“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 The Foreigner, playing in the Edward K. Daniels
Auditorium at Southern State Community College, Hillsboro, Ohio, March 5 and 6 at
7:30 p.m. and on March 7 at 3:30 p.m.
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
SSCC Theatre presents The Foreigner this weekend - March 1, 2010
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
is 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.
Tickets for The Foreigner are on sale now and can be pre-ordered, for only $6, by clicking here. 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 about
The Foreigner click here.