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Jane is thrilled to be directing Norm’s delightful new romantic comedy, and to be a part of the of the Foster Festival’s exciting adventure into a hybrid form of filmed theatre. Jane has had the pleasure of performing and directing in theatres across Canada for the...
Emily is Co-Founder and Artistic Producer of The Foster Festival. She has a great passion for the arts and has been a professional actor and director for over twenty years. Select stage credits include: Wildly Romantic (World Premiere), The Foster Festival Too Close To Home (World Premiere),...
Marcia first joined The Foster Festival as the Director of The Christmas Tree reading series. She looks forward to now directing two Foster world premiere reading of They're Found in Trees and directing the Festival's 2023 world premiere production of Danny & Delilah, . Marcia trained...
Blair was a part of the inaugural season of the Foster Festival. Most recently Blair directed Light Up The Sky at the Shaw Festival. He also toured Australia with the internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra Tafelmusik in the narrative concert House of Dreams; played William Gillette in The Game's Afoot at Vertigo...
After a quarter of a century performing in theatres across Canada, Jamie was thrilled to be a part of The Foster Festival's fourth season right here in his own backyard playing Blake Wellner in the Festival's World Premiere of The Writer (2019). He recently enjoyed directing...
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...
Passionate about Canadian theatre, Patricia Vanstone has performed in, dramaturged and directed many new works over the past 35 years at theatres across Canada. Patricia is the recipient of a DORA Award for her production of Beo's Bedroom and was nominated for her performance of bad girl Mary Mitchell in the...
2018 marked Jim Mezon's debut at The Foster Festival as director of Norm Foster's Greatest Hit, Wrong For Each Other. He also directed Hilda's Yard in 2019 and the Festival's world premiere production of 1812 at Fort George National Historic Site in Niagara-on-the-Lake. In 2020, Mezon appeared...
