Norm Foster’s latest play, On a First Name Basis, makes its Alberta
premiere this Friday, 8pm, at Keyano Theatre. Directed by Claude Giroux and
starring Norm Foster and Patricia Vanstone, On
a First Name Basis, is a love story, a touching comedy, a social commentary
and a mystery wrapped in witty dialogue and vivid imagery about a wealthy
novelist and his dedicated housekeeper.
Norm
Foster, known as Canada’s most produced playwright, was born in Newmarket, Ontario.
He began his career as a playwright in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, in 1983 while he was working as a host of a popular morning
radio show. One evening he accompanied a friend to an audition and ended up
getting a role as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey,
without ever having even seen a play. Foster quickly fell in love with the
stage and swiftly wrote his first play titled Sinners
which was an immediate success
and ignited his career as a playwright. Since that day Foster has become a prolific writer creating and producing more
than forty plays on professional stages. He is frequently compared to American
playwright Neil Simon and like Simon Foster’s plays are full of insight
into the everyday tribulations of life.
He is known for his witty sense of humour and comedic characters that touch a
wide range of audiences. His plays have been staged across North America and
around the world. Some of his most renowned shows include The
Melville Boys, My Darling Judith, The
Affections of May, The
Motor Trade, Wrong for
Each Other, Office Hours, The Love List, The Long Weekend; Bedtime Stories; Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun; Storm Warning; and Here on the Flight Path.
Tickets
for, On a First Name Basis, are
available at the Keyano Box Office or online at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=kethe. The play opens this Friday and runs Saturday,
October 4th then the following week from October 8th-11th
at 8pm. For more information please call the Keyano Box Office at (780)
791-4990.
