Announcing the Selected Plays for From Cradle to Stage 2012-2013

Every year Walterdale takes one of it's performance slots in the season to develop new works by local playwrights.  Over the years we have developed the program so that we provide professional dramaturgy for the development of the submitted work.  This year, we were blessed and challenged by the work that we received this year as we saw a very high caliber of work from 15 submitters (17 scripts) which made our selection process all the more difficult.

The Jury narrowed that pool of scripts down to the following five for the dramaturges to select the finalists from (in no particular order):

Secrets by Jacqueline Dumas

Downturn by Cody Porter

The Ugly Spot by Lisa Lorentz

Wolfman Crossing by David Haas

Exposure by Stephen Allred, Bethany Hughes and Jessie McPhee

From those 5 scripts the successful pieces that we will be

producing on our stage this year will be:

The Ugly Spot by Lisa Lorentz

Dramaturge: Brian Dooley

Lisa Lorentz is a new playwright and student at the University of Alberta in her final year of the Ba/Bed combined degree program. She enjoys both acting and playwrighting within the community and is excited to have had two of her most recent plays showcased in the University’s New Works Festival.

Exposure by Stephen Allred, Bethany Hughes and Jessie McPhee

Dramaturge: Tracy Carroll

Jessie McPhee collectively created Subterranean (2011) with his long time improv troupe DotDotDot for the Next Fest Festival in Edmonton and has also collectively created two shows with Break the Wall Theatre, Excuse Me… This is the Truth! (2008) and TrueLife (2011), for both the Edmonton and Winnipeg International Fringe Festivals.

Stephen Allred has found his home on stage ever since he was first cast as Ichabod Crane in his grade 7 production of Sleepy Hallow. Since then he has appeared in such shows as Fiddler on the Roof, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Forever Plaid.
Bethany Hughes - An Edmonton local, this girl is known for her relationship with Peanut Butter. She has worked around Edmonton on various projects and is hoping to get involved drama therapy. She has worked with youth at the Art Start Program for the past 4 years. Bethany graduated with her BA in psychology and drama.