Playing May 19 – 24, 2026
From Cradle to Stage
Festival Coordinator: Shawn Marshall
From Cradle to Stage is Walterdale’s new play reading program. Walterdale welcomes original play submissions from local playwrights and offers them the opportunity to share their work, gain audience feedback, and experience a workshop atmosphere through staged readings of their finished, original, and unproduced plays.
In addition to new plays, there is a visual arts component, Walterdale Creates, that features the artworks of visual artists with a Walterdale association on the lobby walls of the theatre during the festival.
The following are the selected works for the 2026 Festival.
CREATIVE TEAM
| Playwright Name | Play | Director | Dates |
| Lynda Celentano | The Dress That Made the Girl | Dalton Terhorst | May 19 & 23 |
| Matt Dale | To Be Hanged | Mike Hicks | May 20 & 22 |
| Kristen M. Finlay | The Easy Road | Rye Fournier | May 21 & 24 |
| Kalin Jensen | Wooden | Mike Hicks | May 20 & 22 |
| Katherine Orsten | The Long Ride into Town | Dalton Terhorst | May 19 & 23 |
| Jezec Sanders | Pieces | Rye Fournier | May 21 & 24 |
| Marisa Scarbeau | Far From the Tree | Mike Hicks | May 20 & 22 |
| Amir Shah | Esme and Gillian | Dalton Terhorst | May 19 & 23 |
| Logan Sundquist | Good N’ Gooders | Rye Fournier | May 21 & 24 |
DRAMATURGICAL TEAM
| Collin Doyle |
| Beth Graham |
| Darrin Hagen |
FESTIVAL TEAM
| Production Team Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Shawn Marshall | Festival Coordinator |