The Foreigner is a fun, two-act comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. The story takes place in a fishing lodge in rural Tilghman County, Georgia where two Englishmen, Froggy and Charlie, arrive as guests. The shy Charlie agreed to accompany Froggy on the trip after his sick wife begged him to go. When people at the lodge try to talk to Charlie, however, he remains silent: he is terribly shy, depressed about his wife’s illness, and cannot find the words to reply. Froggy claims that Charlie cannot talk because he is a “foreigner” from an exotic country, and does not understand English. Taking the explanation that he’s a non-English speaker as fact, the lodge’s guests quickly begin revealing their secrets, and Charlie soon discovers scandals among some of the residents of the lodge.
Auditions will be:
Thursday, August 24 - 7-10pm
Saturday, August 25 - 10am-1pm
Callbacks if needed, Sunday, August 26 - 1-5pm
Please use the link below to an audition slot. Sign up for your preferred half hour block using the form below and we will reply confirming your time. Please expect to stay for the full 30 minutes.
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Please be ready:
- For cold readings from the script. We will also see comedic monologues if you have them.
- For some easy and fun improvisation.
- To list ANY AND ALL conflicts from Sept 10-Nov 4.
Character Breakdown:
“Froggy” LeSueur—forties, perhaps; to quote the script, “seems well-fed, flushed with the spirit of adventure, and right at home”. He is a British Army explosives instructor, visiting the nearby Army base. He has a definite Cockney accent!
Charlie Baker—Froggy’s best friend, same age, roughly, as Froggy; however, he’s completely different in personality. Again, to quote the script: “The other, standing in his forlorn trenchcoat, seems quietly, somehow permanently, lost.”
Charlie has a British accent, but not the Cockney of Froggy.
Betty Meeks—owns Betty Meeks’ Fishing Lodge Resort in Tilghman County, Georgia- somewhere from fifties to seventies; native of the South; good- hearted; used to hard work; is wise in some ways, not so quick in others…
Rev. David Marshall Lee—from the script: “… a friendly, open face. David, we see, is neither the stereotypically pallid, remote young divinity student, nor the hearty, backslapping evangelist. He seems rather to be a regular fella-humorous, and open, and, it would appear, a good young man to have on our side. Late twenties- thirties.
Catherine Simms—David’s fiancee’- similar in age to David- kind of a general all- around “good ol’ gal”- has her opinions, and is not afraid to tell them!
Owen Musser—friend of David’s, “smarmy” is a good word for him; from the script…” Psychologists tell us to beware of a man with two tattoos. One, he may have gotten on a drunk or a dare, but two means he went back. Owen is a two- tattoo man.” He’s a redneck, obviously; age, thirties- forties.
Ellard Simms—Catherine’s younger brother, and not the brightest porch light on the block. The script says “ There doesn’t, we must admit, seem to be much to Ellard. He is a lumpy, overgrown, backward youth…” Looking for a teen.
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