Please join us for: Dear Jack, Dear Louise by Ken Ludwig. It is a heartwarming play based on the real-life courtship of his parents during World War II, where a U.S. Army doctor and an aspiring actress fall in love through letters, overcoming distance and circumstance. It is a poignant story about their unlikely romance, filled with witty correspondence and the challenges of wartime separation.
This mid-season play is Directed by Carol Anselmo and Al Chang, and performed by Lola Bloom and Nathan Loomer.
Ticket Prices: $12.50, limited to 60 seats per performance, festival seating. Keep an eye on our website for when tickets go on sale. LTWW.org
Performance Dates: May 1st and 2nd at 7:30 pm and May 3rd at 2:00 pm, downstairs in the Mildred Stewart Room. Limited to 60 seats each performance.
Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in the female version of Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic, The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The guys are replaced by the gals, and the Pidgeon sisters are replaced by the Costazuela brothers, but the hilarity remains the same.
The Little Theatre of Walla Walla (LTWW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization driven by the commitment of dedicated volunteers and the generosity of donors. Each spring, LTWW hosts its Annual Membership Meeting. During this meeting, the organization recognizes volunteer contributions, presents and votes on proposed amendments to the By-Laws, elects new board members, and announces the upcoming season.
While the Annual Membership Meeting is open to the public, only registered members of the organization are entitled to vote on matters such as By-Law amendments and the election of board members. Please note that all board members must be current members of the organization.
Playmakers: Captain No Beard and the Stowaways
This summer, the Little Theatre of Walla Walla is charting an exciting new course for our youngest performers. We are proud to announce a brand-new, in-house youth theatre production designed and led by our own creative community. We are thrilled to invest even more deeply in a program grown right here at LTWW, shaped by familiar faces and local artists who know our stage, our town, and our kids.
At the helm will be longtime director Carol Anselmo, whose years of experience have guided generations of young performers at LTWW. Supporting her will be a team of high school and college student directors, including Natalie Knudsen, Emily Armstrong, Austin Applebee, and Francisco Mendoza, who will serve in leadership roles while being mentored by Carol throughout the process. Teaching artist Bronwyn Berna will also lend her expertise, creating a collaborative, multi-generational learning environment that reflects the spirit of live theatre.
Adding to the excitement, this year’s production will be an original, pirate-themed show written by students from Walla Walla High School. By placing youth voices at the heart of the storytelling process, the program offers young artists the opportunity to see their ideas move from page to stage, reinforcing LTWW’s commitment to developing the next generation of theatre-makers.
After four siblings follow their grandfather’s old treasure map, they find themselves as stowaways on a pirate ship. The stowaways travel around the ship, learning the way of the sea and meeting it’s inhabitants: the mice, the cooks, and the ship’s deck crew. All the while, the stowaways must hide from the evil captain no-beard. Their plans fail when the Captain’s (newly appointed) pirate spies spot the stowaways and hatch a plan to expose them. Who will win when they come face to face? Who will rule the ship and how will they come to power?
Ages: 1st grade (for 2026-2027 School year, must be reading) through age 15.
Fireside Fairy Tales: A Spotlight Kids Production
Laundries are big business in the mining town of Digalittledeeper. The ’Tub and Scrub’ is operated by Olympia Klenz and Sweet Sally. The young sheriff is in love with Sally, but every time he gets close he turns into a babbling fool. Meanwhile, our villain, Phineas Flatworm, discovers Olympia has been rinsing gold flecks from miners’ laundry for years, and she’s amassed a tidy sum. The villain figures if he had the only laundry in town, he’d make a million! With the aid of his hilarious mother, Mrs. Mugwump, and Lola-Lola, a talentless flamenco dancer, he gets control of the ’Tub and Scrub.’ Lola-Lola plans to marry Phineas, but not if Mrs. Mugwump has anything to say about it! The other laundries ’mysteriously’ burn down. Mayor Haggle gives the ’Tub and Scrub’ a civic award, and a ghost accuses the villain of his crimes. The highlight of the wacky spoof is a laundry fight that hasn’t been equaled since the pie-tossing days of silent films. The evildoers are brought to the soap-bar of justice, and the sheriff conquers his shyness and proposes to Sweet Sally.
The program features Cheryl Sutlick as our seasoned teacher/director assisted by Kate Van Cleve. Rehearsals run during the day for two weeks and there are two performances on the last Friday and Saturday.
Fireside Fairy Tales: A Spotlight Kids Production
Fireside Fairy Tales is a Spotlight Kids production. This one-act play will feature elementary school-aged students on stage and middle/high school students in production roles. Guided by seasoned teacher/director Sarah Thomson, students can focus on creativity and bringing their story to life. Rehearsals run during the mornings for two weeks and there are two performances on the last Saturday. This production invites students to be involved at every level; actors, costumes, set, etc., while being guided by long-time Little Theatre volunteers. This year’s production is written by Advanced Writing students from Pioneer Middle School.
Students entering 7th Grade & above, please fill out the sign up form to the right. Students entering grades 1st - 6th show up for auditions with parent/guardian.
