Auditions

The Foreigner

Hale Centre Theatre will hold auditions on July 19th for The Foreigner written by Larry Shue. The show will be produced by David & Corrin Dietlein, directed by Lori Towne, and will run September 3rd through October 16th, 2010. Call backs will be held July 21st, with the first read through TBA. Auditions will be held at the theater located at 50 West Page Avenue in Gilbert and are by appointment only. Performances are on Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm with Saturday Matinees at 3:00. Auditions will be held at the theater located at 50 West Page Avenue in Gilbert. Auditions are by appointment only.

About the Show:

In a fishing lodge in rural Tilghman County, Georgia, two English men, Froggy and Charlie, arrive as guests. After pleadings from his sick wife, the shy Charlie agreed to accompany Froggy on the trip. Froggy then claims that Charlie cannot talk because he is from an exotic country and does not understand English. Residents at the lodge try to talk to Charlie, anyway. Due to his supposed lack of ability to understand English, Charlie soon discovers scandals amongst some of the residents of the lodge.

Character Breakdown

Charlie Baker (20’s to early 40’s) The "Foreigner" of the play's title, an Englishman. Initially, Charlie is extremely shy, dull, and morose as he worries about the apparently imminent death of his philandering wife. A proofreader for an English science fiction magazine, Charlie considers himself "boring" and wonders what it would be like to have a vibrant personality. **Should be able to speak with a British Accent, as well as another foreign accent (can be done poorly)**

Rev. David Marshall Lee (Late 20's to Early 40's) The Reverend David Marshall Lee is a good-looking man, the fiance of Catherine, and one of the main villains, along with Owen Musser. Pretending to be concerned about Betty and her struggling business, David secretly attempts to gain control of her lodge so he can turn it into the Tilghman County headquarters for the Ku Klux Klan. David appears to be friendly, sincere, genuinely decent, kind, and patient, and he is quite canny in carrying out his devious plot. **Should be able to speak with a Southern Accent**

Staff Sargeant Froggy LeSueur (Mid 30's to 50's) Froggy is a demolitions expert from the British Army who brings his friend, Charlie Baker, to Georgia for a three-day weekend. Froggy speaks with a Cockney accent and is extremely cheerful and very sure of himself. He is loud and leads a very exciting life, almost the exact opposite of Charlie. **Should be able to speak with a heavy Cockney or British Accent**

Betty Meeks (50's to 60's) Betty Meeks is an older woman, a widow, and the owner and operator of the fishing lodge and resort in which the play takes place. Betty has always dreamed of traveling outside of Georgia and is quite thrilled with the prospect of having a "real, live foreigner" as her guest. Since the death of her husband, Betty has been struggling to keep her resort business alive, unaware of David and Owen's underhanded plot to gain control of it. Betty speaks with a strong Georgia accent, and talks to Charlie, "the foreigner", as if he were deaf, as if speaking louder and slower will facilitate Charlie's understanding. **Should be able to speak with a thick Southern Accent**

Owen Musser (Mid 30's to 50's) Owen Musser is a local Georgia man who serves as the henchman for the Reverend. After being named the property inspector for Tilghman County, Owen takes full advantage of his new authority to help himself as well as cause harm to others. He is mean-spirited, ignorant, volatile, and extremely prejudiced against anyone who doesn't fit his ideal of "Christian, white America." A character you love to hate. **Should be able to speak with thick Southern Accent**

Catherine Simms (Mid 20's to 30's) Catherine is staying with Betty at the lodge. She is engaged to the Reverend David Lee, unaware of his true, villainous character. A former debutante and the heiress of a huge fortune, Catherine is bored with life, restless, and unsure of what she wants. **Should be able to speak with thick Southern Accent**

Ellard Simms (20's) Ellard is the youngest of the cast, and Catherine's younger brother, an extremely insecure young man who is considered by others to be mentally defective. Catherine has promised to give Ellard half of their very large inheritance if he shows any signs of mental and social competence. During the course of the play Ellard proves to have both moderate intelligence and considerable courage. **Should be able to speak with thick Southern Accent**

About the Director

Lori Towne regularly directs and teaches musical theatre at Mesa Community College. Lori has received numerous AriZoni nominations and four AriZoni Awards for Direction and Choreography for the youth productions of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Lucky Stiff.

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