Looking for a good laugh during these uncertain times and a way to benefit a good cause at the same time? There will be a staged reading of Larry Shue’s hilarious farce THE FOREIGNER, on Saturday March 25th, at 7 pm, at the Maple Corner Community Center, located at 64 West County Road, in Maple Corner, Vermont. 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 dangers of intolerance and prejudice. A wonderful mixture of farce and social commentary, and great for the whole family. The cast consists of Nancy Toulis, David Schutz, Bob Hannon, Peter Lind, Geof Hewitt, and Tom, Adam, and Susannah Blachly. Sound effects will be courtesy of Artie Toulis.

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

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