SSCC Theatre: "The Foreigner" March 5, 2010

“Don’t expect Jojo the Jungle Boy,” so explains Froggy as he sets in motion a series of uproarious events that puts his shy, humdrum friend in the middle of unusual circumstances in Larry Shue’s comedy “The Foreigner” playing March 5-7 in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium at Southern State Community College’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. The show will begin at 7:30 on Friday and Saturday, with a 3:30 p.m. Sunday matinee.

The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by Froggy LeSueur (played by Jonathan Stewart Sr.), 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 (Benjamin Gullett) 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 man who’s hiding in plain sight and his redneck associate, a secret pregnancy, 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.

Also featured in “The Foreigner” are Donald Gehres, Mark Holmes, Bronwyn Jones-Van Frank, Reid Lyle, Heather Storer, Jonathan Stewart Jr., Justin Stich, David Woolever and A.J. Yourkvitch.

“The Foreigner” is directed by Rainee Angles and stage managed by Ayla Stirnaman. Fulfilling crew positions are Brent Angles, Kyle Baker, Daniel Bragdon, Paul Davis, Hannah Dreher, Kim Garvie, D.J. Griffith, Joey Haas, McCaylee Hawkins-Priest and Laura Love.

Tickets for “The Foreigner” are on sale now and can be pre-ordered for $6 by visiting www.sscctheatre.com/tickets/tickets.html. All major credit cards are accepted. At the door, tickets are $8 for general admission and $6 for student and faculty, with ID. For more information, please visit www.sscctheatre.com.

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