Walterdale Theatre produces five productions between October and July, this will include 4 plays and a musical. We also produce From Cradle to Stage, a new works festival for local playwrights every spring.
October 11-21, 2023
All My Sons
by Arthur Miller
Directed by John Anderson
Auditions: June 23 & 24, 2023
Ann Deever was engaged to Larry Keller before he went MIA in the war three years ago. Now, Larry’s brother, Chris, wants to marry Ann. When Chris takes Ann home, tensions peak as Chris’s mother insists Ann is still engaged to Larry, refusing to accept Larry’s death. Ann’s brother also becomes troubled by the engagement when he learns a dark secret about the Keller family patriarch.
December 6-16, 2023
Harvey
by Mary Chase
Directed by Rebecca Bissonnette
Auditions: Sep 5 & 10, 2023
A true friendship is hard to find. Finding unconditional loyalty is challenging. When Elwood P. Dowd finds both in Harvey, a 6 foot tall white rabbit, those around him are quick to judge.
February 7-17, 2024
Amigo’s Blue Guitar
by Joan MacLeod
Directed by Bob Klakowich
Cultural Consultant and Dramaturg by Leo Campos Aldunez
Auditions are scheduled for October 15 + 16, 2023. Full details will be announced.
Winner of the Governor General’s Award for drama, Amigo’s Blue Guitar tells the story of an El Salvadoran refugee and the family of an American draft dodger who welcomes him to Canada.
April 17-27, 2024
The Swearing Jar
by Kate Hewlett
Directed by Ursula Pattloch
Auditions: Dec 9 & 11, 2023
A young married couple decide to kick their hilariously bad swearing habit before their baby is born but that’s not their only obstacle. This heartwarming story looks at life – its challenges, secrets and absurdities – with honesty, humour and a little bit of music.
May 14-19, 2024
From Cradle to Stage
Festival Coordinator: Louise Mallory
Submissions: November 2023
For this season’s new works festival, Walterdale Theatre will welcome submissions from emerging local playwrights and offer the opportunity to share their work and gain audience feedback through staged readings.
July 10-20, 2024
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Lauren Tamke
Auditions: April 14 & 15, 2024
Aging siblings and unfortunate roommates, Vanya and Sonia, bicker daily in their family home. When their movie star sister, Masha, comes home with a “scandalously” young man on her arm and a plan to sell the house, the sibling rivalries escalate in an absurd, hilarious, and simply Chekhovian fashion.
Walterdale Theatre acknowledges that our theatre is located on Treaty 6, a traditional territory of the Cree and has been an important trading place of the Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, Dene, and Métis peoples of western Canada for many thousands of years. We also recognize and honour that we are Treaty people and therefore seek to uphold the spirit and intent of this Treaty.