[NEohioPAL]DON'T MISS OUT-The Nerd at the JCC-Halle Theatre in Cleveland Hei ghts Saturday at 8:30pm and Sunday at 7pm!

[Barnes, Kris]

Come and enjoy The Playmakers Youth Theatre's presentation of THE NERD by
Larry Shue. 

I saw the show this past weekend, and it was very professional, with great
actors, a wonderful script and set, and it was a lot of fun!

The remaining showtimes-
 Saturday November 1st -8:30pm and 
Sunday November 2nd -7pm

at the HALLE THEATRE-JCC 3505 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights

tickets are $8.00 for Adults
$6.00 for students, seniors, and JCC members

Director............................................Michael J. Simons
Production Stage Manager.................Jennifer Steinbock
Set and Lighting Design .....................Michael J. Simons 
Costume and Prop Design ...........................Linda Joynt

The Cast

Willum Cubbert............................................Ben Fankhauser 
Tansy McGinnis...................................................Emily Joynt

Axel Hammond..............................................Eitan Anouchi
Warnock Waldgrave......................................Daniel Saunders
Clelia Waldgrave.................................................Lindsey Ryb
Thor Waldgrave......................................................Alex Ryb

Rick Steadman.................................................Eytan Hoenig 


About the Playwright
Larry Shue, a promising young middle-aged actor and playwright, had his
career cut short at the age of 39 by the crash of a commuter plane on
September 23,  1985. He left behind a small published body of work,
including two full-length crowd-pleasing comedies. Larry Shue joined the
Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 1977. While at the Rep, Shue performed in a
wide variety of roles, from the classics to roles in new works, including
his own. Two years after he joined the Rep, Shue was made playwright in
residence. 
     In his second season, the Milwaukee Rep produced Shue's one act comedy
Grandma Duck is Dead. Shue's fourth season featured the premier of The Nerd,
which became his best known work. The season thereafter Shue wrote 
The Foreigner. Wenceslas Square was the last play he wrote for the Rep.
1984 was a particularly successful year for Larry Shue's plays. That year,
in addition to the premier of Wenceslas Square at the Milwaukee Rep, The
Foreigner
appeared Off Broadway at the Astor Place Theatre, and The Nerd was produced
on London's West End. Much of Larry Shue's gentle, thoughtful humor derives
from mistaken identity and role-playing, especially when the role-playing
gets out of hand.  For instance, in The Nerd, Willum Cubbert has often told
friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has
never met but who saved his life in Vietnam---so Willum is delighted when
Rick shows up unexpectedly on the night of his birthday party.  But his
delight soon fades, as it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless "nerd"
with no social sense or tact.  Rick stays on and on, his continued presence
leading to one uproarious incident after another driving the normally placid
Willum to the point of contemplating violence.  Disaster is diverted by the
surprising "twist" ending of the play!

general admission-come early to get a good seat!


Kris Barnes
Event Ticket Office Manager
The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
kbarnes at clevejcc.org 
216-382-4000 ext. 274