The play, Un Anglophone Vient Souper, written by a little-known Quebec playwright, has been translated into English by Jim Bob himself, except for “the swearin'” which he decided sounded better in the original French. Colliding worlds of culture and language are served up Texas style in this social satire of a Québécois family playing host to a bewildered, Ontario-born English professor.

Raised in Texas, George Rideout moved to Thunder Bay, Ontario at the age of sixteen. He lived in several different provinces before settling for good in Québec. It is not surprising that most of his plays reflect his fascination with cross-cultural relationships, particularly as they exist in times of great social change. Those plays include Texas Boy (which has had more than thirty different productions), The Longstreth Line, Walking on the Moon, 689 Spadina Ave., The Austin Texas Twist Championship, The Tall Girl, and An Anglophone is Coming to Dinner. He is also the author of the mystery/thriller Dead Together which has earned praise from critics for its â??blend of classic thriller conventions and social commentary.â??

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"Funny, though provoking, and multi layered..."

The Sherbrooke Record

Only an expatriate Texan like Rideout can walk in where angels fear to tread… everything moves like clockwork in this hilarious satire on post-referendum entente. —Pat Donnelly, The Montreal Gazette

“Funny, thought provoking, and multi-layered…” —Diahann Nadeau, The Sherbrooke Record
“…full of clever mispronunciations, word play, and digs at Quebec society… [Anglophone] grabbed the audience and kept them laughing all the way through.” —Wendy Denman, The Stanstead Journal