The Foreigner at Connecticut Theatre Company

The Foreigner is a comedic play by Larry Shue set in a rural fishing lodge in Georgia. Froggy LeSeuer, a British explosives expert often visits the lodge while training nearby at an army base. On this particular visit, Froggy has brought along his friend Charlie. Charlie suffers from a crippling fear of making conversation with strangers. Before leaving Charlie at the lodge, Froggy tells all of the inhabitants that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and does not speak English. Charlie quickly hears more than he should from the other inhabitants, as they believe he doesn’t understand a word they are saying.