This ambitious label for Jasper Station comes from director Chris McHarge, who is also artistic director of the theatre company Lighthouse Festival Theatre that is bringing the show to Brampton.

McHarge said he has been a fan of Jasper Station since he directed its world-premiere seven years ago in Fergus, Ont.

"What I love about Norm Foster's shows is the humanity and the way he captures human nature," he said. "His characters in his stories speak to everyone. Beyond that, he is a craftsman when it comes to writing and his comedy is spot-on."

Jasper Station is a comedic musical by playwright Norm Foster and composer Steve Thomas, both of whom bear the Made in Canada stamp.

The show is based in Jasper, Alta., where six people at crossroads in their lives come together at a train station. The characters in the show vary in age and profession, from a young reporter to an elderly train station master. Their lives and stories come together at this unassuming place and each will have their outlook altered after the chance encounters.

"It is really about starting over and second chances," McHarge said. "I think it will speak to people of all ages."

Four of the six original cast members from the world premiere are returning for this production, which will be touring Ontario. Actress Colleen da Rosa Borges was there on the show's opening night in 2001 and said she is excited to be back.

Da Rosa Borges plays Nikki Dunn, a Calgarian whose life is slowly falling to pieces. Her partner leaves her after he discovers she is pregnant, she is robbed and her car is stolen, leading to her mental unravelling. Desperate, she packs up her belongings and buys a train ticket to British Columbia, where she will meet the mother ship that will take her away to another planet.

"She's had enough and she figures there's nothing in this world for her, so she's going somewhere else," said da Rosa Borges. "The nice thing about this character is that she doesn't give up. We've all got our weird things that we do, and her thing is that she's going to another planet, but other than that, she's a fighter."

And like so many other Norm Foster shows, there is a good dose of Canadiana in Jasper Station.

"First, it is set in Jasper and then there is a hockey player who is heading to Vancouver to play for the Canucks, and there's so much more," McHarge said. "It is also a very funny show. He's got some great comedic elements in it that people will love."

Jasper Station runs April 3 at 8 p.m. at Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane. Tickets cost $35 to $45. For tickets or information, contact Rose Theatre box office at 905-874-2800.