About the Book:

Skin Flick is a full-length comedy by Norm Foster. In the midst of an economic downturn, who wouldn't jump at the chance to make some extra cash? Skin Flick follows a 'regular', middle-aged couple as they try to navigate the tough economic climate, despite having lost their jobs. Frustrated, they stumble upon the idea of producing a skin flick to make ends meet.

Skin Flick follows a middle-aged couple, Daphne and Rollie, and their videographer friend, Alex, who find themselves out of work and out of luck. So when they come across a mistakenly rented X-rated movie, they get the idea to make their own porno film for some quick cash. The only problem is none of them want to star in it themselves. As if on cue, Jill, a feisty telegram messenger, accidentally arrives on their doorstep, Alex's mild-mannered bookie Byron gets roped in, and their cast is set. Like fish out of water and deer in headlights, these lovable characters will keep your audience in stitches. Despite the title of the play, there's no nudity involved in Skin Flick; rather, Norm Foster uses innuendo, double entendre, and suggestion to tell his tale.

Skin Flick premiered in 2009 at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since then the play has been produced widely at community theatres across North America.

Cast: 2 female, 3 male

What people say:

"…[Foster's] comedy is accessible and irresistible." — Northern Life

"Norm Foster is that rare playwright who can pen a sweet comedy about a couple making a porn movie. Rockets along with excellent physical farce and one-liners." — Halifax Chronicle-Herald

"A real crowd-pleaser... Norm Foster, considered Canada's most prolific playwright, sure knows how to work the crowd with plot twists." — WestmountMag

About the Playwright:

Norm Foster enjoyed a 25-year career as the morning man at independent radio stations in Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, and Kingston, before finally ending up in Fredericton, where he began writing plays. He is considered to be Canada's most produced playwright, with more than sixty critically acclaimed plays that are known for their humour, accessibility, and insight into the everyday tribulations of life. He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for his play, The Melville Boys which 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 his signature play, and the one which would bring his name to the forefront of Canadian theatre. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.