‘The Foreigner’ brings laughs

Published 4:00 am Monday, October 6, 2014

ASTORIA — The Astor Street Opry Company’s fall play, “The Foreigner,” opens for three weekends, running at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 10 to 25. Doors open at 6:30pm. There will be one Sunday matinée at 2 p.m. Oct. 19; doors open at 1:30 p.m. The ASOC Playhouse is located at 129 W. Bond St.

“The Foreigner” is Larry Shue’s award-winning comedy set at Betty Meek’s fishing lodge in rural Georgia. It is a quiet place until English blokes Charlie Baker and Froggy show up. Charlie is so shy, Froggy tells the locals that his friend is from some exotic land and doesn’t understand the language. But the plan backfires when the lodge’s inhabitants reveal deep secrets and diabolical plans in front of him. Nonstop hilarity ensues and builds to an outrageously funny climax.

This live theater production is a fun show appropriate for ages 9 and older. Directed by Edward James, the cast includes Mark Erickson, Daric Moore, Susi Brown, Shanah Lindquist, Jordan Griffin, Barry Sears and Justin Germond and Owen Musser. The show is sponsored by the Cannery Pier Hotel, HIPFiSHmonthly, and the Q 94.9 FM.

Tickets are $8 to $15. All tickets cost $5 on Friday nights. All proceeds help ASOC Production Committee to fund new productions and activities.

For more info or to purchase tickets, call 503-325-6104 or visit www.astorstreetoprycompany.com

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