The Long Weekend: A Hilarious Cautionary Tale by Liz Gilroy, Port Stanley Festival Theatre Artistic Director We’ve all got ‘those friends’, the ones we have been friends with since grade one or high school, or University, and once in a while they are friends for life BUT sometimes that is not the case, and out of some deep-seeded guilt, you still try to see each other and maintain a relationship....... But should you? The Long Weekend by Norm Foster is a hilarious cautionary tale that takes a long hard look at that very scenario. Max and his wife Wynn have, outside of the city, a fabulous new home they can’t wait to show off to Wynn’s BFF, Abby and her husband Roger. Now Wynn and Abby have been friends forever, so Max and Roger are just along for the ride: they manage to tolerate each other at best. Norm has written four very strong characters with big personalities: Max, an uptight jazz loving lawyer ladies’ man who likes everything just so; Wynn, a therapist and world-famous author, who thinks she knows what’s best for everyone; fun loving Abby who is a successful clothing designer and a bit of a free spirit; and finally, Roger, an insecure ex teacher now trying to write a bestselling novel -- and it’s not going that well. The weekend gets off to a bad start: petty grudges come to the surface; old wounds get reopened; passive aggressive insults are being flung, and it seems like Max and Abby might be canoodling on the side. (You’ll have to buy a ticket to find out if Max and Abby are actually being naughty.) In true Norm Foster fashion, the dialogue throughout the chaos is genius -- you will be laughing right from the get-go, and you can’t help but love to
hate these people! Just when you think you have it figured out, ACT ll begins and the hilarious journey starts all over again and then, kapow, THE ENDING: you ain’t seen nothing yet! The Long Weekend by Norm Foster runs from June 10 to July 4, don’t miss it! Usually, a long weekend includes a Monday, and our first Musical Monday on the Pat and Ali Shakir patio is June 15 from 7 to 9:30 pm. We’ll be featuring Dylan Devinney, a singer- songwriter guitarist originally from Ridgeway Ontario. When he was a young guitarist, Dylan was inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan, B. B. King, and Jimi Hendrix and he has since dedicated himself to follow in his hero’s footsteps. He graduated from Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts program in 2024 and has been touring successfully across Ontario ever since. He also released his debut single, Going Home and it has been received with glowing reviews. Watch the sunset, have a drink, and enjoy some live music. All at Port Stanley Festival Theatre!
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Port Stanley Villager • May 2026 • Page 15
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