Jonas and Barry in the Home

By (author): Norm Foster

“When life comes knocking you don’t want it to find you on the couch in a soiled bathrobe.”

Norm Foster’s quick wit is strong in this lighthearted buddy comedy about living life to its fullest.

Barry is annoyed that he’s already living in a seniors’ home at sixty-seven, but it’s worth it to live near his daughter, Rosie. Rosie, who works at the home, brought him in so he wouldn’t be alone in case he has a heart attack like his father, brother, and uncle did before they were sixty-five. So Barry spends his time shuffling around in his slippers, taking naps, and having dinner with Rosie, and that’s good enough for him.

But Barry doesn’t get to revel in the quiet for long. Enter the loquacious and flirtatious Jonas, who wrote one hit song thirty-seven years ago. Jonas likes to indulge in the finer things in life, like decadent dates and nice clothes, and he sees Barry the curmudgeon as a fixer-upper. As they bicker and bond over women, sports, and family values, Jonas and Barry must learn to open up and face how to keep living their lives.

AUTHOR

Norm Foster

Norm Foster has written sixty plays and has been produced all over the world from Newfoundland to Australia. His most popular plays include The Melville Boys, The Ladies Foursome, Hilda’s Yard, and On A First Name Basis. He has been given the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for The Melville Boys, and The Motor Trade won the best new play award at the Hollywood NAACP Awards in 2012. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.

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“The play is a roller coaster of emotions, evoking uncontrollable laughter one moment and profound sadness the next.” —Chris Daponte, The Wellington Advertiser
“It’s a remarkable piece of writing.” —Ron Foley MacDonald, The Chronicle Herald

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Dimensions:

128 Pages
8.00in * 4.80in * .40in
140.00gr

Published:

October 22, 2018

ISBN:

9781770919501

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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