NEWPORT — The Newport Opera House Association is pleased to announce auditions for their fall play, “The Foreigner,” written by Larry Shue.
Auditions will take place on Aug. 23 from 7-10 p.m. and Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Opera House, located at 20 Main St., Newport.
This hysterical comedy tells the story of an introverted Englishman, vacationing at a fishing lodge in Georgia. In order to ease his anxiety over talking to strangers, everyone at the lodge is told he doesn’t speak or understand a word of English. As a result, he learns deep, dark, and dangerous secrets about those around him and makes genuine friendships along the way.
Written in 1983, the original off-Broadway production of “The Foreigner” garnered two Obie Awards for direction and performance and Outer Critics Circle awards for playwriting and Best Play.
“It’s like The Real World,” says Director Christopher Jacobs. “It’s a story about what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real…when they think you can’t understand them.”
Christopher is directing for the first time since moving to New England. He hails from the Greater Thumb Region of Michigan, where he received his theater training at Eastern Michigan University.
He spent 22 years in Chicago acting and directing, and was a founding member of
Hobo Junction Productions, Chicago’s premier comedic theater company.
Since moving to the Upper Valley he has been seen in NOHA’s “Annie Get Your Gun,” “The Mousetrap,” and “Once Upon a Mattress,” and has also worked with other companies in the area, including Northern Stage, New London Barn Playhouse, North Country Community Theater, and Revels North. Christopher will be appearing in “Newsies” at the New London Barn this summer, and serves on the NOHA Board of Directors.
“We are so thrilled to have someone of Chris’s talent and experience work with us here at the Opera House Association,” said Amy Bailey, NOHA Executive Director.
Rehearsals will begin Sept. 11, and performances will be Nov. 2, 3 and 4. For more
information (such as rehearsal schedule and character descriptions) and to sign up for an audition slot, please visit www.newportoperahouse.com. For additional information, please contact NOHA at 863-2412 or via email at [email protected].
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