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First Avenue Playhouse presents "Old Love"

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 05/05/2026

(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- First Avenue Playhouse presents Old Love by Norm Foster across three weekends from May 15-30, 2026. This love story spans three decades with half a dozen meetings between Bud, a salesman, and Molly, his boss's wife.

One of them is smitten from the very first meeting, the other, less so. A witty, charming, and heartwarming exploration of romance in the later stages of life.

The one-liners will have the you smiling, chuckling and laughing throughout the entire play.

Directed by Barry Prag, the cast includes David Harris, Donna Jeanne, Mark Papa, and Gina Shuster.

Performances take place May 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30. For tickets, call the box office at (732) 291-7552. First Avenue Playhouse is located at 123 First Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.




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Norm Foster has been called Canada’s preeminent comic playwright. He is the most produced playwright in the history of the country and he receives, on average, an astounding 150 productions of his plays each year. It has been said that on any given day of the year, there is a Norm Foster play either in rehearsal or in performance somewhere in the world. Halifax Chronicle-Herald columnist Ron Foley writes “Foster’s stage writing remains one of Canada’s greatest theatrical treasures,” and The Calgary Herald describes him as “one of the funniest writers of intelligent comedy in Canadian theatre today.”

Mr. Foster has over 65 plays to his credit, including The Foursome, The Melville Boys, Wrong For Each Other, The Love List, Outlaw, Lunenburg, Old Love, Looking, Halfway There and Mending Fences. He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for his play The Melville Boys, The Beverly Hills NAACP award for his play The Motor Trade, and in 2009 he was a finalist for the Ontario Premier's Award For Excellence In The Arts. He is an Officer of The Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is how Canada honours people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation.




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