Providing Opportunities for Missoula Artists
Missoula has a wealth of local talent, and Room 131 is dedicated to providing a platform for their work. Founders Salina Chatlain and Anna Stone have been acting, directing and producing in Missoula (as well as around the nation and the world) for decades. Their first play festival in March 2024, Aquaphobia, Echoes, and Resurrection, included 17 new plays written, directed and acted by locals.
Projects
Current
LAUGH UNITED
February 20, 2025 - 7:30pm
Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown
Room 131 is co-producing an evening of original sketch comedy by Salina Chatlain with United Way. A benefit to raise money for the many programs United Way of Missoula County runs to help Missoulians.
PAST
October 2024
An Evening of Macabre Theatre at Westside Theater
An evening of scary new pieces fully staged at Westside Theater.
March 2024:
Aquaphobia, Echoes, & Resurrection
Readings of 17 new plays written, directed and acted by Missoulians.
upcoming
Stay tuned!
About the Founders
Anna Stone
A professional actress and singer for over 30 years, Anna has appeared on stage and TV in multiple markets. Anna grew up in Missoula and performed with MCT and Bigfork Summer Playhouse before heading East. In NYC and LA, she worked in theatre and TV as an actor and directed sketch comedy on both coasts. Most recently Anna appeared w/Salina in MT Rep’s Hip Strip Hijinks in Montana, Five Years Later. Film/TV appearances include You Can’t Run Forever (w/J.K. Simmons), Yellowstone, L&O, L&O SVU, The View, and Boardwalk Empire.
Salina Chatlain
Originally from Red Lodge, MT, Salina earned a BFA from the UM Theatre Program. After several years study at the Utrecht School for the Arts in Utrecht, Netherlands she returned to Missoula, accepted a job at the MT Repertory Theatre. Salina has appeared in over 50 theatrical productions, installations, and short films in Missoula. Most recently, Sal wrote a sketch show for United Way’s 2024 Fundraiser: Laugh United and appeared in MT Rep’s Hip Strip Hijinks in Montana, Five Years Later.