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The Foster Season

Three Plays by Norm Foster: Maggie's Getting Married / Here on the Flight Path / The Long Weekend

by (author) Norm Foster

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2008
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887548239
    Publish Date
    Jun 2008
    List Price
    $22.95

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Maggie's Getting Married: In this touching romantic comedy, you'll join the Duncan family as they prepare for the wedding of their daughter. It's the night before the big day, and Maggie's older sister discovers that she knows the groom a little better than Maggie would like her to. "This is quite possibly Foster's best play to date. The laughter never stops." —The Guelph Mercury

Here on the Flight Path: Set on adjoining balconies in a big city apartment building, the play follows John Cummings as he interacts with three women, Fay, Angel, and Gwen, who become his neighbours over a three-and-a-half year period. Hilarious and, at times, touching. "Foster cleverly weaves double meanings into his brilliant conversations—clever and thought-provoking." —Rossmoor News, CA

The Long Weekend: The truths and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples. There are plenty of surprises along the way in this biting comedy of manners. "[B]lissfully old-fashioned, the kind of comedy that used to keep Broadway happy for years. There's just enough sex, just enough smart talk, just enough preposterous plot twists to keep you titillated." —Hamilton Spectator

About the author

Norm Foster was born in Newmarket, Ontario on St. Valentineâ??s Day. Raised in Toronto, he attended West Hill Collegiate Institute and then went on to study Radio and Television Arts at Centennial College in Toronto and then Confederation College in Thunder Bay. Upon completion of his studies, he began a radio career that would span twenty-five years and which would take him from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg to Kingston and finally to Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was in Fredericton in 1980 that Norm was introduced to the world of theatre. Foster fell in love with the theatre right then and there, and two years later he penned his first professionally produced play, Sinners. It was produced by Theatre New Brunswick and directed by Malcolm Black, who would also direct Fosterâ??s next effort, the highly successful, The Melville Boys. The Melville Boys would go on to be produced across Canada and in the United States, including a well-received run Off Broadway in New York. It would become Fosterâ??s signature play, and the one which would bring his name to the forefront of Canadian theatre. Since then, Norm Foster has produced an astonishing output of work. Nearly forty plays in all, including The Affections of May, the most produced play in Canada in 1991. He has also written a musical with composer Leslie Arden (The Last Resort) and three musicals (Jasper Station, Race Day, and Sitting Pretty) with composer Steve Thomas.

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