The Little Theatre on Orchard Hill Road has a busy weekend coming up, with the opening of a new production and a pair of auditions scheduled within a four-day timeframe.The Foreigner, a farce by Larry Shue. The show opens on Friday, June 3.The Foreigner takes place in a fishing lodge in rural Tilghman County, Georgia. Two Englishmen, Froggy (being played by Nick Kaye of Bethel) and Charlie (Bob Filipowich of Fairfield), arrive as guests, with Charlie having agreed to accompany Froggy on the trip after his sick wife begged him to go.The Foreigner also features the talents of Frank Arnone of Newtown, Tony Benedetti of Beacon Falls, Bryn Berg of Westbrook, and Jennifer Weiss of Fairfield.newtownplayers.org). Reservations may also be made by calling the box office at 203-270-9144.Casting CallSight Unseen by Don Margulies. The auditions will run from 7 to 9 pm each night.newtownplayers.org.info@newtownplayers.org.

The next Town Players of Newtown production will be

Charlie's shyness keeps him from socializing with other guests, however. In addition to being shy, he is also depressed about his wife's illness and cannot find the words to reply to others.

In order to alleviate his friend's stress, Froggy tells everyone that Charlie cannot talk because he is a foreigner from an exotic country, and does not understand English.

Taking Froggy's claim at face value, the lodge's guests quickly begin revealing their secrets, and Charlie soon discovers quite a few delicious scandals.

Directed by Timothy Huebenthal of Southbury,

The production crew includes producer Gene Golaszewski of Brookfield, assistant producer Lynn Alexander of Southbury, assistant producer Michele Leigh of Brookfield, stage manager Terry Polvay of Sandy Hook, and assistant stage manager April Lichtman of Easton.

Performances will weekends through June 25. Curtain times are 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 pm Sundays, June 12 and 19.

Tickets are $22 for evening shows, $18 for matinee performances. They may be purchased in advance by visiting the theater's website (

On Sunday and Monday, June 5-6, Town Players of Newtown will host auditions for

In this drama that premiered in 1991, Jonathan Waxman is a very wealthy, critically acclaimed artist - so much so that collectors buy his works sight unseen. His father has recently died, and although Jonathan is successful and happily married, he is struggling with self-doubt and seeking to recapture his artistic inspiration.

While in London for a major retrospective of his work, Jonathan acts on impulse and visits Patricia, a former model and his former lover. Patricia now lives in a Norfolk farmhouse with her older archeologist husband Nick, where they work together excavating Roman ruins.

She invites Jonathan to stay the night, and tensions arise over old wounds and current insecurities.

While in England, Jonathan also meets Grete, a young German scholar-journalist, who questions his motivations for his art and self-promotion. She mentions his Jewish heritage so frequently that Jonathan accuses her of anti-Semitism.

The work explores questions about art, money, love, and inspiration, their codependency and the ways in which they are inextricably entangled.

Sherry Asch of Brewster, N.Y. will direct the Town Players production, which is scheduled to be staged weekends, June 22-August 13. Rehearsals will begin in June.

The production calls for two men and two women. If possible, actors should read the play in advance and be ready to read sides from the script.

Character descriptions are available at

No appointment is necessary. All roles are available.

All questions may be directed to

Auditions will take place at The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road.

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