Dennis Foon (born 18 November 1951) [1] is a Canadian playwright, producer, screenwriter and novelist. [ 2 ] He was co-founder and artistic director for 12 years of Green Thumb Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia .

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. It was literally days away from photography when the virus shut it down. With luck, it will start shooting in Spring 2022. A Canada-South Africa co-production.

Dennis Foon is known for Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Little Criminals (1996) and Life, Above All (2010).

Complete order of Dennis Foon books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.

Dec 4, 2007 · Foon is a primary force, nationally and internationally, in the field of child advocacy theatre. His intelligent and emotionally charged plays, screenplays and novels challenge the notion that children and adolescents need a spoonful of sugar to help the message go down.

Feeling Yes, Feeling No. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Invisible Kids. Hindsight. Bedtimes and Bullies. Children’s Eyes. Films.

For the first time in my life, I met real live artists, writers, performers. And encouraged by an extraordinarily talented group of friends, I began writing fiction.

Acclaimed writer, Dennis Foon has published five award-winning YA novels that have made the PW and ALA Top Ten Lists, NYPL’s List and starred reviews in the SLJ.

Dennis was co-founder of Vancouver’s acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre and served as Artistic Director for 12 years, where he began writing a body of groundbreaking plays, including New Canadian Kid…

Jan 8, 2019 · Playwright/screenwriter/director born in Detroit, Michigan, specializing in children's theatre. He studied at the University of Michigan and then at the University of British Columbia before founding Green Thumb Theatre for Young People in Vancouver in 1974.