They speak confidentially to him about their problems assuming he understands nothing, when in-fact he understands everything. The guests have never traveled beyond their local community and are totally intrigued by Charlie Baker. ![]() These include the young and wealthy debutante Catherine Simms (Cassie White) and her simple-minded brother Ellard Simms (Richard Lauria), Catherine is engaged to marry the Reverend David Marshall Lee (Zachary Curtin). Having a genuine “foreigner” in her lodge very much charms Betty and her other guests. To solve this problem, they tell Betty that Charlie does not speak any English. He particularly loathes having to speak to strangers while Froggy is away from the lodge performing military maneuvers. Charlie has his own bag of troubles back home and has second thoughts about making this trip. He brings with him on this visit an old friend Charlie Baker (Keith Young), a meek and mild-mannered Brit who works as a science fiction editor. “Froggy” LeSueur (Jeff Schlotman) a retired British commando. One of her dearest and regular guests is Sgt. The lodge is owned by the elderly and gracious Betty Meeks (Chris Jamison). The setting is an aging fishing lodge in rural Georgia. This high-quality production is directed by Pia Haas and produced by Rod Berro. This dark comedy was written by Larry Shue in the 1980’s as a farcical rendition of what he felt was the resurgence of the Klu Klux Klan in that era. The Armonk Players are presenting The Foreigner at the Whippoorwill Community Theatre in Armonk for a limited 6 night engagement ending on Saturday December 8 th, 2018. That he does, fuels the nonstop hilarity and bizarre goings-on that feature a corrupt preacher, his pregnant girlfriend, her none-too-bright kid brother and an even dimmer group of local rednecks.įor more information about tickets for the production or the Theatre Department at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, visit Cast. Once alone, the fun really begins as Charlie overhears more than he should with the thought that Charlie doesn't understand a word being said. So "Froggy," before departing, tells everyone assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. This time "Froggy" has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. The Foreigner by American playwright Larry Shue is set in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by "Froggy" LeSueur, a British demolition expert, who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. However, it also carries a more significant theme about how we react to people we see as ‘different’ from ourselves.” “These students are so talented! I often say that this is the funniest play ever written. “I am very excited about this cast and this show,” said the show’s director and Anoka-Ramsey Faculty member Tom McCarthy. March 15, 2016Īnoka-Ramsey Community College is proud to announce the student-actors cast in its production of The Foreigner, April 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23, 7:30 pm, at the Coon Rapids Campus Performing Arts Center. David played by Cole Haaska, Charlie (sitting) played by Matt Zierden, Owen played by Robert Bower, Catherine (sitting) played by Jazmin Waltner and Froggy played by Samuel Johnson. Student-actors rehearse for Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s production of The Foreigner, onstage April 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23, 7:30 pm, at the Coon Rapids Campus Performing Arts Center: (from left) Ellard played by Lance Rohloff, Betty (sitting) played by Maddie Mosley, Rev. Listen College announces cast for production of The Foreigner by Larry Shue April 15 - 23
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