Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Work has started to bring back an old Tekoa Slippery Gulch Days feature called “Whistle-Stop Revue.” The show, slated June 19-20 at the Empire Theater, is billed as a musical train ride across America with acts designated for each state stop along the way.
A committee led by volunteers Fran Martin and Debbie Dean met Wednesday to kick off the preparation.
“It’s an attempt to get the Slippery Gulch Players moving again,” said Dean, referring to anyone who ever performed in a Slippery Gulch show in past years.
“Singers, dancers. If you’ve got somebody with some good jokes that might go along with a particular place, anybody that’s got a nice voice that would like to belt out a song or two.”
The show will be open to any and all who are interested in participating. Tekoa residency is not a requirement.
Dean said the show’s format will likely include a bit of dialogue at each stop and then into the main performance, such as a regional song or dance routine.
“I’m hoping we can get one or more dance teachers in the area to bring a group for a ‘42nd Street’ routine or ‘New York, New York’,” said Dean.
The event will be a fundraiser for the Empire Theater, with an opening performance on Friday night of Slippery Gulch Days, followed by a Saturday performance after the parade and egg toss.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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