Private Event
2019-05-26, 2019-05-31, 2019-06-28, 2019-07-20, 2019-08-06, 2019-08-09 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date.

The Caravan of GLAM
2019-06-01 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents The Caravan of GLAM on Saturday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m.
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The Caravan of GLAM is a flamboyant cabaret act featuring drag, burlesque, acrobatics, live singing, comedy, fire, and aerial performances. Expect the unexpected as each show is customized to the venue and no two shows are ever the same.
The Caravan of GLAM formed in 2013, appeared on “America’s Got Talent” in 2015, were featured in the documentary film Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe, and were scouted by ABC for a new dance-based reality competition. The Caravan of GLAM tours the United States and Canada, and individual members also perform and tour as solo artists.

The cast for this performance will include Isaiah Esquire, Johnny Nuriel, Jayla Rose, and Clare Apparently, along with guest appearances by local drag performers (Anita Mann, Fauxoncé, Pastiche, Toxic). This show is recommended for mature audiences.
“[Caravan of GLAM] is at once intellectually challenging, beautiful, mystifying, sexy, subversive, and leaves me questioning the spectacle of gender.”
– Jessica Pettitt, Diversity Speaker
Reserved seating tickets ($30-$25) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook.
Join the performers immediately following the Caravan of GLAM show, for an all-ages Pride Month Kickoff Dance Party, upstairs in the Electric Lounge. Free admission with a Caravan of GLAM ticket, or $10 cover charge to attend only the dance party.
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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Pride Month Kickoff Dance Party
2019-06-01 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Please join us at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 1 from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for an all-ages dance party, with music by DJ Mylonite, upstairs in the Electric Lounge to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month in Walla Walla.
The dance party takes place immediately following the Caravan of GLAM event on the main stage which begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the all-ages dance party is free with ticket to Caravan of GLAM or by $10 cover at the door or purchased in advance, online, or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook.
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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Live Cinema Series: "Faust" - Royal Opera
2019-06-02 14:00 - 18:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 2019 Live Cinema Series continues at Gesa Power House Theatre with a screening of the current Royal Opera House production of Faust on Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in London and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.
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There are many versions of the story of Faust, who trades his soul with the Devil for youth and power, but Gounod’s opera remains one of the most constantly enthralling. Michael Fabiano stars as Faust, with Diana Damrau as his beloved Marguerite and Erwin Schrott as the diabolical Méphistophélès. Virtuoso leading roles, a large chorus, music by Gounod, sensational sets, ballet and an ecstatic finale make this the epitome of theatrical spectacle – the lavish scale of French grand opera is wonderfully in evidence in this production by David McVicar, set in 1870s Paris. Above all, the music includes several of popular opera’s most recognizable numbers, performed by a cast of great international singers and the Royal Opera Chorus.
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.
This screening runs approximately 3 hours 35 minutes including an onscreen introduction and one intermission. Faust is performed in French with English surtitles. Please note that this production contains scenes with brief sexual violence and drug misuse.
Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater. No outside food or beverages allowed.
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662.
Let your friends know about this event and invite them on Facebook.
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The 2019 Live Cinema Series is sponsored 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.

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Wildfire Awareness - Community Presentation
2019-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The Walla Walla Fire District 8 will host a community presentation on “Wildfire Awareness” at Gesa Power House Theatre on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m.
The presentation will include information on the November 2018 California wildfires, with firsthand pictures and accounts from local agencies, part of Washington State Task Force 2 that responded last year. Could a similar incident occur in the Walla Walla Valley? The Blue Creek fire and Lower Dry Creek wind-driven fires will be reviewed. The presentation will also cover Walla Walla County emergency management programs, including: Alerts, Evacuations, Notifications, Ready Bags, Safety Zones, and Shelter in Place. Finally, the presentation will discuss what assistance property owners can provide with during a fire incident.
The presentation will be led by 4th generation Walla Walla native Bob Clendaniel, Fire Chief of the Walla Walla County Fire District #8. Clendaniel retired as Deputy Sheriff/Sergeant for 30 years with the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office and has 39 years of volunteer/full-time fire service. He has also served as Incident Commander, Division Supervisor, Officer, and/or Firefighter on hundreds of fires in the region.
This event is free and open to the public. The lobby will open at 6:00 p.m., seating will open at 6:30 p.m., and the presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m.
The event is sponsored by Sportsman’s Warehouse, 9th St Auto, L&G Ranch Supply, and Columbia REA.
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2019 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 1
2019-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The first Festival Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m.

The opening Festival Series performance of the 2019 June season takes a close look at two distinct but related styles of composition. We have on the one hand the Sonata in D minor, Op. 75, by Camille Saint-Saëns, and the Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81, by Antonin Dvořák. One lays the groundwork for the style known as Impressionism, while the other barters overtly in the compositional movement known as Nationalism, though no less image-rich than its French counterpart. These pieces were composed about two years and 550 miles apart, the former in 1885 (Paris), the latter in 1887 (Prague).
How are they similar? Different? Both are crowd-pleasers (lucky you!), and both showcase the respective virtuosity of their instrumentation. As a brief introductory answer to those rhetorical questions, rhythm is the thing. Saint-Saëns begins to intentionally obscure “natural” rhythmic cycles while Dvořák revels in the most direct and impactful expression of meter. What does all this mean? It means you best attend and enjoy, because no amount of dissection will reveal the twin joys contained in these Romantic masterpieces. To feel the joy, you must only listen.
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Maria Sampen, violin; and Jingwen Tu, piano.
General Admission: $20; Family Ticket: $45 (admits two adults and up to four children); Student/Youth Ticket: $10. For more information and tickets, visit www.wwcmf.org.

About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

Live Cinema Series: Mixed Program - Royal Ballet
2019-06-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 2019 Live Cinema Series continues at Gesa Power House Theatre with a screening of a mixed program by The Royal Ballet on Wednesday, June 12 at 6:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in London and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.
The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today’s leading choreographers.
Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour is based around seven couples separating and intermingling, to music by Vivaldi and Bossi in a score by Ezio Bosso and lit with rich colors suggested by sunset.
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Medusa, a new work created by the acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, has its premiere to bring the contemporary truly up-to-date. Please note, this ballet contains moderate, stylized physical threat and discreet sex references, and is not generally recommended for children under the age of 12.
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Crystal Pite’s Flight Pattern, revived for the first time, uses Górecki’s familiar music and a large dance ensemble for a poignant and passionate exploration of the refugee crisis, from the plight of millions of displaced people to individual human relationships.
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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.
This program has an approximate runtime of 3 hours, including two intermissions. Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater.
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662.
Let your friends know about this event and invite them on Facebook.
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The 2019 Live Cinema Series is sponsored 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.

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Celebrate Walla Walla Valley Wines - Kickoff Event
2019-06-13 14:30 - 16:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Immerse yourself in social and educational wine festivities with Walla Walla Valley wineries, guest winemakers from the world’s leading wine regions and esteemed speakers for the 7th annual Celebrate Walla Walla Valley Wine. Participate in rare vintage tastings, reserve a seat at intimate winemaker dinners and compare and share the differences of the Walla Walla Valley with other leading wine regions around the world during wine panel presentations.
EVENT SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Thursday, June 13, 2019
World of Cabernet Sauvignon Kick-Off Event | 2:30-4:00 PM at Gesa Power House Theatre
Vintage Pour | 4:30-6:30 PM at Tranche Estate
Friday, June 14, 2019
Wine Panel Presentations and Tastings | 1:00-3:00 PM at Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center
Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Tasting | 4:30-6:30 PM at Waterbrook Winery
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Collaborative Winemaker Dinner Series | 6:00-9:00 PM at Various Location in the Walla Walla Valley
More details about the events and participating wineries can be found at CelebrateWallaWalla.com.
All events are 21 and over.

2019 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 2
2019-06-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The second Festival Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Night Music. Brings to mind Bob Seger and his evident work regarding “night moves.” However, we at WWCMF are taking a different tack. Night means all sorts of things. For example, there are animals that only come out at night. Turns out, these animals make different sounds than those that inhabit daylight. Béla Bartók was a composer who was famously fascinated by night sounds. His Third String Quartet stands as a great example of music conceived with a nocturnal soundscape in mind.
But Bartók is modern, you say. Yes, ’tis true. However, the night occupied classicists, modernists and romantics alike. That’s why we are placing a little bit of each on this program. I don’t need to say anything about Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, do I? And what about poor Schubert? He worked on his “night moves,” too. Enter the Notturno in E Flat, D. 897, which stands as a late masterpiece by Schubert, as late as we can consider age 31 to be.
So, join us for a little bit of night music. We’ll throw in a little bit of Nachtmusik for free.
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Artists: Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Jingwen Tu, piano; and the Girsky String Quartet: Natasha Bazhanov, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Artur Girsky, violin; and Rowena Hammill, cello.
General Admission: $20; Family Ticket: $45 (admits two adults and up to four children); Student/Youth Ticket: $10. For more information and tickets, visit www.wwcmf.org.

About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

2019 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 3
2019-06-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The third Festival Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m.

WWCMF presents a program of stunning variety for our third Festival Series performance of the June 2019 season. The cast includes piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn, trumpet and trombone. These amazing artists perform with such outstanding ensembles as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (NY), Cleveland Orchestra (OH), Boston Modern Orchestra Project (MA) and the Seattle Symphony during the year. In June, we have them all to ourselves in Walla Walla.
With all these virtuoso musicians, there’s something for everyone. The Webern Concerto for Nine Instruments will challenge your sense of sonic order, Barber’s Summer Music for woodwind quintet will breeze through the Power House Theater like the summer wind and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll will evoke an ancient forest replete with woodland critters. Spanning influences from serial music to American post-tonal harmony to jazz to unabashed romanticism, this program has it all. Join us for a concert sure to change your perception of what chamber music can be.
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Artists: Sarah Brady, flute; Rodger Burnett, horn; Timothy Christie, viola; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet; Martin King, horn; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Angelique Poteat, clarinet; Paul Rafanelli, bassoon; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Stephen Schermer, double bass; Weston Sprott, trombone; Anna Stoytcheva, piano; and Dan Williams, oboe.
General Admission: $20; Family Ticket: $45 (admits two adults and up to four children); Student/Youth Ticket: $10. For more information and tickets, visit www.wwcmf.org.

About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

Live Cinema Series: "The Taming of the Shrew" - Royal Shakespeare Co.
2019-06-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 2019 Live Cinema Series continues at Gesa Power House Theatre with a screening of the current Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Taming of the Shrew on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in Stratford-upon-Avon and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.

★★★★ “A landmark production as women take charge”
-EVENING STANDARD
★★★★ “Deftly provocative and exuberantly entertaining”
-THE TIMES
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In a reimagined 1590, women are in charge. Women hold the power, control the state, and own the property. In a society where men have no authority, Lady Baptista is selling off her two sons to the highest bidders. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes in this electrically charged love story.
Director Justin Audibert turns Shakespeare’s fierce comedy of gender politics on its head with a production that offers a fresh perspective on its portrayal of power. Complete with a luxurious Elizabethan set, exquisite traditional costumes, and a contemporary-meets-renaissance musical score, this is a joyous and entertaining production of Shakespeare’s fierce comedy of the sexes.
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.
This screening runs approximately 3 hours including an onscreen introduction and one intermission.
Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater. No outside food or beverages allowed.
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662. Let your friends know about this event and invite them on Facebook.
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!none

The 2019 Live Cinema Series is sponsored 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.

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2019 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 4
2019-06-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The fourth Festival Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Tonight, we blow out the candles on the 2019 Festival Series, literally. The program will end with a kaleidoscopic version of Happy Birthday To You. Did you know the iconic tune was composed by two American women, Patty and Mildred J. Hill? Yup. It happened in 1893, round about the time Sibelius composed the string trio that opened the very first Festival Series performance of 2019 back in January. Talk about coming full-circle. In this case, however, the famous tune has been given the “Winston Choi” treatment… That means lots of musical Easter Eggs for you to identify. It’s a mashup worthy of the 300+ birthdays we will celebrate in honor of those who attend.
There’s more. Submerged for flute, harp and viola by Uruguayan-American composer, Miguel del Águila, Compline for string quartet, flute, clarinet and harp by Christopher Rouse, plus the Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, by Dimitri Shostakovich round out the program. Excellent music, all, but I suggest you come to toast the anniversary of your own birth. It’ll be quite the celebration, and you deserve it!
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Artists: Sarah Brady, flute; Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola; Katri Ervamaa, cello; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Amy Ley, harp; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Philip Payton, violin; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; and MingHuan Xu, violin.
General Admission: $20; Family Ticket: $45 (admits two adults and up to four children); Student/Youth Ticket: $10. For more information and tickets, visit www.wwcmf.org.

About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

Heart by Heart
2019-07-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents Heart by Heart in concert on Saturday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m.
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Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier, bassist and drummer for the band Heart during the 1970s and early 1980s, are now touring as Heart By Heart.
“Our mission is to perform the classic Heart music as faithfully as we can,” Fossen says.
The band features vocalist Somar Macek, guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Lizzy Daymont and guitarist Chad Quist. Heart By Heart presents a powerful, dynamic show that includes all the favorite Heart hits as well as deep album cuts that fans will love.
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Fossen and Derosier are the powerful driving engine behind Heart’s classic hits like “Barracuda”, “Straight On”, “Crazy On You”, “Magic Man”, “Even It Up”, “Dog & Butterfly”, “Heartless”, “Kick It Out”, and more. First formed by Steve Fossen in 1969, Heart went on to release six top-10 albums and landed 20 hit singles on the Billboard top 40 chart. In recognition of their contributions to these iconic recordings, and to Heart’s first seven years of national and international touring, Fossen and Derosier were inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the original Heart lineup in 2013.
Reserved seating tickets ($40-$30) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook!
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 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

Are you visiting from out of town?

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Live Cinema Series: "Romeo and Juliet" - Royal Ballet
2019-07-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 2019 Live Cinema Series continues at Gesa Power House Theatre with a screening of Romeo and Juliet by The Royal Ballet on Wednesday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in London and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.
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Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over. Since its 1965 premiere with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a modern ballet classic. Sergey Prokofiev’s iconic score and MacMillan’s choreography capture the emotions of the young couple as they fall in love, despite the barriers that finally bring about the story’s tragic end. Each revival gives opportunities for new dancers to interpret the doomed lovers. The whole Company brings the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting, and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and Capulets.
The cast of this production includes Yasmine Naghdi as Juliet and Matthew Ball as Romeo.
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.
This program has an approximate runtime of 3 hours, including two intermissions. Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater.
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662.
Let your friends know about this event and invite them on Facebook.
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The 2019 Live Cinema Series is sponsored 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.

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Walla Walla Movie Crush (festival of short films)
2019-07-12 - 2019-07-14 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 3rd Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush celebrates the most intoxicating blend of American short cinema over the course of three days (July 12 – 14). Once again, the festival will showcase narratives, documentaries, animation, music videos and experimental films grouped in themed packages and will showcase more than 100 new shorts from Oscar®-winners, household names, rising stars and wunderkinds.

Movies will screen in hour-long blocks:
Friday, July 12: 6-10PM
Saturday, July 13: 11AM-5PM and 7-10PM
Sunday, July, 14: 12-5PM and 7-10PM
The Sunday evening session will feature ten brand-new short films created specifically for the Walla Walla Movie Crush. These “Challenge” films will be created by a pantheon of talents. The “Challenge” screening will be followed immediately by an awards ceremony during which top honors will be bestowed in accordance with the wishes of a jury of award-winning actors, screenwriters and filmmakers.
The full Crush line-up will be revealed in June 2019 at: themoviecrush.com. Tickets are available now. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook.
The Walla Walla Movie Crush receives support from The City of Walla Walla and Washington FilmWorks. Proceeds from the Walla Walla Movie Crush benefit The Red Badge Project.

Paula Poundstone
2019-07-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Comedian, author, lecturer, host, and actress Paula Poundstone returns to Walla Walla to perform at Gesa Power House Theatre for two nights on Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Paula Poundstone is known for her clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit. When she isn’t collecting hotel soaps while on tour or panel-ing on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, Paula hosts the popular Maximum Fun podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone – a comedy field guide to life complete with taste tests, cats of the week, and leading experts in everything from beekeeping to ping pong to prosopagnosia (say that three times fast).
Paula’s stand-up credentials are endless: Cats, Cops and Stuff; Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard; Look What the Cat Dragged In; and numerous television appearances including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Call with Carson Daly and Late Show with David Letterman. Famously, Paula provided backstage commentary during the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was the first woman to host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
In 2017, Paula released her second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness, in which she offers herself up as a guinea pig in a series of thoroughly unscientific experiments. Kirkus Reviews called the book, “A deeply revealing memoir in which the pathos doesn’t kill the humor—delivers more than it promises.” The book debuted at #1 on the Amazon Bestsellers List in Humor, and the audiobook was one of the five finalists for 2018 Audio Book of the Year. The book was recognized as one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States.
Paula can be heard on the big screen as “Forgetter Paula” in Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out, winner of the 2017 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. She has also starred in her own series on both HBO and ABC, is included on Comedy Central’s Top 100 Comics of All Time and won an American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up. In February 2019, Paula’s stand-up special, Cats, Cops and Stuff was named by TIME Magazine and Tig Notaro as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever.
Paula resides in Santa Monica, CA, where you can find her cleaning the litterboxes of her 14 cats: Clue, Oreo, Luigi, Jem, Belle, Brittle, Mrs. Feziwig, Wednesday, Severus, Tonks, Theo, Sham Wow, Harrison, and Hardy.
Reserved seating tickets are SOLD OUT!
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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Menopause The Musical (Off-Broadway Tour)
2019-08-01 - 2019-08-04 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Pacific Power presents the Off-Broadway touring production of Menopause The Musical at Gesa Power House Theatre with five performances August 1-4.
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Menopause The Musical is a joyous celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” Four women meet in a New York department store at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra…and memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex, and more! This hilarious musical parody is set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
“You’ll love it. It’s hilarious. Go see it.”
– Joy Behar, The View
“It’s impossible not to laugh!”
– The New York Times
“A rollicking girls’ night out!”
– Boston Globe
Menopause The Musical, now in its eighteenth year of production, is recognized as the longest-running scripted production in Las Vegas and entertains audiences nightly at Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The Off-Broadway touring version has entertained audiences in more than 500 cities worldwide, and has been translated into nine languages.
The current cast of Menopause The Musical is: Teri Adams, Donna J. Huntley, Cherie Price, and Roberta B. Wall.
Reserved seating tickets ($47-$35) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662. Want to support the arts, see this show, and receive an annual Membership? Check out the new Hot Flash Supporter Membership option!
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The 2019 Walla Walla Summer Stage Series is sponsored by:

Falkenbergs Jewelers
Academy Mortgage
Columbia Title
Crossbuck Brewing

The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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Phoenix, Oregon (film)
2019-08-18 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of the 2019 film Phoenix, Oregon on Sunday, August 18 at 2:00 p.m. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow.

Defying midlife haze, two friends seize an unlikely opportunity to reinvent their lives, quitting their jobs to restore an old bowling alley and serve the “world’s greatest pizza.”
Phoenix, Oregon stars James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy, Living in Oblivion), Lisa Edelstein (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, House), Jesse Borrego (Fame, Blood In Blood Out), Diedrich Bader (Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, Veep), and Kevin Corrigan (The Departed, Pineapple Express, True Romance).
The film takes a comedic look at the existential crisis many face when trying to find meaning and relevancy at midlife. Despite controlling bosses, dead-end jobs, and broken relationships, the two leads must awaken hibernating courage and resilience in order to take new risks and keep dreams alive.
Phoenix, Oregon was written and directed by Gary Lundgren (Calvin Marshall, Redwood Highway, Black Road), produced by Annie Lundgren and Luis Rodriguez, and is presented by Joma Films in association with Pied Piper Productions, Lui-G Films and Sunset Dynamics.
This film has a runtime of 108 minutes and is rated R (for language).
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults; $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook!
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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Live Cinema Series: "Measure for Measure" - Royal Shakespeare Co.
2019-09-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The 2019 Live Cinema Series continues at Gesa Power House Theatre with a screening of Measure for Measure by The Royal Shakespeare Company on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:00 p.m. This production is filmed live in England and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.
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When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her.
Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today. Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this new production.
★★★★
“This fresh, insightful version of a morally murky play finds the RSC on flying form”
– Mail on Sunday
★★★★
“Excellent…a rolling mass of desire, repression and duplicity”
– Financial Times
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.
This program has an approximate runtime of 3 hours including a pre-show introduction and one intermission. Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater.
Reserved seating tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. For group ticket sales, please call 509-876-1662.
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The 2019 Live Cinema Series is sponsored 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.

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Cultivating the Queen - live theatre
2019-09-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
The Northwest Theater Project presents the live theatrical premiere of Cultivating the Queen on Saturday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre.
Cultivating the Queen is an irreverent and comical examination of the female bawdy politic, in which a secret society investigates how Queen Elizabeth I was able to maintain power in a man’s world. Drawing on text from Shakespeare’s canon, this new play looks at the complications faced by women in power.
Cultivating the Queen is a new play in development, devised and directed by the Northwest Theater Project’s founding member, Whitman College Professor of Theater Christopher Petit. The production is made possible by the Louis B Perry Summer Research Endowment and the Parents Fund for Student-Faculty Research at Whitman College and through a residency at Gesa Power House Theatre.
The Northwest Theater Project is a collective of theater artists working in the Northwest, committed to creating innovative and original theater, generating and promoting new dramatic material, and exploring individual and collective theatrical visions. The collective provides a network of artistic collaborators and functions as a producing organization for original work.
Reserved seating tickets ($20 Adults; $15 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook.
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

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WW Choral Society: "Music of New Orleans" encore concert
2019-09-08 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
We had so many attendees, and those who did not attend due to weather, request another plateful of this wonderful music. So, we are offering an encore performance of the Music of New Orleans. New Orleans is the womb of all contemporary styles of American music and we look forward to once again enjoying it with you! Laissez les bons temp rouler!
– Gary Hemenway, Artistic Director, Walla Walla Choral Society

The Walla Walla Choral Society’s 2019-2020 concert season begins with an encore performance of “Music of New Orleans” at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Just the city’s name incites visions of festivals, dance, allure, mystery, and history. New Orleans, the cradle of jazz and home to many distinct musical styles ranging from the modern to the traditional. Musical influences and instruments from many cultures around the world, from Congo drumming to European horns, come together to create unique new sounds that could only come from New Orleans.
Reserved seating tickets ($17 Adults; $12 Youth under 18) are available online or by calling the Gesa Power House Theatre box office at 509-529-6500. No outside food or beverages allowed.
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The Walla Walla Choral Society, a non-profit volunteer organization, promotes and performs accessible quality choral music for the Walla Walla Valley and collaborates with other artistic groups, enriching the community’s cultural life.

Private Event
2019-09-09 | WA

Little Watts Family Series - Jugglemania
2019-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Walla Walla Valley Honda presents Jugglemania as part of the 2019 Little Watts Children’s Series of Family Entertainment – on Sunday, September 15 at 2:00 p.m.
“Rhys is one of our favorite New Vaudevillians, because he reminds us of us.”
– The Flying Karamazov Brothers
“Wonderful”
– Smithsonian Institution
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From rural Oregon to stages in 30 countries, Jugglemania’s Rhys Thomas has performed during NBA half-time shows, as an opener for Weird Al Yankovich, and been Artist in Residence at the Smithsonian Institution.
Highly respected in the juggling world, Jugglemania’s Rhys Thomas is a recipient of the Ben Linder Memorial Award for Inspiration, has twice been profiled in “Juggle” magazine and appears on several DVD’s including “The Jugglers That Jugglers Watch.” Rhys was the first juggler awarded an Oregon Arts Fellowship.

Beer, wine, popcorn, and snacks will be available for purchase, and may be taken into the theater. No outside food or beverages allowed.
Reserved seating tickets ($12 Adult, $8 Youth 12 and Under) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Tell your friends about this event on Facebook!
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An Evening with George Winston
2019-09-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents “An Evening with George Winston” on Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. and on Friday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrated pianist 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 wonder.

George Winston’s classic albums, Autumn and December, are perennial favorites, along with Winter into Spring, Summer, 2017’s Spring Carousel – A Cancer Research Benefit, as well as two volumes of the compositions of Vince Guaraldi, two volumes of benefit albums for the Gulf Coast disasters, and six other solo piano albums.
George Winston released his 15th solo piano album, Restless Wind, via Dancing Cat Records/RCA Records on May 3, 2019. Restless Wind is a portrayal of Winston’s place in a chaotic world – his compositions extend solace with an idiosyncratic grace.
Commencing on March 21, George Winston embarks on a U.S. tour to celebrate the release of Restless Wind throughout the East Coast, West Coast, and Midwest. The full tour schedule will be available at GeorgeWinston.com/concerts.
Reserved seating tickets ($45) for this concert are SOLD OUT. available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Invite your friends and let them know you are going on Facebook.
Please join us in support of Blue Mountain Action Council by bringing a donation of canned food to the concert. There will be collection baskets at the entrances.
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The 2019 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, KAPP-KVEW TV, Inland Cellular
McCurley Integrity Toyota of Walla Walla, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Pacific Power

Are you visiting from out of town?

Book your hotel stay between September 19 and 21 and use this link to secure a special group rate of $119/night at Courtyard Marriott (expires Wednesday, September 11).
