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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Preface and Acknowledgements
  3. General Introduction
    1. Overview
    2. A Brief History of Walterdale Theatre Associates
    3. A View of Amateur Theatre Practised in the Professional Era
    4. New Play Production at Amateur Theatres
    5. Publishing Walterdale’s New Plays: Selection and Content
  4. The Plays
    1. The Canadian Fact (1967) by Wilfred Watson
    2. Chief Shaking Spear Rides Again or The Taming of the Sioux (1974) by Warren Graves
    3. Mutants (1981) by Brad Fraser
    4. Swipe (1981) by Gordon Pengilly
    5. The Tenth Negative Pig (1983) by Barbara Sapergia and Geoffrey Ursell
    6. The Three Sillies (1983) by Mary Glenfield
    7. Just (1999) by Trevor Schmidt
    8. The Beaver Effect (2002) by Mark Stubbings
    9. [ice land] (2003) by Jonathan Seinen
    10. The Trial of Salomé (2007) by Scott Sharplin
  5. Appendix I: New Plays Premiered by Walterdale Theatre Associates
  6. Appendix II: Music
    1. The Tenth Negative Pig
    2. The Three Sillies
  7. Notes
  8. Bibliography

APPENDIX I: NEW PLAYS PREMIERED BY WALTERDALE THEATRE ASSOCIATES

New Plays Premiered by Walterdale Theatre Associates

Below is a list of new plays premiered by Walterdale during its first fifty years. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness. In some cases records may not have been available.

DATE OF PREMIERE

PLAY

PLAYWRIGHT

DIRECTOR

Dec 14–16, 1961

Is This a Friendly Visit? (one-act)

Mary Baldridge

Barry Vogal

Nov 2–10, 1962

Barranca

Jack McCreath

Jack McCreath

Mar 8–18, 1967

Nothing But a Man

George Ryga

Marjorie Knowler

May 26–28, 1967

The Canadian Fact (one-act)

Wilfred Watson

Peter Montgomery

Nov 13–18, 1967

Jackpot (musical)

Chet Lambertson and Jimmy Richardson

Dr. Norman Ibsen Music: Frank Glenfield

Mar 15–17, 1968

Yes, Dear (one-act)

Warren Graves

Warren Graves

Mar 15–17, 1968

Two Teardrops Frozen on a Rearview Mirror (one-act)

Wilfred Watson

Joan Krisch

Nov 7–16, 1968

Love in a Greenhouse

Warren Graves

Warren Graves

July 19–31, 1971

The Mumberly Inheritance or His Substance Frittered (melodrama)

Warren Graves

Warren Graves

July 15–27, 1974

Chief Shaking Spear Rides Again or the Taming of the Sioux (melodrama)

Warren Graves; songs by William Thorsell

Warren Graves

Feb 20–22, 1975

Pause (one-act)

Frank Moher

Jack Wilson

Mar 1–5, 1977

The Girl I Left Behind Me (one-act)

Erika Ritter

Warren Graves

April 17–21, 1979

The Coal Branch: A Documentary (one-act)

Duane Mills

Duane Mills

Jan 29–Feb 9, 1980

Shikata Ga Nai

Kevin Burns

Kevin Burns

Jan 27–Feb 7, 1981

Mutants

Brad Fraser

Brad Fraser

May 19–30, 1981

The Apprentice of Swipe

Gordon Pengilly

Larry Farley

Mar 17–26, 1983

The Tenth Negative Pig

Barbara Sapergia and Geoffrey Ursell

Frank Glenfield

Dec 16–20, 1983

The Three Sillies (children’s play)

Mary Glenfield

Frank Glenfield

May 9–12, 1984

The Immortelle (one-act)

Raymond Storey

Art van Loo

May 9–12, 1984

Would You Like a Cup of Tea? (one-act)

Warren Graves

Gaye LePage

May 9–12, 1984

Sister Virtue (one-act)

Gerald St. Maur

Gerald St. Maur

July 17–28, 1984

Pamela Frankenstein or Adam and Eve Meet Apple 2 (melodrama)

Warren Graves

Warren Graves

May 9–14, 1988

The Poet’s Pig (one-act)

Eric Rice

Eric Rice

May 15–19, 1989

Funny (one-act)

Tom McGovern

Eric Rice

May 15–19, 1989

Love at First Sight (one-act)

Peter Adamski and Michael Sturko

Robert Corness

May 16–20, 1989

Spiders in My Bed (one-act)

Andrea L. Toma

Marilyn Mercx

May 16–20, 1989

Scrap Paper (one-act)

Gerald Osborn

Gerald Osborn

May 20–25, 1991

Mother Tongue (one-act)

Gerald Osborn

Gerald Osborn

May 29–June 3, 1995

Chameleon’s Romance (one-act)

Mary Ann Trann

Andrea Martinuk

May 29–June 3, 1995

More Past than Future (one-act)

Charles Lendzion

Matthew Kowalchuk

May 29–June 3, 1995

Lady in a Barrel (one-act)

Chris Allen

Dmitri Baranov

June 3–8, 1996

The Pegasus Bridge (one-act)

Andrew Schuster

Michele Vance Hehir

June 3–8, 1996

Alien Among Us (one-act)

Darin Saretzky

David Newton

June 3–8, 1996

Raven Morningstar (one-act)

Kari Klassen

Lisa Newman

June 2–7, 1997

Crushed (one-act)

Heather Morrow

Darin Saretzky

June 2–7, 1997

Fragments (one-act)

Anthony King

Petros Efstathiou

June 2–7, 1997

Waiting for the Fish to Die (one-act)

Barbara Mah

Eric Brown

June 1–6, 1998

Save a Prayer (one-act)

Matthew Kowalchuk

Heather Taylor; Dramaturge: Ken Brown

June 1–6, 1998

Tunnel Vision (one-act)

Paul Sveen

Dramaturge: Dave Clarke and Eileen Sproule

June 1–6, 1998

The Retreat (one-act)

Marily Hussey

Dramaturge: Janet Hinton

May 31–June 5, 1999

The Burner (one-act)

Stephanie Benger

Donna Detka

May 31–June 5, 1999

Just (one-act)

Trevor Schmidt

Trevor Schmidt

May 31–June 5, 1999

Gimcrackery (one-act)

Chris Rice

Bob Klackowich

May 29–June 3, 2000

A Special Latitude (one-act)

Sandy Knowler

Dimitry Baranov

May 29–June 3, 2000

Enter the Giants (one-act)

Peter Chriss

Elizabeth Day

May 28–June 2, 2001

On the Subject of...

Dale Wilson

Donna Detka

May 28–June 2, 2001

Bang! (one-act)

William R. Cramer

Darin Saretzky

June 10–15, 2002

The Beaver Effect (one-act)

Mark Stubbings

David DeGagné; Dramaturge: Sam Varteniuk

June 10–15, 2002

Infidelity (one-act)

David Owen

Matt Kloster; Dramaturge: Sam Varteniuk

June 9–14, 2003

[ice land] (one-act)

Jonathan Seinen

Michael Cowie; Dramaturge: Heather Inglis

May 4–8, 2004

Fran Chews (one-act)

Mark Stubbings

Brian Bergum

May 4–8, 2004

Double Occupancy (one-act)

Blaine Newton

Stewart Burdett

May 9–14, 2005

The Open Mouth (one-act)

Cat Francis

Jaclyn Thomey; Dramaturge: Caroline Livingstone

May 9–14, 2005

Chance Moments (one-act)

Charles Netto

Sarah Van Tassel; Dramaturge: Scott Sharplin

May 9–14, 2005

Kissing the Armadillo (one-act)

Leland Stelck

Heather Ross; Dramaturge: Kevin Sutley

May 8–13, 2006

Lunatic (one-act)

Jacqueline Lamb

Dramaturge: Amy DeFelice

May 8–13, 2006

Crossword Puzzles (one-act)

Tracy Alsenstat

Dramaturge: Annette Loiselle

May 8–13, 2006

Swimming with Goldfish (one-act)

A.G. Boss

Dramaturge: Alison Wells

May 21–26, 2007

Pieces (one-act)

Kristen M. Finlay

Marsha Amanova; Dramaturge: David Belke

May 21–26, 2007

Perdu (one-act)

Katherine Koller

Taylor Chadwick; Dramaturge: David Belke

May 21–26, 2007

The Traveling Nude (one-act)

Phil Kriesel

Sam Varteniuk; Dramaturge: David Belke

July 4–14, 2007

The Trial of Salomé

Scott Sharplin

Amy Neufeld

June 18–27, 2008

Up Shit Creek (one-act)

Taylor Chadwick

Steve Weller, Mentor: David Belke

June 19–28, 2008

Cellar Doors, Secret Gardens (one-act)

Nathan Coppens

Marsha Amanova, Mentor: Trevor Schmidt

June 18–27, 2008

Bless You Billy Wilder (one-act)

David Belke

Stacey Lawrence

June 19–28, 2008

Mockingbird Close (one-act)

Trevor Schmidt

Justen Bennett

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