Walterdale Playhouse

2009 – 2010 Season – with a new AD – Kristen M. Finlay

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

October 14th – 24th, 2009
By Ed Graczyk

In a small town dime store in West Texas, the “Disciples of James Dean” gather for their twentieth reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. The ladies’ congenial reminiscences mingle with flashbacks to their youth; then the arrival of a stunning, but familiar stranger sets off a series of confrontations that smash their delusions and expose bitter disappointments.

Wendi Pope, Director

Auditions: June 14 & 15, 2009

Ken Ludwig’s

Lend Me a Tenor

December 2nd – 12th, 2009

Lend Me a Tenor offers so many pleasures that I look forward to sharing with an audience: we get to feast our eyes on the sumptuous fashions of the stylish 1930’s, dissolve into giggles at the outrageous physical comedy, and have our spirits raised by the soaring majesty of opera. This show will provide exactly what we all need in the dark days of an Edmonton December…a good laugh in good company!

Elizabeth Day, Director

Auditions: September 8 & 9, 2009

Beautiful Thing

February 10th – 20th, 2010
By Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey’s tale of two boys, who, in the middle of the dreary, bleak setting of a London council estate, discover sparks of life and love, pulled me in with a simple, beautiful story. This is a story about love and what is more engaging than love? Whether it is love among friends, romantic love, familial love, love for a community, or any kind of love we can imagine, love yearns to be shared, this story yearns to be shared, and I am excited for the opportunity to share it with you.

Justen Bennett, Director

Auditions: October 18 & 19, 2009

The Mail Order Bride

April 7th – 17th, 2010
By Robert Clinton

Originally from Winnipeg, Robert Clinton has lived and worked for many years in Edmonton. Since the premiere of The Mail Order Bride at Theatre Network in April 1988, the play has become a Canadian classic. However, it has not been seen in Edmonton since its premiere over 20 years ago. It is about three generations of a prairie family, who often appear onstage together in different times. It is about family, and about loss. We discover the family history by the end of the play, as resentments and grudges are faced and grappled with and resolved. The situations are familiar, the characters are complex and often funny, and the play is ultimately hopeful.

Alex Hawkins, Director

Auditions: December 6 & 7, 2009

From Cradle to Stage

An Evening of One-Acts
May 19th – 29th, 2010

Walterdale continues to help new playwrights get their works onstage. Selected from an open competition in the fall of 2009 and developed from the earliest drafts with the assistance of dramaturges, through to a full production on our stage, these works will evolve from their infancy to maturity. Be among the first to witness these plays and help share in our commitment of fostering new works.

Kristen M. Finlay, Artistic Director

Auditions: February 14 & 15, 2010

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

July 7th – 17th, 2010
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson
Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall

“The Watchdog will get you, if you don’t watch out!” Those words mean trouble for Miss Mona and her girls working at the Chicken Ranch. Throw into the mix a Sherriff who has trouble controlling his anger, a reporter who sticks his nose where it doesn’t belong, a Governor who tends to side-step answering any questions, and a football team intent on meeting the girls of their dreams and you have quite a mess. It’s a high kicking, boot stomping musical that will have you rooting for the girls in lace!

Kristen M. Finlay, Director

Auditions: April 11 & 12, 2010

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