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Dennis Foon (born 18 November 1951) is a Canadian playwright, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was co-founder and artistic director for 12 years of Green Thumb Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. There he wrote and produced a body of plays that continue to be produced internationally in numerous languages.
Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter. Welcome! Here’s the latest: Dreams of the Moon, a feature script I wrote for Alfons Adetuyi, is a coming-of-age story set when the Apollo 16 astronauts came to Sudbury, Ontario to train for the moon landing.
Biography. I was born and raised on the northwest side of Detroit, Michigan, between 7 and 8 Mile. I was a good student at Winship Elementary.
Dec 4, 2007 · Foon was the artistic director until 1988 and brought works to the stage that addressed childhood sexual abuse, racism, violence, delinquency, and physical and emotional bullying. A radical approach for the time, he drew his material from talking directly to young people.
The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing, the play. Trummi Kaput. The Windigo. Heracles. Raft Baby. Zaydok. Feeling Yes, Feeling No. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Invisible Kids.
Mar 17, 2003 · As co-founder and artistic director of Vancouver's Green Thumb Theatre for Young People, he had spent most of the past two decades revolutionizing Canadian youth drama.
Dennis Foon, labeled as "unquestionably Canada's best young people's playwright" by the Children's Literature Journal, was artistic director of Vancouver's acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre for 12 years, where he produced a body of plays that continue to be produced internationally in numerous languages that include New Kid, Mirror Game, The Short ...
