BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210911T003000Z DTEND:20210911T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Foreigner - announced by Stoughton Village Players DESCRIPTION:After 15 months of postponements through the Covid crisis\, we are pleased to announce our production of The Foreigner\, the well-known farce written by Milwaukee native Larry Shue.\n\n\n\nThe premise concerns a British man visiting a Georgia fishing lodge with his buddy. The man is upset because of a domestic issue and doesn't want to talk with anyone so his friend tells all the people at the lodge that the man is from a "foreign country" and doesn't speak English. He then becomes a sounding board for everyone's secrets\, prejudices and hidden agendas since they assume that he can't understand them anyway.\n\n\n\nThe hilarity comes from the ways each person at the lodge decides to let their hair down and confide in this man as the audience senses his uncomfortableness. We see one-way discussions of troubled relationships\, family dramas played out and displays of ignorant bigotry towards anyone who is different. One local decides to teach the man English while another asks him to instruct everyone on the language and customs of his land.\n\nAccording to Director Sam White\, "This is a classic American comedy with a simple plot and the joy for the audience is in seeing wonderful actors portray these eccentric characters and their interactions. Despite the silly concept\, there is an underlying message about anyone who feels like a foreigner in life and how they should be treated an excellent lesson handled with a light touch."\n\n\n\nMasks are required for the audience. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
After 15 months of postponements through the Covid crisis\, we are pleased to announce our production of The Foreigner\, the well-known farce written by Milwaukee native Larry Shue.
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\nThe premise concerns a British man visiting a Georgia fishing lodge with his buddy. The man is upset because of a domestic issue and doesn&rsquo\;t want to talk with anyone so his friend tells all the people at the lodge that the man is from a &ldquo\;foreign country&rdquo\; and doesn&rsquo\;t speak English. He then becomes a sounding board for everyone&rsquo\;s secrets\, prejudices and hidden agendas since they assume that he can&rsquo\;t understand them anyway.
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\nThe hilarity comes from the ways each person at the lodge decides to let their hair down and confide in this man as the audience senses his uncomfortableness. We see one-way discussions of troubled relationships\, family dramas played out and displays of ignorant bigotry towards anyone who is different. One local decides to teach the man English while another asks him to instruct everyone on the language and customs of his land.
\nAccording to Director Sam White\, &ldquo\;This is a classic American comedy with a simple plot and the joy for the audience is in seeing wonderful actors portray these eccentric characters and their interactions. Despite the silly concept\, there is an underlying message about anyone who feels like a foreigner in life and how they should be treated&hellip\; an excellent lesson handled with a light touch.&rdquo\;
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\nMasks are required for the audience.