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'Regional Theatre of the Palouse' ('RTOP') is an established non-profit theater company based in Pullman, Washington. It was founded in 2007 by award winning Managing Artistic Director John Rich. Its mission statement explains its goal: "make a positive difference in the Palouse region by providing an outlet for creative expression through theater arts". RTOP provides theatrical entertainment in the form of plays, musicals, and theater workshops in eleven cities spanning Washington and Idaho. It acts as a safe and trusting outlet for actors, directors, producers, and stage technicians of all ages who live in the region. Productions occur primarily in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, however, smaller productions take place in communities across the Palouse, extending theatrical entertainment for the first time across the entire Palouse region.

Contents

Cities Served by RTOP

Washington

Idaho

History

2000s

RTOP Productions

2007

Directors

RTOP Production Stages

Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum

External links

Cities Served by RTOP

RTOP provides theater entertainment and draws talent from eleven cities in the Palouse region.

Washington

★ Pullman

★ Colfax

★ Palouse

★ Uniontown

★ Garfield

★ St. John

★ Tekoa

★ Potlatch

Idaho

★ Moscow

★ Troy

★ Genesee

★ Deary

History

2000s

In February, 2007, Regional Theatre of the Palouse launches its web site. The news of a new theater company spreads quickly. August 2007 is the month scheduled for RTOP's historical first production, ''The Wizard of Oz''.

RTOP Productions

2007

'Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum'

★ The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; Director: John Rich (August 2007)

★ Babes In Arms by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

★ The Trouble With Angels by Jane Trahey and Anna Helen Reuter

★ The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

Directors

★ John Rich

RTOP Production Stages

Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum

Previously known as Friel Court, the Beasley Coliseum opened in 1973 in Pullman, Washington. It is a multi-purpose facility on the Washington State University campus. It holds as many as 12,500 people in total, although the seating only allows up to 9,000 during RTOP productions.

External links

★ Regional Theatre of the Palouse official web site

★ Regional Theatre of the Palouse on MySpace

★ RTOP article in The Argonaut