
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Bonus video: A conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and the Adams Family filmmaking team.
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Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Beyond the Glass (documentary)
2021-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of local documentary film Beyond the Glass on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:00PM. (There will not be a Friday, May 7 screening due to conflicts with Spring Release Weekend.) This screening will be accompanied by an exclusive pre-recorded conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and the filmmakers. The runtime on this event will be about an hour.
Beyond the Glass was produced by Whitman College graduate Jackson Clough about local residents Rick and Mosseta Brown, who operate a local boxing club for at-risk youth in the area. When Rick Brown emerged from decades of drug addiction and run-ins with the law, he was determined to forge a new path forward as a man of faith and as a productive citizen. He and his wife opened Rick’s Boxing Club in College Place, where they strive to give kids an alternative to getting involved with drugs and gangs.
Rick’s Boxing Club offers free memberships to students ages 8 through college as long as they maintain at least a “C” average in their school courses and agree to perform some community service projects.
General admission seating ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Power House Movies are powered by what you can’t get anywhere else in the Walla Walla Valley. Not only do we showcase award-winning festival favorites, feature-length narratives, documentaries, and undiscovered gems, we pair them with exclusive content from the movie makers themselves – most often in conversation with our Director of Film Programming, Warren Etheredge. Join us for a night out in our historic venue, and enjoy a glass of wine with the show. It’s an experience worth leaving the couch for!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

The Paper Tigers (film)
2021-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of just-released action-comedy feature film The Paper Tigers on Friday, May 21 at 7:00PM with an encore on Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00PM. Each Power House Movie screening is accompanied by an exclusive conversation between Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge and the filmmakers.
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As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan), and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable. They trained together, fought together, and planned to become the next great martial arts masters. Life, as they say, had other plans. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up, middle-aged man, seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring – and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges (and a dangerous hitman still armed with ample knee cartilage) if they are to honorably defend his legacy.
“Yes, there are plenty of terrific fight scenes, but The Paper Tigers offers big laughs, easily identifiable characters and plenty of insight on living with your mistakes and imperfections…”
– Matthew Kiernan, Fantasia Film Festival
The Paper Tigers received its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival and had its limited theatrical release on May 7.

Winner: Special Jury Award for Best Editing, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award, Boston Asian American Film Festival

Filmmaker Tran Quoc Bao (writer/director/editor) was mentored by master action director Corey Yuen (The Transporter), who instilled Bao with an approach to action that draws on story and character, and doesn’t rely solely on spectacle. His editing credits include Cho Lon, one of Southeast Asia’s highest-budgeted action blockbusters, and Jackpot, a heartfelt comedy selected as Vietnam’s official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2016 Academy Awards.
In celebration of Gesa Power House Theatre’s 10th Anniversary (on May 19), tickets to this weekend’s events are priced at only $10 per screening or block of short films! Please join us in celebrating the first decade of events at the Power House as we look forward to the next 10 years of art-filled performances.
General admission tickets are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Power House Movies are powered by what you can’t get anywhere else in the Walla Walla Valley. Not only do we showcase award-winning festival favorites, feature-length narratives, documentaries, and undiscovered gems, we pair them with exclusive content from the movie makers themselves – most often in conversation with our Director of Film Programming, Warren Etheredge. Join us for a night out in our historic venue, and enjoy a glass of wine with the show. It’s an experience worth leaving the couch for!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Best of the 2020 Walla Walla Movie Crush
2021-05-22 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The Walla Walla Movie Crush was prepared for the fourth annual festival of short films in July 2020, however, the pandemic had other plans for Walla Walla. Nearly a year later, we are now able to be open for socially-distanced events and are delighted to share the highlights from 2020’s cancelled festival. Gesa Power House Theatre presents a special “Best of the 2020 Walla Walla Movie Crush” screening event on Saturday, May 22.
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Just like the annual 3-day festival in July, screenings will be arranged in one-hour thematic segments of short films as follows:
Block #1 (1PM-5PM):
1PM: AFTER-ACTION REVIEW
presented by Micki & Bryce Breitenstein
Politicians provide reasons for going to war, historians discuss the geo-political impacts. Too few, however, are concerned or charged with evaluating what happens to the women and men who serve and to those who survive war. Here, American veterans from multiple conflicts and Korean children recall what happened, question why it did and wonder how to move forward healthfully.
2PM: MORAL ACCOUNTING
Ultimately, we may or may not be judged by a higher power, but while we are alive, it’s up to each of us to hold ourselves and others accountable, spiritually as much as legally. Here, war crimes, acts of censorship, xenophobic policies and climate crises are addressed by individuals eager to balance the books and pull us out of the moral red.
3PM: PHONING IT IN
We all have our hang-ups, but our attachment to our smartphones may be moving from habit to addiction. Can we live without them? Here, New Yorkers and Californians, siblings and spouses, technophobes and influencers — heck, even Green Day! —all try to put down their devices or be put down for them.
4PM: BLACK LIVES & WHITE LIES
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.” Thus, a cry becomes a shout becomes a protest becomes a revolution. Those who shout, eventually, will be heard. Those who remain quiet, ultimately, will lose their voices. Here, BIPOC women and men spill their stories, while white folks whisper theirs…
Block #2 (7PM-10PM):
7PM: ANGER MISMANAGEMENT
Do men ever learn how to deal with their emotions properly? Evidence suggests that many men have no idea what do wither their feelings and certainly haven’t found enough outlets for their ire. Here, scientists and students, office workers and buskers, an actor and an entrepreneur all release steam in less than healthy, though sometimes humorous ways.
8PM: AND THE BEAT GOES ON?
If music calms the savage breast, what happens when it stops? If we fail to find our daily rhythms, can there only be discord? Here, a municipal school district, a bickering couple, an exiled punk, a troubled drummer and a wary dreamer… face the music and the absence of it.
9PM: INTIMACY COORDINATION
If you want to round the bases, you’ve got to step into the batter’s box and learn to swing… the right way. Here, an American gigolo, a speed-dater, a co-worker, the cuckold, bros, sistahs, neighbors and the common housefly learn how to get their game on before they get their groove on.
General admission tickets ($10 per block or $15 for a day pass) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Phoebe's Father (film)
2021-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the independent feature film Phoebe’s Father on Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00PM.

Phoebe’s finally found something that lights her fire: cycling. But when her father comes back into her life, their meeting uncovers wounds that never healed. As her brother tries to reunite the family, Phoebe won’t let go of long-simmering questions about her lost mother, and who’s to blame. She sets her sights on racing competitively, pushing herself harder and faster; but the old evasions don’t work anymore, and Phoebe finds she has to face her past head on.
Director John Helde and the cast worked together to improvise the script for this funny, touching, and realistic family portrait set and shot on location in Seattle.
General admission tickets ($15 adults, $10 students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use for non-vaccinated patrons and physical distancing between households will be observed.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Power House Movies are powered by what you can’t get anywhere else in the Walla Walla Valley. Not only do we showcase award-winning festival favorites, feature-length narratives, documentaries, and undiscovered gems, we pair them with exclusive content from the movie makers themselves – most often in conversation with our Director of Film Programming, Warren Etheredge. Join us for a night out in our historic venue, and enjoy a glass of wine with the show. It’s an experience worth leaving the couch for!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated

Private Event
2021-06-18 | WA
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.

Power House Movie: A Valley Divided (documentary)
2021-06-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
(click here for Spanish translation)
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the 2021 documentary A Valley Divided on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m.

In the Yakima Valley, the nation’s fruit basket, where populations are increasingly majority-Latino, elected representatives are still overwhelmingly white.
A Valley Divided explores the ways in which the Latino community in Eastern Washington is finding its voice and demanding equal representation at the ballot box. The new documentary, directed by Madeline Gunderson, reveals the entrenchment of decades of political discrimination and holds up a mirror to the larger story of a changing United States.
Although Yakima County’s population is about 50 percent Hispanic, the county had had just one Latino county commissioner in its history. A 2020 lawsuit against Yakima County alleges that its at-large voting system dilutes the agency of Latinos, in violation of the state Voting Rights Act. and pushes for ranked choice voting.
General admission tickets ($15 adults, $10 students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Seating for each screening is capped at 100 patrons, as allowed under Washington’s Safe Start Plan. Additional precautions including required mask use for non-vaccinated patrons and physical distancing between households will be observed. This event will have a runtime of approximately 75 minutes.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list!

Power House Movies are powered by what you can’t get anywhere else in the Walla Walla Valley. Not only do we showcase award-winning festival favorites, feature-length narratives, documentaries, and undiscovered gems, we pair them with exclusive content from the movie makers themselves – most often in conversation with our Director of Film Programming, Warren Etheredge. Join us for a night out in our historic venue, and enjoy a glass of wine with the show. It’s an experience worth leaving the couch for!

Season Sponsors:

KAPP-KVEW TV, Pacific Power, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Hayden Homes
Additional support provided by:
Walla Walla County, Port of Walla Walla, City of Walla Walla
Each Coldwell Banker Office is Independently Owned and Operated
