Tony Foster

Tony Foster

Tony Foster is a founding member of the Elephant Theatre in Los Angeles and has written several works for the company including: "Underwear for Christmas", "Elephant Shorts", "Adventures with Sparky and Poo", "Greystone", and the critically acclaimed "Asleep on a Bicycle" (now available through Original Works Online). Other works have been produced at the...
Tony Foster is a founding member of the Elephant Theatre in Los Angeles and has written several works for the company including: "Underwear for Christmas", "Elephant Shorts", "Adventures with Sparky and Poo", "Greystone", and the critically acclaimed "Asleep on a Bicycle" (now available through Original Works Online). Other works have been produced at the Ringwald Theatre; Universal Theatre; Howling Moon Cab Theatre; Makor/Steinhardt Center; New Jersey Rep; the Ashland New Plays Festival; and the Actors Theatre of Louisville. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Playwright Unit, and Sacred Fools Theatre Company. Find out more about Tony at: www.tonyplaywright.com.

Plays

  • American Institution by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: gay, Farce + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, farce, satire
    Keyword: gay, Farce, absurdism, metatheatrical, ensemble
    A gay man begins to doubt the meaning of his own wedding when he is surrounded by a bunch of bitter divorcees.
  • Cancer Rising by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: ensemble, gay
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: ensemble, gay
    A gay man falls hopelessly in love with his mother's new young lover. Weird sexual tensions ensue.
  • Fertile by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gothic, ensemble
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gothic, ensemble
    A young woman believes she can find her long lost mother by eating the dirt she once lived on.
  • A Good Hand by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    A man reunites with his half-brother in an attempt to heal the past.
  • Lewis & Clark Go All the Way by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 2 more
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    Keyword: ensemble, gay + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: ensemble, gay, History, Fantasy
    In search for the true relationship between Lewis and Clark, a historian discovers his own passions with the help of a vulnerable ex-student.
  • Not Safe For Work by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Farce, Fantasy + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, farce, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Farce, Fantasy, modern, ensemble
    Based on the Callisto Myth, a woman caught in the corporate drudgery machine gets transformed into a bear due to the failings of the company's sexual harassment policy.
  • Swimmer's Ear by Tony Foster
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gay
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gay
    A man hooks up with a guy much younger than himself in order to avoid the pain of a previous relationship.