"I laughed start to finish at one comic surprise after another." – The New Yorker Review of “The Foreigner.”

Looking for a good laugh during these uncertain times and a way to benefit a good cause at the same time? Come to a staged reading of Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner” on Saturday March 25th at 7 pm at the Maple Corner Community Center. Admission is by donation and proceeds will go to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights

Larry Shue wrote 'The Foreigner' back in 1983, but if anything the play is more timely today than it was then. A hilarious send-up of American nativism, the play takes place in a hunting lodge deep in the woods of rural Georgia. Charley, visiting from England, decides to pretend he can't speak English in order to mask his acute shyness, leading him to overhear more than he should, including a nefarious plot to take over the lodge by the KKK. You will laugh throughout, but also be reminded of the evils of intolerance and prejudice. A wonderful mixture of farce and social commentary and great for the whole family. Our mostly local cast includes Nancy Toulis, David Schutz, Bob Hannon, Peter Lind, Geof Hewitt and Tom, Adam and Susannah Blachly. Sound effects courtesy of Artie Toulis.

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