If someone

couldn't understand you, there would be no harm in revealing your deepest

secrets.

That is what

many of the characters in Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" think,

when they are told that a man staying by the fishing lodge is a foreigner.

They are wrong, of course; the man is actually a shy science fiction editor

who has just had the bottom of his life fall out.

Originally

produced by Newnan Community Theatre in 1987, "The Foreigner"

tells the story of Charlie and his friend Froggy going on a brief vacation

to a fishing lodge in Georgia. When Froggy has to go off to Fort Benning

and Charlie must stay by himself, Froggy tells the people at the lodge

that the man is a foreigner, thinking they will leave him alone.

That doesn't

happen.

A former debutante

reveals that she is miserable, despite her impending marriage to a fine

upstanding preacher. She was left a hefty inheritance from her parents

but she has to deal with her idiot brother who can't seem to do anything

right. Charlie eventually saves that day, even in the face of a vicious

racist named Owen. Tony Daniel, who played the role in 1987, reprises

his role for this performance.

"The Foreigner"

will be presented at Newnan Community Theatre Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

through March 3. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30

p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors

and students. For information, call 770-683-NCTC or visit www.newnantheatre.com .

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