AUDITIONS are Scheduled for January 19 and 20, 2026 - 7:00 PM at the theatre each night.
Please come prepared to read from the script.
The Foreigner is a hilarious yet touching comedy set in a rural Georgia fishing lodge. The story follows Charlie Baker, a shy and self-effacing proofreader from England, who arrives with his friend Froggy LeSueur for a weekend getaway. Charlie is painfully awkward around strangers, so Froggy concocts a plan: he’ll tell the lodge’s residents that Charlie doesn’t speak English. Believing he can’t understand a word, the locals speak freely in front of him—and Charlie becomes the unexpected keeper of their secrets.
As he quietly “listens,” Charlie learns of Catherine’s doubts about her engagement, her brother Ellard’s struggle to be taken seriously, and the sinister schemes of Reverend David and the racist property inspector, Owen. With the truth hidden in plain sight, Charlie gradually finds confidence, even inventing a comically outlandish “foreign” language. When the villains’ plot to seize the lodge is revealed, Charlie uses his outsider persona to rally the others, outwit the conspirators, and save the day.
Filled with slapstick humor, sharp wit, and an undercurrent of warmth, The Foreigner explores themes of identity, acceptance, and the transformative power of stepping outside one’s comfort zone—sometimes by pretending to be someone you’re not.
WINNER OF THE OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
CHARACTERS:
CHARLIE BAKER: a meek proofreader for a science fiction magazine; he has a merrily adulterous wife who disdains him, yet whom he misses. Depressed and shy, Charlie comes out of his shell as he finds himself the center of attention and ultimately possessed of such inner resources as wit and courage.
SGT. FROGGY LESUEUR: a cheerful British Army man who travels to teach the use of his specially designed explosives detonator package. He brings Betty souvenirs, and flirts with her at every opportunity.
BETTY MEEKS: a widow who owns a resort lodge and mothers her guests. Good-natured, ignorant of the wider world, she often wishes she'd had the chance to travel and see "real foreigners" as Froggy gets to do.
CATHERINE SIMS: a pretty heiress going through an emotional time. A kindly caretaker for Ellard, she soon comes to rely upon Charlie for his quiet patience as a confidant.
ELLARD SIMS: Catherine's dim-witted brother, heir to half the family money if Catherine decides he is "smart enough to handle it.” He is trusting and gentle, but no one gives him the time of day until Charlie comes into the picture.
REV. DAVID MARSHALL LEE: a polite, good-looking white Christian man, engaged to Catherine and, "it would appear, a good young man to have on our side.” His charming demeanor dims for the audience when he is alone with Charlie, as he begins to show his true colors.
OWEN MUSSER: a superstitious, dangerous white supremacist who lives in town
Performances run March 5 - 15
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