The Nerd
Kensington Woods Drama Club is proud to announce our first Kensington Woods High School production, “The Nerd,” by Larry Shue.
The story:
An aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI who he has never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He has written to Rick to say that, as long as he is alive, “you will have somebody on Earth who will do anything for you”-so Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment on the night of his 34th birthday party. But his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless “nerd”- a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence, and less tact. And Rick stays on and on, his continued presence among Willum and his friends leading to one uproarious incident after another, until the normal placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence- a dire development which, happily, is staved off by the surprising “twist” ending of the play.
Cast List:
Willum Cubbert…………Jimmy Valentine
Tansy McGinnis…………Liz Harrison
Axel Hammond…………Erica Phillips
Warnock Walgrave……..Nick German
Clelia Walgrave………..Hailee Maga
Tabbi (Thor)…………….Emily Feskorn
Rick Steadman………..Andrew Gasiorowski
Assistant Director….Liz Harrison
Stage Manager…….Steven Hattle
Performances:
MAY 7th & 8th in the Big Room Theatre