Private Event
2023-06-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-12 17:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-20 14:00 - 22:00, 2023-08-27, 2023-09-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-23 14:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at events@phtww.org.

Little Watts: Allez-OOPS!
2023-06-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Originally scheduled for Sunday, June 11 at 2 p.m., this event has been postponed. Gesa Power House Theatre’s Little Watts series will present the vaudeville delight of Allez-OOPS! at 2 p.m. on June 9, 2024. This event is sponsored in part by Walla Walla Valley Honda and AAUW-Walla Walla.
Married duo Rob Lok and Miss Jane are excited to present their comedy show Allez-OOPS! (pronounced AH-lay oop͞ s) which brings back classic vaudeville acts, with a comedy twist. Having performed in over 35 countries throughout the world and in all types of venues, Rob and Miss Jane understand the need for an engaging and thrilling performance that can be understood in any language — or at any age!
Blending circus thrills, deft pacing and spontaneous comedy, this family friendly dialogue-free spectacle will engage all audiences and be a guaranteed crowd-favorite with their comic sight gags and visual humor.
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Reserved seating tickets ($12 for adults and $8 for youth 12 and under) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
Gesa Power House Theatre is currently operating at full capacity, but will continue to follow the most recent guidance from state and county Departments of Health. Current health and safety guidelines at Gesa Power House Theatre are available online or by calling the box office.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!
Reserved seating tickets ($12 adults, $8 Youth 12 and under) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.

Pride Movies Block
2023-06-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
On June 28 at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents a set of short films celebrating the wide spectrum of existence that is LGBTQIA+.
It is our firm belief that the arts can help create a strong, inclusive community. This selection of shorts aims to elevate different perspectives, build bridges, and honor the stories of those who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Join us in celebrating Pride Month and reserve tickets ($10 students, $15 adults) to see an incredible collection of empowering, heartfelt homages to humans of all walks of life.
If you want to purchase four or more titles in the Power House Movie series, save 10% by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. (This offer is not available online.)
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!

The Red Badge Project: Veterans Tell Their Stories
2023-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly partners with The Red Badge Project to give veteran stories a spotlight on Thursday, July 6 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and made possible by the support of Walla Walla Exchange Club Foundation, Northwest Public Broadcasting and Gesa Credit Union.
Using the creative process of storytelling, Wounded Warriors begin to rebuild their individual sense of purpose and unique individuality. Our stories inform the audacity of the imagination and the understanding of ourselves as unique individuals. For Wounded Warriors struggling to heal the invisible wounds of PTSD, Anxiety and Depression, believing in the value of their story and finding the means to communicate it to family, friends and community is a struggle of heroic proportions.
Join us in hearing from our veterans the stories that form the fabric of their lives and our nation.

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Kate & The Crocodiles
2023-07-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Kate & The Crocodiles will perform a concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, July 22 at 7 p.m. to benefit Trilogy Recovery Community.
Kate & The Crocodiles is a Portland-based trio that presents compelling indie rock originals and covers mixed with early jazz, classical art song and reinventions of classic rock. If the spectrum sounds broad, it is all held together by a signature sound informed by classical sensibilities and a respectful blending of the genres. It’s like a warm conversation with a good friend.
The band is made up of Kate Morrison, a refreshing and innovative classically-trained vocalist and player of generally small instruments (ukulele, toy drums, etc.), performing as a guest vocalist with Pink Martini, the Oregon East Symphony and Utah Symphony; Craig Bidondo, a colorful, energetic and soulful keyboardist; Gavin Bondy, the intuitive trumpeter of Pink Martini.
An evening with Kate & The Crocodiles has been called “A perfect combination of musical talent and intimate, unforgettable entertainment.”
With some variation, the instrumentation goes like this:
Craig Bidondo — keyboards
Gavin Bondy — brass
Kate Morrison — vocals, strings … maybe a toy drum set?
Trilogy Recovery Community offers life-changing support and hope to youth, adults, and families in the Walla Walla Valley on their paths of recovery from addiction or substance misuse.
General admission tickets are $50 ($25 for students) and are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
This event is a rental. Learn more about renting the theatre for your own event!

Volunteer Orientation
2023-07-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
This event is open to all who wish to learn more about volunteering at Gesa Power House Theatre. Contact volunteers@phtww.org for more details or to RSVP.

Paula Poundstone
2023-07-28 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-29 19:00 - 22:00 | 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 28 and Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Her appearance is sponsored in part by Northwest Public Broadcasting.
Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit. She is also a popular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, the weekly comedy news quiz, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Guest appearances include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Late Night with Carson Daly, and Nerdist with Chris Hardwick. She was a clue in a New York Times crossword puzzle. She’s filed commentaries for CBS Sunday Morning, and NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She voices the character “Paulette” in Cartoon Network’s new animated series Summer Camp Island, and voiced the character “Forgetter Paula ” in Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out, winner of the 2017 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Paula Poundstone’s new weekly podcast for Maximum Fun, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, is a comedy field guide to life. Each week with her co-host, Adam Felber – a friend and fellow panelist on Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! – bring on leading expert guests and use their unique comedic sensibility to help us navigate life in the 21st century. Along the way, Paula attempts to explain existence through her kaleidoscopic perspective, and Adam tries to interject some rationality.
Paula Poundstone has had numerous HBO specials and starred in her own series on HBO and ABC. Her second special for HBO, Paula Poundstone goes to Harvard, marked the first time the elite university allowed its name to be used in the title of a television show. Paula was the first woman, in its then 73rd year, to perform standup comedy at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. She won an American Comedy Award for Best Female Standup Comic and is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians.
Reserved seating tickets are $55 and are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
Gesa Power House Theatre is currently operating at full capacity, but will continue to follow the most recent guidance from state and county Departments of Health. Current health and safety guidelines at Gesa Power House Theatre are available online or by calling the box office.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!

Downwind
2023-08-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
On the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945, Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents “Downwind,” a documentary narrated by Martin Sheen, featuring Lewis Black and lauded actor Micheal Douglas. Join us for this very special screening on Wednesday, August 9 at 7PM which will also included a Q&A session with one of the documentary’s writers, our very own Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge.
Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the disregard for everyone living downwind.
Tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
If you want to purchase four or more titles in the Power House Movie series, save 10% by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. (This offer is not available online.)
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!

Spanish Language Shorts Block
2023-08-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
In another installment of the Power House Movies series, Gesa Power House Theatre presents Spanish Language Shorts Block on Wednesday, August 23 at 7PM.
This movie night features the best short films in Spanish! Experience a wealth of genres, perspectives, creativity, and inspiration while immersing yourself in Spanish.
Tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
En otra instalación de la serie Power House Movies, Gesa Power House Theatre presenta Bloque de Cortometrajes miércoles, el 23 de agosto a las 7PM.
Esta noche de película contará con las mejores cortometrajes en español! Disfruta de una gran variedad de géneros, perspectivas, creatividad, e inspiración en español.
Entradas de cine ($15 adultos, $10 estudiantes) están disponibles en línea o llamando a la taquilla al 509-529-6500.

Private Event
2023-09-05, 2023-09-12, 2023-09-19, 2023-09-26, 2023-10-01, 2023-10-03

How I Learned What I Learned
2023-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, co-conceived by Todd Kreidler and directed by Nancy Simon on Saturday, September 9 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m.
From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson comes a one-man show, starring Walla Walla’s own Tim Golden, that chronicles Wilson’s life as a Black artist in the Hill District in Pittsburgh. From stories about his first jobs to his first loves and his experiences with racism, Wilson recounts his life from his roots to the completion of The American Century Cycle. How I Learned What I Learned gives an inside look into one of the most celebrated playwriting voices of the twentieth century.
New York Premiere originally produced by Signature Theatre, New York City James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director Erika Mallin, Executive Director. The world premiere of “How I Learned What I Learned” was presented by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2003, performed by August Wilson.
Reserved seating tickets are $25 ($15 for students) and are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.

How I Learned How I Learned
2023-09-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States

Inverted Space Ensemble
2023-09-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Common Tone Arts presents “Inverted Space Ensemble” at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, September 16 at 7 p.m.
Seattle-based experimental chamber group the Inverted Space Ensemble is proud to present an evening of fresh works that showcase their unique range. The program will feature many works by the group’s performers. “One Star Reviews” by Luke Fitzpatrick and Jeff Bowen utilizes one star Yelp reviews for the text and uses the Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice combination created by Harry Partch. Melissa Wang’s graphic score piece “Your Turn–A Family Game” will be followed by Kerrith Livengood’s unique theatrical piece “Scrawl Etude.” “The Golden Harvest,” by Marcin Paczkowski, combines the beautiful sonorities of violin, piano, and percussion with the sensibilities of ChatGPT. All of this leads to the Black Lodge in Luke Fitzpatrick and Jeff Bowen’s arrangement of the music from Twin Peaks that features the use of microtonality and improvisation.
Common Tone Arts is a visionary organization that can provide the vehicle for introspection, conversation, and transcendence. In music, a Common Tone is used to help connect one distantly related chord or key to another. We believe that art is the bridge that can connect distantly related people and cultures together — that can bring us together in our shared aspirations, illuminate the human experience, and transcend our limitations.
Reserved seating tickets ($25 for adults, $20 for students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
This event is a rental by Common Tone Arts. Click here to learn more about renting the theatre for your own event!

Vincent
2023-09-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents two performances of Vincent on Friday, September 29, and Saturday, September 30, at 7 p.m.
Vincent is a one-man play written by Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), directed by Paul Stein, and starring 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, while rumors are flying in Paris. Some say he was a penniless madman, a frequenter of prostitutes and soon to be forgotten artist of trifling quality. Others denounce him as a wayward priest and a foreigner. Many whisper that he took his own life in a moment of insanity. His brother Theo (Richaud), Vincent’s confidante and lifelong supporter, takes the stage in a rented lecture hall to set the record straight.
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Vincent opened in Los Angeles in 2012, where it enjoyed a 14-week sold-out run, moved to San Diego for a sold-out run in 2013, and then began touring the United States, including many more sold-out engagements. In 2015, the play had its French-language premiere in Paris, France, where it was nominated for Best Actor and Best Author awards at the Petits Molieres — the French equivalent of the Tony Awards for small theaters. Vincent has been touring internationally in English and French ever since. Vincent was also included in the North Bay Best of 2021 list.
Throughout the play, more than a hundred of Van Gogh’s paintings are projected on a framed screen, providing a rich overview of the artist’s work and visual complement to the story.
“Insightful and moving”
– LA Times
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“A fantastic ride”
– Le Monde
Actor Jean-Michel Richaud is a founding member of the award-winning theater company The Next Arena. He has starred in many company productions and has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including What Just Happened with Robert De Niro, Bottle Shock opposite Alan Rickman, and Agent X opposite Sharon Stone. He is also one of the top European voice-over talents in Los Angeles and has dubbed more than 300 movies into French.
Reserved seating tickets ($30-$25 adults, $20 students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. The play runs about 75 minutes without intermission.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!

Vincent
2023-09-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Gesa Power House Theatre presents two performances of Vincent on Friday, September 29, and Saturday, September 30, at 7 p.m.
Vincent is a one-man play written by Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), directed by Paul Stein, and starring 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, while rumors are flying in Paris. Some say he was a penniless madman, a frequenter of prostitutes and soon to be forgotten artist of trifling quality. Others denounce him as a wayward priest and a foreigner. Many whisper that he took his own life in a moment of insanity. His brother Theo (Richaud), Vincent’s confidante and lifelong supporter, takes the stage in a rented lecture hall to set the record straight.
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Vincent opened in Los Angeles in 2012, where it enjoyed a 14-week sold-out run, moved to San Diego for a sold-out run in 2013, and then began touring the United States, including many more sold-out engagements. In 2015, the play had its French-language premiere in Paris, France, where it was nominated for Best Actor and Best Author awards at the Petits Molieres — the French equivalent of the Tony Awards for small theaters. Vincent has been touring internationally in English and French ever since. Vincent was also included in the North Bay Best of 2021 list.
Throughout the play, more than a hundred of Van Gogh’s paintings are projected on a framed screen, providing a rich overview of the artist’s work and visual complement to the story.
“Insightful and moving”
– LA Times
﻿
“A fantastic ride”
– Le Monde
Actor Jean-Michel Richaud is a founding member of the award-winning theater company The Next Arena. He has starred in many company productions and has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including What Just Happened with Robert De Niro, Bottle Shock opposite Alan Rickman, and Agent X opposite Sharon Stone. He is also one of the top European voice-over talents in Los Angeles and has dubbed more than 300 movies into French.
Reserved seating tickets ($30-$25 adults, $20 students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. The play runs about 75 minutes without intermission.
Want to receive early notice and access to ticket sales? Join the +Power Club (highest priority) or sign up for our e-mail list (at the bottom of this page)!

Dancing with the W2 Stars
2023-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Walla Walla celebrities will take to the stage at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, October 7 at 7 p.m. for the “Dancing with the W2 Stars” fundraising event for Valley Residential Services.
Local participants will be paired with professional dancers and have a week of rehearsals to learn a ballroom dance routine before the live performance and a judging panel.
Valley Residential Services has enlisted participation from a fantastic lineup of local “celebrities.”
In addition to seeing the Walla Walla Stars dance, the professionals teaching the stars will perform excerpts from their award-winning showcase “Ballroom Fever.” Audiences can expect to see breath-taking lifts, hundreds of costumes, theatrical story lines, and a variety of ballroom dance styles, from the sexy Cuban Salsa to the energetic American Swing to the elegant Viennese Waltz.
The professional dance ensemble are members of the United States National Formation Championship company in both Latin American and Standard ballroom dancing, and their company tours internationally, with more than 100 performances each year.
Valley Residential Services provides personalized support in safe, comfortable, home environments for developmentally disabled individuals, residences for veterans with rehabilitation opportunities, and family assistance services.
Reserved seating tickets ($50) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
This event is a rental by Vally Residential Services. Click here to learn more about renting the theatre for your own event!
