‘Foreigner’ at Marco’s Arts Center Theatre through May 7
Arts Center Theatre on Marco Island concludes its inaugural season with The Foreigner by Larry Shue.
Set inside a fishing lodge in rural Georgia, The Foreigner opens with two Englishmen, Froggy and Charlie, arriving as guests. To discourage interaction with the other inhabitants, Froggy claims that Charlie is a “foreigner” from an exotic country and does not speak English. Under the assumption that he cannot understand them, the other guests quickly begin revealing their secrets, and attempting to engage Charlie in supremely awkward “conversations” as he becomes the center of attention.
Mayhem ensues.
The Foreigner 
received two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production.
The production is directed by Bonnie Knapp, who has been acting and directing for over thirty years. She most recently directed Beer for Breakfast at the Studio Players and Good People for the Marco Players.
The cast includes Daniel Cancio as Charlie Baker, the “foreigner” of the play’s title. Morgan Perdue plays the
sympathetic debutante Catherine Simms, who finds herself confiding in her “exotic” new friend. The kind-hearted fishing lodge owner Betty Meeks is played by Cindy J Rea. Jay Terzis plays Charlie’s friend and confidante, exuberant Staff Sergeant “Froggy” LeSueur. Kenneth Howard plays Ellard Simms, Catherine’s younger brother. Catherine’s fiancée, the Rev. David Marshall Lee, is played by Will Connors. 
Alex Costello plays Owen Musser, the dangerous county property inspector.
The Foreigner plays at Arts Center Theatre on Marco now through May 7. Performances are Wednesday through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m.Arts Center Theatre is located in Marco Town Center at 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145. For tickets visit www.marcoislandart.org or call 239-394-4221.
April 27, 2023.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.