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Leah Pinsent is a multi-nominated, three time Gemini award winner, along with other nomination nods for the Canadian Comedy Awards and the Genies. Among her most recent TV/Film credits are: Big News From Grand Rock Best Laid Plans (mini series) Flashpoint Sunshine Sketches Of A Small Town 18 to Life Murdoch...
William is a 23 year member of the Shaw Festival Acting Ensemble and has worked across Canada for major regional theatres. He also spent three seasons with the Stratford Festival. He is happy to be making his debut at the Foster Festival. William makes Niagara his...
Other works he has contributed to include: The River, Magnus Theatre Miracle on 34th Street, Theatre New Brunswick, Sudbury Theatre Centre, and Magnus Theatre Screwball Comedy, The Foster Festival Of Human Bondage, Magnus Theatre Suite Surrender, Stage West Calgary The Importance of Being Ernest, Magnus...
Recent Theatre: Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, Confederation Centre for the Arts Anne of Green Gables, Confederation Centre for the Arts Alice Through the Looking Glass, Confederation Centre for the Arts Maria in Sound of Music, NAC Enron, NAC Tartuffe, NAC Reframed, Acting Upstage Elegies, Acting Upstage Heart of Steel, NSTF ...
Janet-Laine Green has been a working actor, director, producer, and teacher for more than 35 years. Her performances have been honoured with 9 Genii, Gemini, and Dora nominations and has won The People's Choice Award. JLG and her husband, Booth Savage, are co-artistic directors of Briefcase Productions. Their most...
1967 – Littlechap – Stop the World I want to Get Off – Hart House Toronto “If I ruled the World” 1967-1968 – New York Theatre Ensemble –NYC – (also played harmonica in a blues band – grew my hair and beard out) 1968-69...
Lunenburg marks Melanie's second season with The Foster Festival and also the second time she has appeared in a premiere production of Norm Foster's work. She has witnessed first hand the pleasure that Norm’s writing brings to his audience while performing in a number of his...
Catherine made her first appearance at The Foster Festival playing Iris Oulette in the Festival's World Premiere of Lunenburg....
Lisa was proud to be a part of the inaugural season of The Foster Festival, honoring one of Canada's treasured playwrights, Norm Foster. She is thrilled to be directing Norm's greatest hit, Jenny's House of Joy, for the Festival's 2023 Season. Past acting credits include: Come From...
Sheila McCarthy is one of Canada's most honoured actors, having won to Genie Awards (film), two Gemini Awards (television), and two Dora Awards (theatre) along with multiple nominations. In addition to starring as Sarah Hamoudi in the Canadian television hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie, she...
