The Foreigner

by Larry Shue

Trying to forget his marital problems, dull and doleful Charlie Baker takes a fishing lodge holiday in the Deep South of America, and to avoid being pestered by the locals pretends that he is a foreigner who speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should – the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancée is pregnant; and many other damaging revelations made with the thought that Charlie doesn’t understand a word being said. That he does fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax. 

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com 

Visiting Mr. Green

by Jeff Baron

Mr. Green, an elderly retired dry cleaner, wanders into traffic and is almost hit by a car driven by Ross Gardiner, a 29-year-old corporate executive. The young man is sentenced to community service in which he must help the recent widower once a week for six months. What starts as a comedy about two men who do not want to be in the same room together becomes a gripping and moving drama as they get to know each other, care about each other, and open old wounds they’ve been hiding for years. 

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com 

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield

The cultural touchstone that is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) was born when three inspired, charismatic comics, having honed their pass-the-hat act at Renaissance fairs, premiered their preposterous masterwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, earning the title of London’s longest-running comedy after a decade at the Criterion Theatre. Featured are all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, meant to be performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, it’s full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike. 

Presented by arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing. www.broadwayplaypublishing.com 

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Book by John R. Powers, Music and Lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans 

Focusing on eight children during their Catholic elementary and high school education in the 1950s, this hilarious musical captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the trying moments of adolescence. Every number tickles the funny bone of anyone who ever went to school, public or private. 

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com