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SYNOPSIS

The scene is 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. 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. So “Froggy,” before departing, tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should—the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancée is pregnant; and many other damaging revelations made with the thought that Charlie doesn’t understand a word being said. That he does fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys,” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.

MATURE CONTENT

Charlie talks of his wife having an affair.  He caught her in the shower with another man.  Talks of catching her cheating 23 times with various men.

Catherine is pregnant out of wedlock.

Klansmen in white robes come on stage with guns

RACIAL DIALOGUE

Owen: “Gonna whip you all right out – all you dummy boys, black boys, Jew boys.”

Owen:  “Have a little fun with some dumb cracker?”

David:  “A new nation.  A Christian, white nation.”

LANGUAGE

Hell x 10

Damn x 8

Bullshit x 1

Shit x 1

DIALOGUE FOR CONSIDERATION

Froggy: “and watch ‘er hackin’ at ‘er little wrists with a mean-knife.”

Ellard: “They could kill us.  They could cut us up into little pieces and hang us from some trees.”

Running Time

Act 1 - 45 minutes

20 minute intermission

Act 2 - 40 minutes

Total time = 1 hour 45 minutes

Show Dates

January 29 - February 23, 2025

What is the Recommended age for The Foreigner

Though this play is a comedy, it is told through a certain lens involving time and place. Mild language and racial themes are introduced. Parental discretion will vary, but we suggest this play for 13yrs. and up.

How much are The Foreigner tickets?

Ticket prices vary between $40 - &65 depending on where you sit in the theater.

Executive Artistic Director’s Note

One of the most beloved comedies in the American canon, THE FOREIGNER has been entertaining audiences with laugh out loud hilarity for over thirty years; including multiple highly-successful runs on Broadway. Part mistaken/hidden identity, part commentary on how we treat those “different” from us, part commentary on false religion and ideation, THE FOREIGNER is one of those plays where you just can’t help but leave the theatre with a massive smile on your face. We’re delighted that this will be the first time we’ve produced it at A.D. Players and can’t wait for you to join us in what will surely be a hysterical romp through the backwoods of Georgia!

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