THE NERD - Piedmont Players Theatre Non Equity Auditions

Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) & fibrant announce AUDITIONS for

THE NERD

By Larry Shue

Auditions Dates

TUES. JUNE 4 & WED. JUNE 5

7pm on the 3rd floor of the Meroney Theater

One of the funniest plays ever written, this extraordinarily inventive, side-splitting comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, then produced in Great Britain, then went on to Broadway. The action centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by a man he's never met but who saved his life in Vietnam—the visitor turning out to be an incredibly inept, hopelessly stupid nerd who outstays his welcome with a vengeance.

…the audience almost never stops laughing—handkerchiefs wiping away tears of merriment… Variety

…a spring tonic of side-bruising laughter… The Milwaukee Tribune

The play ran on Broadway for 441 performances, staring Mark Hamill and directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.

PERFORMANCE DATES

July 25-27, 31 & August 1-3, 2013 @ 7:30pm

Sunday Matinee: July 28 @ 2:30pm

Box Office Opens July 15th

The Meroney Theater: 213 South Main Street | Salisbury, NC 28144 |
704.633.5471

Available Roles

• Willum Cubbert: Willum is an architect, currently designing a hotel for Mr. Waldgrave, and a pushover. He's kind and intelligent, but Tansy says he could use a little gumption. He lacks the backbone to stand up for himself.
• Tansy McGinnis: A smart woman who is as attracted to Willum as he is to her, but who has been offered her dream job as a
  television weather forecaster in Washington, D.C., and feels guilty for leaving Willum behind. Idealistic, perky, and just as kind as Willum.
• Axel Hammond: Willum's best friend and Tansy's ex. He's a pretentious, often-inebriated drama critic, always ready with a sarcastic comment.
• Rick Steadman: The titular nerd. He's oblivious to insult and lacks manners or sensitivity. He tells Willum that he works as an inspector at a chalk factory in Wisconsin.
• Warnock Waldgrave: A boisterous, slightly dim businessman, owner of eight hotels, with no creativity and no tact. He never smiles.
• Clelia Waldgrave: Mr. Waldgrave's high-strung, put-upon wife. She holds back all of her emotions, and only releases her stress when she can break something small.
• Thor Waldgrave: The Waldgraves' terror of a son. Poster child for planned parenthood, as Axel calls him. Spends most of the play hiding in a closet or bedroom.