ON A FIRST NAME BASIS

by Norm Foster

September 14-30, 2023

Directed by Michele Moore


Note: Tickets are also available at the door, subject to availability.
The Box Office opens 45 minutes before each performance.
Tickets may be purchased for any of the show's performances.

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David Kilbride, a mostly self-absorbed, successful spy novelist is surprised when he realizes he knows nothing about his long suffering housekeeper, Miss Hopperstaad. He decides to address this, and with the help of cognac, scotch and wine, intimacies, truths and secrets are revealed with comedy, heart and humanity.

Starring:Lorraine Cantwell and Phil Reid

Directors @ TAG Showcase Submissions

Submissions Open: Oct 1, 2023
Deadline: December 31, 2023

poster Have you ever been told, “You should direct a show?”

Want to direct, but don't know where to start?

Or, maybe you love short plays.

Then this event is for you!

The Theatre Arts Guild is pleased to open submissions for the Directors @ TAG Showcase scheduled for April 26-27, 2024. Produced by Telescope, the Showcase is two evenings of short plays and selected scenes.

To submit a show, contact Joshua Law at telescopetheatre@gmail.com with your name, the name of the play and its author, and either a copy of the script or a brief description of the show including:

  • Two sentences describing the play.
  • Whether it is a short play or a selection of scenes? If scenes, what scenes?
  • Will the piece require the payment of royalties?
  • Size of the cast and roles.

Submissions Open: October 1st
Deadline: December 31st at 11:59PM

For more details, have a look at our resource page here.

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