audition INformation
THE FOREIGNER
Audition Overview
The Pleasant Grove Players are pleased to announce auditions for their upcoming production of Larry Shue’s comedic play, The Foreigner.
Auditions will be July 8 & 9, 2025 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Keith Christeson Theater located on the first floor of the Pleasant Grove Library. Auditions state your name and perform a prepared or cold read of one of the selected monologues from the show. If submitting a VIDEO audition, YouTube links and non-secured Google Drive links are preferred. Many people will be watching your audition video, and open links are the simplest for everyone to access.
Synopsis
This favorite comedy begins as Froggy checks his very shy, reclusive friend, Charlie, into a fishing lodge so Charlie can escape from problems at home and have just a little needed R&R! To avoid having Charlie speak to anyone, Froggy introduces him as an exotic "foreigner" who doesn't speak English, but soon Charlie finds himself in the middle of intrigue and scandal as the lodge's guests begin revealing their most secret of secrets, and Charlie finds that life, and he himself, can be a lot more interesting than he ever anticipated!
Audition Overview
The Pleasant Grove Players are pleased to announce auditions for their upcoming production of Larry Shue’s comedic play, The Foreigner.
Auditions will be July 8 & 9, 2025 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Keith Christeson Theater located on the first floor of the Pleasant Grove Library. Auditions state your name and perform a prepared or cold read of one of the selected monologues from the show. If submitting a VIDEO audition, YouTube links and non-secured Google Drive links are preferred. Many people will be watching your audition video, and open links are the simplest for everyone to access.
Synopsis
This favorite comedy begins as Froggy checks his very shy, reclusive friend, Charlie, into a fishing lodge so Charlie can escape from problems at home and have just a little needed R&R! To avoid having Charlie speak to anyone, Froggy introduces him as an exotic "foreigner" who doesn't speak English, but soon Charlie finds himself in the middle of intrigue and scandal as the lodge's guests begin revealing their most secret of secrets, and Charlie finds that life, and he himself, can be a lot more interesting than he ever anticipated!
Audition Details
Auditions will be held in person or by video. The show is single cast. The role of Owen Musser is pre-cast. For your audition, state your name and perform a prepared or cold read of one of the selected monologues from the show (click for list of monologues).
- In-person auditions will be July 8 & 9, 2025 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Keith Christeson Theater located on the first floor of the Pleasant Grove Library (30 E Center St, Pleasant Grove).
- Video auditions must be received no later than 11:59 pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025 to be considered. YouTube links and non-secured Google Drive links are preferred. Many people will be watching your audition video, and open links are the simplest for everyone to access.
For questions or more information about the audition, contact [email protected].
Character Descriptions
The show is single cast. The role of Owen Musser is pre-cast.
Froggy Lesueur: (Male, 20s+) A British military demolitions expert who occasionally conducts field operations in rural Georgia. Froggy is Charlie’s caring friend and devises the scheme that protects Charlie from having to interact with the other guests at the lodge.
Charlie Baker: (Male, 20s+) A shy, introverted man from England. He accompanies his friend, Froggy, to a Georgia fishing lodge to escape his problems at home and uses the "foreigner" disguise to avoid interacting with others.
Betty Meeks: (Female, 40s+) The proprietor of a Georgia fishing lodge, Betty is a widow and a long-time friend of Froggy. She is a pleasant, older woman. She is a good-hearted, generous, and a “down-home” Southerner.
Reverend David Marshall Lee: (Male, late 20s-30s) Neither the stereotypical pallid young divinity student nor the hearty backslapping evangelist, David appears to be a regular guy, one that you would like to have on your side. The fiance of Catherine Simms. He and Owen Musser plot to get control of Betty's lodge.
Catherine Simms: (Female, 20s+) Catherine is staying at the lodge and is engaged to the Reverend David Lee. A former debutante and the heiress of a huge fortune, Catherine is bored with life, restless, and unsure of what she wants. Catherine has a strong personality and is Ellard’s sister.
Ellard Simms: (Male, late teens - 20s) Catherine’s brother, Ellard, is an agreeable young man who is a bit slow-witted. He works as a sort of handyman for Betty.
Froggy Lesueur: (Male, 20s+) A British military demolitions expert who occasionally conducts field operations in rural Georgia. Froggy is Charlie’s caring friend and devises the scheme that protects Charlie from having to interact with the other guests at the lodge.
Charlie Baker: (Male, 20s+) A shy, introverted man from England. He accompanies his friend, Froggy, to a Georgia fishing lodge to escape his problems at home and uses the "foreigner" disguise to avoid interacting with others.
Betty Meeks: (Female, 40s+) The proprietor of a Georgia fishing lodge, Betty is a widow and a long-time friend of Froggy. She is a pleasant, older woman. She is a good-hearted, generous, and a “down-home” Southerner.
Reverend David Marshall Lee: (Male, late 20s-30s) Neither the stereotypical pallid young divinity student nor the hearty backslapping evangelist, David appears to be a regular guy, one that you would like to have on your side. The fiance of Catherine Simms. He and Owen Musser plot to get control of Betty's lodge.
Catherine Simms: (Female, 20s+) Catherine is staying at the lodge and is engaged to the Reverend David Lee. A former debutante and the heiress of a huge fortune, Catherine is bored with life, restless, and unsure of what she wants. Catherine has a strong personality and is Ellard’s sister.
Ellard Simms: (Male, late teens - 20s) Catherine’s brother, Ellard, is an agreeable young man who is a bit slow-witted. He works as a sort of handyman for Betty.
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