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Subject: The Des Moines Playhouse Presents The Foreigner

Tickets are now on sale for the comedy The Foreigner, June 2-18, at The Des Moines Playhouse. Tickets are $23-25, and may be purchased at The Playhouse box office, by phone at 515-277-6261, and online at www.dmplayhouse.com.

The Foreigner tells the uproariously farcical tale of a lovable but socially inept Brit who escapes his stressful life by booking a holiday in backwoods U.S.A. He desperately tries to avoid the local yokels by posing as a foreigner who doesn’t understand a word of English. But the plan hilariously backfires when he becomes the perfect person with whom all share their deepest secrets and schemes.

The show is under the direction of Ron Ziegler (Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor). The Playhouse cast features newcomer Brian Kramer as Charlie Baker, the "foreigner;" along with Micheal Davenport, Dan Heck, Jeanne M. Hopson, Kourtney A. Horner, Mark Maddy and Patrick Spenceri.

The Playhouse is Iowa's oldest and largest producing theatre. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 3-1/2 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage.

For more information on The Playhouse and The Foreigner, contact The Playhouse box office at 515-277-6261.

The Foreigner Performances: June 2-18, 2006

Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 PM

Friday & Saturday at 8:00 PM

Sunday at 2:00 PM

The Foreigner Tickets:

Available through The Playhouse box office, 831 42nd St., Des Moines, IA 50312; by phone at 515-277-6261; and online at www.dmplayhouse.com

Adult $25 Thursday/Friday/Saturday, $23 Wednesday/Sunday

Senior (62+) $1 discount

Student $14

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