Playhouse auditons set for 'The Foreigner'

The second show of the Putnam County Playhouse season is the Larry Shue comedy "The Foreigner." It will be produced July 13-15 and July 19-22.

Director Jim Green will have two sessions of auditions for all roles in the show. The first session will be Sunday, May 14 at 3 p.m. to be followed by a second session on Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m. Both sessions will be in the Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle.

"The Foreigner" tells the story of Charlie Baker (stage age 20s - 40s), a broken-hearted Englishman who wants to take a vacation and get his life together. His friend Froggy Le Sueur (stage age 30s - 40s) - also an Englishman - recommends the Georgia fishing lodge of his good friend Betty (stage age 40s-50s). English accents are required for Charlie and Froggy.

When Charlie decides he doesn't want to be bothered by the locals, he takes Froggy's advice and pretends that he can't speak English. Everyone around him reveals secrets thinking that he can't understand what they are saying. The hilarious consequences of his charade turn everything upside down.

Roles including Charley, Froggy and Betty are all open. Other open roles include the local minister David Marshall Lee, his fiancée Catherine Sims, and Ellard Sims, her brother. Also along for the fun is Owen Musser, a local do-gooder who is actually the leader of group of rabble rousers. The stage ages for all of these roles is 20s to 40s, with the exception of Ellard who is late teens early 20s.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

More information can be found at the theatre website at www.putnamcountyplayhouse.com.

"The Foreigner" is being sponsored by Rossok & Co. Insurance and Goodville Mutual.