The 73rd. Ave. Theatre Company presents “The Foreigner” February 5, 2010

The 73rd. Ave. Theatre Company

The Foreigner

By Larry Shue

Directed by Cristina “Kiso” Kyle

The 73rd. Ave. Theatre Company presents “The Foreigner” February 5 to March 14 with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 per adults, $16 per seniors and students. Call 720-276-6936 for tickets. The 73rd. Avenue Theater Company is located at 7287 Lowell Blvd. in Westminster . More information at www.the73rdavenuetheatrecompany.com

The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by "Froggy" LeSeuer, 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.

Winner of two Obie Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production.

Larry Shue was born in New Orleans, Louisiana He began his career as a professional actor and playwright after serving in the Vietnam War. Shue's two best-known plays were written and first performed while he was playwright-in-residence at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater: The Nerd premiered in April 1981, and was produced successfully in London 's West End . It transferred to Broadway in 1987.

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The 73rd. Ave. Theatre Company “The Foreigner” - What happens when a group of devious characters must deal with a stranger (they think) knows no English. Feb.5 to Mar. 14 - Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 per adults, $16 per seniors and students. Call 720-276-6936 www.the73rdavenuetheatrecompany.com - The 73rd. Avenue Theater Company - 7287 Lowell Blvd. in Westminster 80030