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THE FOREIGNER
Two Englishmen, Charlie and Froggy, arrive at a fishing lodge in rural
Georgia. Charlie, unbearably shy, is petrified at the thought of being left
with strangers with whom he may have to converse and as a means of resolving this problem,
Froggy concocts a cover story for Charlie, stating that he is a Foreigner from an exotic land with
no understanding of English. Farcical fun ensues as the other unsuspecting characters speak
freely of their secrets in front of Charlie, into a hysterical climax where good overcomes all,
including the Ku Klux Klan.
CALLBACKS:
TBA
AUDITION LOCATION:
Clark County Library
Jewel Box Theatre
1401 East Flamingo Road,
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 507-3400
REHEARSALS:
Rehearsals will begin in July 2010. A rehearsal calendar will be posted at the auditions.
Rehearsals are expected to be Monday through Friday in the evenings, but could change based
on cast availability.
PERFORMANCES:
THE FOREIGNER will perform for 9 performances between Sept 9 and Sept 25, 2010.
CONTRACT:
Non-Equity. All roles will receive a small stipend.
PRODUCER:
Super Summer Theatre & British National Theatre of America
DIRECTOR:
Scott Johnson
PREPARATION:
Prepare 1 minute monologue and expect cold reading. Headshot and Resume are also
requested, but not required. Call backs will be cold readings from the play. See Roles available
below.
QUESTIONS?:
Contact online @ www.bntofa.org
Auditioning for all roles. Roles available are:
Charlie Baker
30‐55. English. A proofreader for a Sci Fi magazine, Charlie is extremely shy and dull. He has a hard time
talking with people. He has come to America for the weekend at the request of his dying wife. He is the
Foreigner of the piece and the other guests of the lodge think he cannot speak English.
Staff SGT Froggy LeSure
35‐55 English (Cockney) A demolition expert and member of the Royal Army, Froggy comes to America
once a year to train with US troops. He has known Betty Meeks the owner of the lodge for years. Foggy
is confident and cheerful. He brings Charlie to the lodge for peace and quiet and introduces him as a
foreigner, so people will leave him alone.
Betty Meeks
50‐80. Southern (Georgia). A widow and the owner of the fishing lodge where the play takes place. She
has never left her rural home and dreams of exotic lands. She is excited to have a real “foreigner” in her
lodge. She mothers her guests. She is unaware of the plan to take over her failing business.
Owen Musser
30‐50. Southern (Georgia). A mean and nasty piece of work. He is the property inspector of Tilgham
County Georgia ,he plans to condemn the fishing lodge, forcing Betty to sell the place at next to nothing
to David Lee . He is a crude and volatile man and a member of the local KKK.
Reverend David Marshal Lee
25‐40. Southern. He is the fiancé of Catherine Simms. He seems to be a genuine concerned and caring
man, but is really a snake in the grass. He plans to marry Catherine and use her money to buy the fishing
lodge and convert it into the new headquarters of the Tilgham KKK. He manipulates Ellard to make him
seem stupid and incompetent.
Catherine Simms
20‐30. Southern. A former debutante and heir to a vast fortune. Catherine is staying at the lodge with
her brother Ellard and fiancé David. She is bored with her life and unsure about her fiancé; although she
has no idea of his true mean spirited racist nature. She longs for someone she can talk to.
Ellard Simms
20‐30. Southern. Catherine Simms younger brother, and heir to half the family fortune. In order to
inherit his half Ellard must show some kind of social competence. He is an overgrown youth and is very
simple. He is extremely insecure and perhaps a little slow, but what he lacks in brains he makes up for in
heart.