About the Play:

The Foster Season contains three full-length comedies by Norm Foster. These three touching and funny plays focus on relationships between men and women, often slightly illicit and always comedic. Norm Foster has been the most produced playwright in Canada every year for the past 20 years. His plays receive an average of 150 productions annually, making him the most produced playwright in the history of this country.

Maggie's Getting Married is a touching romantic comedy that revolves around 29-year-old Maggie Duncan and her titular nuptials to marry Russell Macmillan. The Duncans are hosting a party in their home after the wedding rehearsal to celebrate a marriage her mother Cass had begun to fear would never happen. In fact, without Cass's machinations, Maggie and Russell may never have come together, but on the eve of what is supposed to be the best day of Maggie's life, the marriage is threatened in an unexpected and shocking turn of events. She discovers her older sister knows the groom a little better than Maggie would like her to. Will sibling rivalry ruin her big day? (Cast: 3 female, 3 male)

What people say:

"This is quite possibly Foster's best play to date. The laughter never stops." — The Guelph Mercury

"This is another example of the sparkling wit and human insight of Canada's most prolific writer of comedies that matter... sweet, snappy and seamless... a gem that shouldn't be missed." — The Kitchener Waterloo Record

Here on the Flight Path the story of John Cummings, a lonesome, recently-divorced newspaper columnist living alone in a fourth-floor apartment on the flight path of a nearby airport. The entire play takes place on the adjoining balconies as he interacts with a trio of women, Fay, Angel, and Gwen, who who move into the apartment next to him successively over a three and a half year period. This four-character "two-hander" is easy to stage since only two actors appear together at any point. This makes rehearsals significantly less taxing than your average show. (Cast: 3 female, 1 male).

What people say: "Foster cleverly weaves double meanings into his brilliant conversations – clever and thought-provoking." — Rossmoor News

The Long Weekend has plenty of surprises along the way in this biting comedy of manners. The truth and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples. (Cast: 2 female, 2 male)

What people say: "…blissfully 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 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 fifty-five 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.