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Audition Notice!
The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Directed by Dusty Reasons-Thomas
Sunday, July 8 from 1-4 p.m.
Monday, July 9 from 7-10 p.m
When Froggy brings his pathologically shy friend Charlie to a fishing lodge, he has the perfect solution-just tell everyone Charlie doesn't speak English! Once the guests think he doesn't understand a word they say, things start to go awry, and Charlie suddenly finds himself privy to everyone's secrets-including a conspiracy to take over the lodge. Wickedly funny, The Foreigner has become one of the most celebrated comedies of all time.
There are roles for 5 men & 2 women (ages 20's-70's). Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Rehearsals will begin immediately after casting and will be held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. Actors are paid a stipend (theater talk for not very much, but you'll have the time of your life!) THE FOREIGNER will run August 24 through September 22. Shows are at 8:00 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; 7:00 on Sundays.
For an appointment please call 214-821-1860, or gather up your courage at the last minute and come on down!
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Sgt. Froggy LeSueur is a bomb squad specialist. He has an easygoing personality and can make friends with anyone from anywhere. He enjoys his job, especially when he can blow up a mountain or van.
Charlie Baker is not comfortable with new people or confident in himself. Conversation, especially with strangers, is terrifying. When he speaks his native language, he actually speaks in gibberish. He is delightfully surprised to find he likes the people in the Resort and wants to get invested in their lives.
Betty Meeks is the widow of Omer Meeks. Omer was responsible for most of the upkeep of the fishing lodge and although Betty is doing her best, she is unable to make the necessary repairs to keep the place running. In her old age, Betty is wise about anything related to her life in Georgia, but the outside world is beyond her capacity to comprehend. She likes to think that she shares a psychic connection with the foreigner Charlie.
Rev. David Marshall Lee is Catherine's handsome and good-natured fiancé. He appears to be an all-around all-American type of guy who wants nothing but the best for Catherine, Betty, Ellard and Tilghman County. But is he?
Catherine Simms is Rev. David's fiancé. She is at first bossy, domineering, and self-centered but those traits cover up her underlying insecurities and grief. She has recently lost her parents, her status as a debutante, and she has just found out that she is pregnant. She uses Charlie as the silent therapist she needs to confess to him all her troubles and secrets.
Owen Musser is a two tattoo man. A man can get one tattoo if he is drunk or on a dare, but to go back for a second is cause for concern. Owen and his two tattoos are on a path to rule Tilghman County. He has plans to make Betty Meek's Fishing Lodge Resort the new KKK headquarters. He will first have to ruin Betty by condemning her building or running her straight out of town. Betty's new foreigner friend is providing him the perfect opportunity to incite his fellow Klan members and get her house and land for cheap.
Ellard Simms is Catherine's brother. He is mentally challenged in an unspecified way, but not as dumb and slow and Rev. David is framing him to look. He can be taught and can learn a trade and with Charlie's help, he can save the day. Charlie's confidence in him as a teacher helps everyone begin to see Ellard in a new and useful way.
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