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Drama Anthologies (multiple Authors)

Triple Play: Three Plays by Norm Foster

by (author) Norm Foster

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2009
Category
Anthologies (multiple authors), Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887548055
    Publish Date
    Mar 2009
    List Price
    $22.95

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Description

Jenny's House of JoyJenny runs the best little house of ill repute in her corner of the old Wild West. But when a tireless young runaway comes begging for a job, the girls at Jenny's house might just have to leave their lingerie behind. A delightful comedy about the oldest profession.OutlawA young Canadian homesteader finds himself accused of murder in Kansas in 1871. With only his wits to defend himself, he turns the law of the land upside down. This authentic Western is a unique take on the days when guns were the law.Bedtime StoriesIn a series of scenes connected by time, place, and a most unusual radio broadcast, we follow interweaving characters in their comic struggle to find the meaning of love.

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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