By SALINA POST
A comedy will be the next production by Salina Central High School Theatre.
Larry Shue's The Nerd is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. April 2 in the auditorium of the school, 650 E. Crawford Street. Running time is approximately two hours, including a 15-minute intermission.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, with credit service charges added to the price if using a credit card. Tickets are on sale online and also will be available prior to the performances.
About the play courtesy Salina Central Theatre
Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Ind., Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom 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 normally placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence — a dire development which, happily, is staved off by the surprising “twist” ending of the play.
Cast members
Blaise Alderson- Rick Steadman an old friend of Willum’s who once saved his life
Zander Flener- Willum Cubbert an architect
Mackenzie Martinez- Tansy McGinnis Willum’s girlfriend
Benjamin Campbell- Axel Hammond Willum’s best friend
Jackson Angell- Warnock Waldgrave Willum’s boss
Alyssa Maas- Clelia Waldgrave Warnock’s wife and mother to Thor
Sam Reynolds- Thor Waldgrave son to Warnock and Clelia
Crew/creative
Director: Barbara Hilt
Assistant Director: Chloe Highsmith
Technical Director: Bill Weaver
Stage Manager: Harper Johnston
Assistant Stage Manager: Kasheia Peterson and Paige Hinca
Shop Foreman: Trace Horniman and Benjamin Campbell
House Manager: Cadence Lane
Assistant House Manager: Katherine White
Light Board Operator: Wyatt Angell
Lighting Design: Barbara Hilt
Sound Board Operator: Vy Le
Sound Effects: Anna Kraft
Running Crew/ Dressers: Nathan Goldbach, Mac Sheforgen, Lin Miller, Bowie Vega, Angelica Dao, Keaton Myers, Marcos Lira, Jayda Rasmussen, Mili Ocon
Hair & Makeup: Michelle Simmons
Costume Design: Addilyn Jagodzinske and Isabell Riedel
Costume Crew: Barbara Hilt, Addilyn Jagodzinske, Isabell Riedel
Scenic Design: Bill Weaver
Set Construction/ Scenic Painting: Blaise Alderson, Anastasia Corl, Lillian Crow, Makyla Dixson, Tara Dutcher, Trace Horniman, Cadence Lane, Vy Le, Chelsea Lewin, Dontai Martinez, Selena Maupin, Imani McFadden, Lin Miller, Montana Morgan, Nikolas Lochlan, Isabell Riedel, Hunter Rogers, Gavin Schneider, Kale Shafer, Ethan Shank, Bowie Vega, Chloe Highsmith, Harper Johnston, Benjamin Campbell, Kasheia Peterson, Camille Morris, Michelle Simmons, Nathan Goldbach, Wyatt Angell, Anna Kraft, Mac Sheforgen, Zander Flener, Mackenzie Martinez, Paige Hinca, Chloe Highsmith, Alyssa Maas, Ellie Riekhof, Barbara Hilt, Josh Lewis, Jackson Angell, Keaton Myers, Leah Mull
Properties: Chloe Highsmith, Blaise Alderson
Publicity: Camille Morris
Photography: Matea Gregg (For Greater Glory Photography)
Poster and t-shirt design: Camille Morris
Ticket and program design: Barbara Hilt