Past Seasons
The Foster Festival has succeeded in producing a fully professional and highly acclaimed theatre festival in the heart of Niagara for nine seasons! Below is a list of our past productions.
2024
Ship to Shore by Norm Foster
Starring Emily Oriold & Jamie Williams
May 2024 – World Premiere
St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Those Movies by Norm Foster
Directed by Lisa Horner
Starring Jamie Cavanagh, Dana Fradkin, Heather McGuigan, and Tyler Lionel Parr
July 2024 – World Premiere
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
Whit’s End by Norm Foster
Directed by Jamie Williams
Starring Melanie Janzen, Peter Krantz, David Rowan, and Caroline Toal
July-August 2024 – World Premiere
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
The Melville Boys by Norm Foster
Directed by Emily Oriold
Starring Isaiah Kolundzic, Emily Lukasik, Daniel Reale, and Kelly J Seo
August 2024 – 40th Anniversary Production
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
Time & Tide by Jody Stevens McCluskey
Directed by Jamie Williams
Starring Donna Belleville, Raquel Duffy, Rahul Gandhi, Stephen Guy-McGrath, and Evelyn Wiebe
October 2024 – World Premiere
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
2023
Danny & Delilah by Norm Foster
Directed by Marcia Kash
Starring Taran Bamrah, Erin MacKinnon, Peter Millard, and Karen Wood
March 2023 – World Premiere
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
Outlaw by Norm Foster
Directed by Jim Mezon
Starring Jesse Dwyre, Peter Krantz, George Masswohl, and Matthew Olver
June-July 2023
Ball’s Falls Conservation Area, Historic Barn, Lincoln, ON
Jenny’s House of Joy by Norm Foster
Directed by Lisa Horner
Starring Donna Belleville, Julia Dyan, Catherine McGregor, Zoe O’Connor, and Kelly J Seo
August 2023
Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON
The Christmas Tree by Norm Foster
Starring Emily Oriold and Jamie Williams
November-December 2023
Old Pelham Town Hall, Fenwick, ON
2022
Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster
Directed by Jane Spence
Starring Kirsten Alter, Jacob James, David Leyshon, and Emily Oriold
February 2022 – World Premiere Feature Film
Accel North Building, St. Catharines, ON
1812 by Norm Foster
Directed by Jim Mezon
Starring Edmond Clark, Ellen Denny, Jesse Dwyre, David Nairn, and Patricia Yeatman
June-July 2022 – World Premiere
Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
The Foursome by Norm Foster
Directed by Jamie Williams
Starring Scott Carmichael, Jason Gray, Rick Hughes, and Matthew Olver
September 2022
Golf Courses Across Niagara
2021
The Ladies Foursome by Norm Foster
Directed by Emily Oriold
Starring Kirsten Alter, Cosette Derome, Donna Garner, and Gabrielle Jones
September 2021
Golf Courses Across Niagara
Widow Wonderland by Norm Foster
Directed by Jamie Williams
November-December 2021 – World Premiere
Various Venues Across Niagara
2019
The Writer by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Guy Bannerman and Jamie Williams
June 2019 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Hilda’s Yard by Norm Foster
Directed by Jim Mezon
Starring Daniel Briere, Darren Keay, Norm Foster, Erin MacKinnon, and Patricia Vanstone
July 2019
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Beside Myself by Norm Foster
with music by Steve Thomas
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Gabrielle Jones, Breton Lalama, Griffin Hewitt, and Jonathan Whitaker
August 2019 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Aunt Agnes For Christmas by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Cosette Derome, Nora McLellan, Kelly Wong, Kate Peters, and Hayden Neufeld
December 2019 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
2018
Wrong For Each Other by Norm Foster
Directed by Jim Mezon
Starring Daniel Briere and Julia Dyan
June 2018
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Come Down From Up River by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Kirsten Alter, Peter Krantz, and Amanda Parsons
July 2018 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Renovations For Six by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Wes Berger, Cosette Derome, Peter Kelleghan, Nora McLellan, Leah Pinsent, and William Vickers
August 2018 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
2017
Screwball Comedy by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Cosette Derome, Kevin Hare, Darren Keay, and Eliza-Jane Scott
June 2017 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Old Love by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Janet-Laine Green and Booth Savage
July 2017
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Lunenburg by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Melanie Janzen, Peter Krantz, and Catherine McGregor
August 2017 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
2016
On A First Name Basis by Norm Foster
Directed by David Nairn
Starring Norm Foster and Patricia Vanstone
June 2016
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Here On The Flight Path by Norm Foster
Directed by Blair Williams
Starring Melanie Janzen and Jamie Williams
July 2016
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Halfway There by Norm Foster
Directed by Patricia Vanstone
Starring Kirsten Alter, Lisa Horner, Darren Keay, Sheila McCarthy, and Helen Taylor
August 2016 – World Premiere
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON