‘Letters’ from Fort Columbia
Chinook theater group
stages fi rst production
in two years
‘Letters to Anne
of Green Gables’
Fort Columbia Theater,
475 U.S. Highway 101,
Chinook, Washington
Performances are at
7 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. on
Sunday, as well as at
7 p.m. on July 15 and
16, 22 and 23, 29 and
30, and at 2 p.m. on
July 17, 24 and 31
Admission is $12.50 for
children under 10, $16
for adults and $19 for
reserved seating
www.papatheater.org
Anne Shirley, as portrayed by Lyla Inskeep, left, and Matthew Cuthbert, as played by Glenn
Ripley, in ‘Letters to Anne of Green Gables,’ opening on Friday.
BY PETER KORCHNAK
The Peninsula Association of Performing
Artists will return to its Fort Columbia the-
ater stage on Friday with “Letters to Anne of
Green Gables,” the troupe’s fi rst full perfor-
mance in more than two years.
While the association typically stages a
summer musical, this year’s season pushed
for a full production. Titles were tossed
around, but one piece in particular caught
the eye of association vice president Angela
Grote. “We had considered Anne of Green
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Gables,” she said.
Then, Carly Keone, a regular troupe actor
and now their newest director, discovered
the classic play as performed by the Beth-
any Lutheran College in Mankato, Minne-
sota. The association’s leaders felt confi dent
the new take would bring community mem-
bers back to the historic venue. “We went for
something that would get us back in the game
and get people out there saying, ‘Oh, yeah, I
remember I used to go there,’” Grote said.
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