(L-R) James Black as Owen Musser and Jeffrey Bean as Charlie Baker in THE FOREIGNER. THE FOREIGNER opens on the Alley Theatre Hubbard Stage July 26 through August 10, 2003. Photo by Jim Caldwell.
ALLEY THEATRE
www.alleytheatre.org
Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director
Paul R. Tetreault, Managing Director
Exxon Mobil's Summer Chills Presentation of
THE FOREIGNER
July 25th through August 10th, 2003
Written by Larry Shue
Directed by James Black
(L-R) James Black as Owen Musser and Jeffrey Bean as Charlie Baker in THE FOREIGNER. THE FOREIGNER opens on the Alley Theatre Hubbard Stage July 26 through August 10, 2003. Photo by Jim Caldwell.
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Alley Theatre's ExxonMobil Summer Chills Features Agatha Christie's The
Mousetrap and Larry Shue's The Foreigner
All Tickets $17
Houston, TX - This season's ExxonMobil Summer Chills series at the Alley Theatre feature two enticing summer titles - The
Mousetrap by Agatha Christie and Larry Shue's delightful comedy The Foreigner. Artistic Director Gregory Boyd will direct
The Mousetrap; while Alley Theatre Resident Company Actor James Black will helm Larry Shue's THE FOREIGNER with a
preview Friday, July 25th, 2003 and performances through August 10th, 2003.
ExxonMobil funding for this series provides fun for the whole family with suspense-filled theatre experiences at the desirable
price of only $17 per ticket.
In Larry Shue's comedy THE FOREIGNER, Charlie and his friend Froggy leave their native England for a getaway to a
remote fishing lodge in backwoods Georgia. When Froggy has to leave Charlie with hostess Betty and her entourage of
bizarre friends, he saves his extremely shy friend from conversation by telling everyone that Charlie doesn't speak English.
With Charlie communicating only in gibberish, people indiscriminately spill their secrets in his presence. A series of silly
situations and hilarious interchanges comes to a climax when Charlie and the motley crew of lodge guests must confront the
mean-spirited Owen Musser.
THE FOREIGNER features Alley Theatre Resident Company Actors James Black (also directing) as Owen Musser, Bettye
Fitzpatrick as Betty Meeks, Elizabeth Heflin as Catherine Simms, Paul as Sergeant "Froggy" Le Seur, John Tyson as Ellard
Simms and Todd Waite as Reverend David Marshall Lee. Alley regular Jeffrey Bean is Charlie Baker.
The design team for Exxon Mobil Summer Chills includes scenic designer Linda Buchanan (Alley's You Can't Take it With
You) and Kevin Rigdon (Alley's Stones in His Pockets), costume design by Daryl A. Stone (Alley's The Goat or Who is
Sylvia?), lighting design by Michael Lincoln (Alley's And Then There Were None), and sound design by Joe Pino (Alley's
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?).
CAPTIONED AND ASL - INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES
There will be an open-captioned performance of THE FOREIGNER on Sunday, August 10, 2003 at 2:30pm.
TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets to ExxonMobil Summer Chills productions can be purchased for $17 and are on sale now at
www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue or by calling 713-228-8421. Groups of 10 or
more can purchase tickets at a discounted rate by calling the Alley's group sales department at 713-228-9341 ext. 346.
(L-R) James Black as Owen Musser (standing), Jeffrey Bean as Charlie Baker (seated), Paul Hope as Sergeant "Froggy" Le Seur (standing), Bettye Fitzpatrick as Betty Meeks (seated) and Todd Waite as Reverend David Marshall Lee (standing). THE FOREIGNER opened on the Alley Theatre Hubbard Stage July 26 through August 10, 2003. Photo by Jim Caldwell.