Actress Cat LaCohie will teach an "Intro to Burlesque" class on the main stage of Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. Cat is a multi-talented, international burlesque performer who specializes in fire-eating, glass-walking, aerial hoop, and magic.
Burlesque, Circus, Comedy, Magic... and a few home truths. British actress Cat LaCohie reveals the truth behind her Burlesque persona, "Vixen DeVille"… inviting you on the journey to revealing your inner Vixen and, in turn, the amazing you! Embrace the freedom to express yourself, be yourself, celebrate yourself, the good, the bad and the wobbly! Guaranteed to leave you entertained and inspired.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Live Cinema screening of The Royal Ballet's current production of "Romeo and Juliet," on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m. "Romeo and Juliet
has become a great modern ballet classic of the ballet repertory since its creation by Royal Ballet Director Kenneth MacMillan and its premiere in 1965.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
The Ladies of Laughter started out as an annual videotape comedy competition in New York to honor a fellow woman in comedy who helped women get their start. Since its inaugural year when the contest went live in a YWCA in New Jersey, The Ladies of Laughter contest has visited national historic theaters and legendary venues, including Caesars and Madison Square Garden. Past participants include Amy Schumer, Tammy Pescatelli, and Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory), and it has steadily become known in the comedy world as a career builder for women in comedy.
Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major new 5-star production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast led by renowned Broadway royalty Sutton Foster reprising her Tony Award-winning performance as Reno Sweeney, alongside three-time Olivier Award and Tony Award winner Robert Lindsay (My Family), Evening Standard Theatre Award winner Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) and beloved West End Legend Gary Wilmot (Chicago).
"All Sorts," a movie about a lonely data entry clerk who stumbles into the world of championship folder filing, is a quirky comedy about finding magic in everyday life. Director J. Rick Castañeda will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
The Automat is a documentary film about the phenomena of Horn & Hardart, America’s original & most beloved restaurant chain in NYC & Philadelphia. Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, The Automat tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees - we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Live Cinema screening of The Royal Opera's current production of "Rigoletto," on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:00 p.m. Verdi’s thrilling opera pits power against innocence, beauty against ugliness. This special anniversary screening (filmed in September 2021) of Verdi’s "Rigoletto," conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, celebrates 171 years since its premiere in 1851.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the music-infused drama Thin Skin on Friday, April 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Several of the filmmakers will be in attendance for a live Q&A following the screening, including director and co-screenwriter Charles Mudede, lead actor and co-screenwriter Ahamefule J. Oluo, and co-screenwriter Lindy West (Shrill).
Last July, the 5th Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush festival of short cinema presented 117 short films over the course of three days. This "Best of" event will feature the majority of the award winners and is a great introduction to the annual festival. Similar in format to the full festival, three blocks of films will be presented with short breaks in between to stretch and grab a drink from the bar.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie presentation of "Seattle Jewish Film Festival Shorts" on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge will curate the best short films from the 2022 Seattle Jewish Film Festival for this program. More details to be announced closer to the event.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents Seattle Rock Orchestra performing "The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in concert on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. In this concert, Seattle Rock Orchestra takes a deep dive into The Beatles discography, performing two classic 1967 albums, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Magical Mystery Tour", both renowned for their experimentation, innovation, and ambition in their use of recorded techniques and varies stylistic influences.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents Seattle Rock Orchestra performing a brand new concert of music by Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Both friends and contemporaries, Cline popularized the "Nashville Sound" and reached new technical and expressive heights in country singing, while Lynn challenged audiences with lyrics that were fearlessly autobiographical and often controversial for the time.
GiveBIG is a statewide fundraising campaign where individuals and organizations come together across Washington to invest in our communities. When we give, we take a proactive step towards creating the society we want to live in. GiveBIG 2022 will kick off on April 19 for early giving and will culminate in a 48-hour giving event on May 3-4!
The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte will present a free screening of the documentary film "Protejiendo Nuestras Raíces: Un Proyecto de Salma Anguiano (Protecting Our Roots: A Salma Anguiano Project)" on Saturday, May 7 at 4:30 p.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre.
19th-century Paris is a place of contrasts; glamor and superficiality, love and lust, life and death. Richard Eyre’s production of "La Traviata" for The Royal Opera recently celebrated 25 years on the Royal Opera House stage and this year returns with acclaimed opera star Pretty Yende as Violetta. Filmed live and rebroadcast to select theaters.
The Walla Walla Choral Society will perform a "Good Vibrations" concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. and Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Vibrant, complex, tumultuous, contentious, fabulous, and of course, groovy — all at the same time. That’s the 60’s. The extraordinary variety of cultural tones and nuanced music that was created and performed during this unforgettable decade has had an incalculable impact on our lives.
The Walla Walla Choral Society will perform a "Good Vibrations" concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. and Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Vibrant, complex, tumultuous, contentious, fabulous, and of course, groovy — all at the same time. That’s the 60’s. The extraordinary variety of cultural tones and nuanced music that was created and performed during this unforgettable decade has had an incalculable impact on our lives.
Blue Mountain Television presents the premiere screening of "The Secret Life of the Deserts: Deserts of the Pacific Northwest" at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m. The series is dedicated to discovery and education of the vast and complicated desert regions.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents more than 40 public performances annually, a majority of which take place in the month of June. The Festival Series concerts are the centerpiece of the festival and are performed at Gesa Power House Theatre. The Festival Series One concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents more than 40 public performances annually, a majority of which take place in the month of June. The Festival Series concerts are the centerpiece of the festival and are performed at Gesa Power House Theatre. The Festival Series One concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m.
"Doktor Kaboom!" will perform an interactive, family-friendly comedy show that takes the audience on a journey of increasingly spectacular (and often successful) science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate, and entertain.
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents more than 40 public performances annually, a majority of which take place in the month of June. The Festival Series concerts are the centerpiece of the festival and are performed at Gesa Power House Theatre. The Festival Series Three concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents more than 40 public performances annually, a majority of which take place in the month of June. The Festival Series concerts are the centerpiece of the festival and are performed at Gesa Power House Theatre. The Festival Series Four concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the documentary "Cat Daddies" on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. This award-winning film contains heartwarming portraits of nine unique men navigating the unprecedented challenges of 2020 with the help of their feline friends.
"All Ages Show" is a new documentary film about the history of the music scene in Tri-Cities, Washington, that began in the mid-1980s and continues today. While Seattle's music scene, was changing the world in the early 90s with "grunge," Tri-Cities had its own thriving music scene inspired by Washington DC Hardcore, a scene that many didn't think could exist in a smaller community.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Live Cinema screening of The Royal Ballet's current production of "Swan Lake," on Wednesday, July 13 at 6:00 p.m. This classic fairytale represents the battle between good and evil, and the attempt of love to conquer all. The magic of the lakes, forests and palaces is brought to life with glittering designs by John Macfarlane and a sublime score by Tchaikovsky.
Please join us on Thursday, July 14, as veterans from the Walla Walla group (and from around the state) will present stories they have crafted in The Red Badge Project. If you are in the audience, you may be the first people outside the classroom or tight-knit circles of friends and families who have heard these tales. This is an honor and an opportunity to thank veterans for their services for embracing both the individuals and their experiences. This event is made possible with support from Gesa Credit Union.
The 6th Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush celebrates the most intoxicating blend of American short cinema over the course of three days in July at Gesa Power House Theatre. Once again, the festival will showcase narratives, documentaries, animation, music videos and experimental films grouped in hour-long themed packages, with more than 100 new shorts from Oscar®-winners, household names, rising stars and wunderkinds.
The 6th Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush celebrates the most intoxicating blend of American short cinema over the course of three days in July at Gesa Power House Theatre. Once again, the festival will showcase narratives, documentaries, animation, music videos and experimental films grouped in hour-long themed packages, with more than 100 new shorts from Oscar®-winners, household names, rising stars and wunderkinds.
The Walla Walla Movie Crush annual festival of short cinema will include one hour of short films that are specifically geared towards a younger audience. Bring the family to enjoy "Little Watts: Saturday Morning Cartoons" on Saturday, July 16 at 9:00 a.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre.
The 6th Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush celebrates the most intoxicating blend of American short cinema over the course of three days in July at Gesa Power House Theatre. Once again, the festival will showcase narratives, documentaries, animation, music videos and experimental films grouped in hour-long themed packages, with more than 100 new shorts from Oscar®-winners, household names, rising stars and wunderkinds.
Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the documentary "Cat Daddies" on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. This award-winning film contains heartwarming portraits of nine unique men navigating the unprecedented challenges of 2020 with the help of their feline friends.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
Gesa Power House Theatre presents Heart by Heart, live in concert on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. The band features original Heart band members and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier - the powerful driving engine behind the band's classic hits like "Barracuda," "Straight On," "Crazy On You," and more.
Louie Foxx is the consummate kid that never grew up. As a kid he excelled at all the things that adults told him were aa waste of time. In high school, he built himself a rickety table, rode the bus downtown to perform magic tricks on the street corner, and got paid by "passing the hat." Today, Louie Foxx is living his childhood dream of being a magician, presenting original illusions for audiences of all ages.
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Tom Papa will perform an evening of comedy at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success as an author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.
A private event is scheduled at the theater on this date. Want to rent our historic venue for your own event? Contact us at [email protected].
Gesa Power House Theatre will present a screening of the independent film Potato Dreams of America on Wednesday, September 28, at 7:00PM. Wes Hurley’s autobiographical dark comedy is about a young boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s. Full of unexpected…
Gesa Power House Theatre presents The Bauds, live in concert on Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. The Bauds (formerly The Baudboys) are an award-winning a cappella group comprised of Microsoft employees and alumni.
Additional support provided by
Walla Walla County,
Port of Walla Walla,
City of Walla Walla, City of College Place
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