2026 Valdez Theatre Conference Schedule (as of May 4)
Saturday, June 6
2:00 p.m. Shuttle from the Anchorage Airport to PWSC Student Housing in Valdez (approximate arrival time is 9:00 p.m.)
Sunday, June 7
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Room A & C: Play Lab rehearsals throughout the day
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast in the Civic Center Hall
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Room B: Orientation with Conference Coordinator Dawson Moore
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room B: Class TBD
Room C: Class TBD
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Room B: Class TBD
Room D: Trauma in Drama with Becca Schwarz and Dawson Moore
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Room B: Theatre: Monologue Workshop with Laura Gardner, Rob Lecrone, Jill Bess, Shane Savage, and Ben Corbett: part one
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Room D: Class TBD
4:45 to 6:00 p.m.
Room D: Class TBD
8:00 p.m.
Theatre: An Evening with Our Featured Artists, with the playwriting staff reading from their own work.
10:00 p.m.
Valdez Theatre Fringe Kick-Off
Monday, June 8
7:30 a.m.
Student Housing: Morning Hike with Tom Moran
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Room B and D: Play Lab rehearsals throughout the day
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of J Michael Stewart’s The Name of the Devil
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Room C: Play Lab reading of Christine Kulcheski’s My Turn to Drive are
9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Room C: Play Lab reading of Raleigh Van Natta’s Thanks for Nothing
10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Room C: Play Lab reading of Eli Barraza’s Clear Beam of Light
10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Marshall Logan Gibbs’ The Moth Man Cries
12:45 to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Ezekiel Blackwell’s Sclerotic
Room C: Play Lab reading of Jesse Saywell’s The Babysitter
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Nicholas Walker Herbert’s Satori
Room C: Play Lab reading of Philip Middleton Williams’ Swimming Off the Big Dock
5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Rand Higbee’s Rice, Sam
Room C: Play Lab reading of Samantha Cocco’s Whatever You Conceive Him to Be
8:00 p.m.
Theatre: The Farm Theatre presents Seth McNeill’s Bullet, directed by Padraic Lillis
9:45 p.m.
Valdez Theatre Fringe
Tuesday, June 9
7:30 a.m.
Student Housing: Morning Hike with Tom Moran
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading John Busser’s A Higher Power
Room D: Play Lab reading of Kathryn Ryan’s It’s About Time
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Kyle Walker’s A Glacier Strider
Room D: Play Lab reading of Mary Sheppard-Fries’ The Rosary
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Barry Levine’s Elegy For The Forgotten
Room D: Play Lab reading of Beth Harpaz’s Lafayette Travels Through Time
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 to 2:00 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Cody Goulder’s Sex And Donuts
Room D: Play Lab reading of Sache Satta’s Ben and Ray
2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Michael C. O’Day’s The Rebellious Angels Enjoy Malört
2:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Room D: Play Lab reading of Fernando Buzhar Segall’s The Lobster War
4:30 to 6:15 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of John De Herrera’s Sapience
4:45 to 6:15 p.m.
Room D: Play Lab reading of Paul Braverman’s Snap
8:00 p.m.
Theatre: A staged reading of Schatzie Schaefers’ Sweet, Directed by Jayne Wenger
10:00 p.m.
Valdez Theatre Fringe
Wednesday, June 10
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of David Adam Gill’s Flying Away
Room C: Play Lab reading of Rick Fulton’s Bank Robbery Shenanigans
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room C: Play Lab reading of Nina Kissinger’s Sorry We’re Open
10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Louise Schwarz’ When the Lights Go Down in Georgia
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 to 3:15 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Jesse Alleva’s CLASSIFIED
Room C: Play Lab reading of Sam Walsh’s This House is for Laughing
3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Sanjit Sengupta’s Curbside Correlation
Room C: Play Lab reading of Erin Moughon’s Failing
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Tom Moran’s Finisher
Room C: Play Lab reading of Judy Lawrence’s Boy Crush
6:45 p.m.
Boarding for a two-hour trip to Shoup Glacier aboard Stan Stephens Cruises, leaving at 7:00 p.m.
9:15 p.m. (immediately following return of the boats)
Valdez Theatre Fringe
Thursday, June 11
7:30 a.m.
Student Housing: Morning Hike with Tom Moran
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading
Room D: Play Lab reading of Greg Romero’s Zöe Through the Subway Dog Door
10:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Eric Lane’s Kings Highway
Room D: Play Lab reading of Heidi Kraay’s TrapDoor: A multi-dimensional romp across space/time
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 to 2:00 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of BZ Florida’s The Cat
Room D: Play Lab reading of Donna R. Boyd’s The Perfect Guests
2:15 to 4:00 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading Caitlin Buxbaum’s People-Eating Dream Girl
Room D: Play Lab reading of Kristen Ritter’s Save Game
4:15 to 6:00 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Katy Laurance’s Don’t Sleep With Me
Room D: Play Lab reading of Lisa VillaMil’s Alpha
8:00 p.m.
Theatre: Arlene Hutton’s Shake Rag Hollow, Directed by Eric Nightengale
10:00 p.m. (immediately following performance)
Valdez Theatre Fringe
Friday, June 12
7:30 a.m.
Student Housing: Morning Hike with Tom Moran
9:00 to 10:15 a.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Nicholas Dunn’s The Resurrection Men
Room C: Play Lab reading of Barry Dougherty’s They Done Her Wrong: Mae West’s Trial–Class vs. Sass
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Drew Paryzer’s Offshoot
Room C: Play Lab reading of Emily Elyse Everett’s The Quakers
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 to 2:00 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Craug Houk’s Smoking Fags On A Rooftop
Room C: Play Lab reading of Jonathon Morgan’s Experts in a Dying Field
Room D: Brianna M. Allen’s Mom, Look!
2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Daniel Emlyn-Jones’ Dante’s Fabulously Divine Comedy
Room C: Play Lab reading of Greg Mandryk’s The Shill
3:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Theatre: Monologue Workshop, Part Two
3:45 to 6:00 p.m.
Room A: Play Lab reading of Jason Peck’s The Safe Space
3:45 to 6:15 p.m.
Room B: Play Lab reading of Kiley Gaddis’ The Daily Grind
8:00 p.m.
Valdez Theatre Fringe
Saturday, June 13
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Room D: Play Lab reading of Sally Oberstein’s Loretta’s Tango
10:15 a.m. to Noon
Room D: Play Lab reading of Ashley Siflinger’s Date Play
10:30 to Noon
Theatre: Monologue Workshop Tech Rehearsal
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Theatre: Monologue Workshop Final Presentation
2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Theatre: Ten-Minute Play Slam Performance
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Closing Reception
4:45 to 5:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Jerry Harper Service Award
5:15 to 5:30 p.m.
Group photos
Sunday, June 14
8:00 a.m. Shuttle from PWSC Student Housing to the Anchorage Airport (approximate arrival time is 3:00 p.m.)