The Gurnee Theatre Company Returns to Main Stage with "The Nerd"
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2006
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Larry Shue's comic masterpiece "The Nerd" takes the stage in a new production by The Gurnee Theatre Company. The show opens September 8 and runs through September 30. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. and take place at The Wishing Star Theatre, 1139 S. Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville.
Set in the early 1980s, the play opens in the flat of Terre Haute architect Willum Cubbert, who's celebrating his 34th birthday with his acerbic drama critic friend Axel and unrequited love interest Tansy, when Rick Steadman—the man who saved Willum's life in Vietnam—shows up for a surprise visit. Adding zest and hilarity to the party are Willum's client, prickly "Ticky" Waldgrave, his nervous wife Clelia (who has a unique use for demi-tasse saucers), and their monster offspring, named Thor.
While continuing to seek its own permanent performing space in Gurnee, GTC approached Linda Klepac, owner of Libertyville's Wishing Star Theatre, to discuss mounting a show at Klepac's performance space.
"The Wishing Star Theatre has a beautifully outfitted space which we are thrilled to be able to use for this production," says GTC Managing Artistic Director Doug McDade. The Wishing Star maintains a full schedule of both adult and children's shows, but offered its performance space to GTC for "The Nerd" between productions. The Wishing Star's production of "Sleepy Hollow" opens October 13.
While continuing its quest for a permanent home, GTC remains active through its popular staged reading series at the Warren-Newport Public Library, its OnStage Academy for children and teens, and its newest program, theatre classes for adults with disabilities in partnership with Northpointe Resources in Zion, Illinois.
Tickets for "The Nerd" are $15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors, and military. Group rates are available. For tickets, call GTC at 847-775-1950.
GTC holds a prize drawing for two tickets to "The Nerd" plus dinner for two at Libertyville's Ristorante Bottaio. An entry form is available at www.GurneeTheatre.com. The prize drawing takes place September 1. The winner's name will be posted on the GTC website on September 3.
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Cast and Crew
Cast includes Paul Adler and Rebecca Adler of Gurnee; Mark Anderson of Lindenhurst; Kevin Bridgman of Gurnee; Kellie Clevenger of Lindenhurst; Jimmy Farley of Gurnee; David Prunty of Gurnee; and Paul Safyan of Wheeling.
Designers/Crew: Director and set designer Richard Schneider of Des Plaines; assistant director Rich Baker of Hanover Park; lighting designer Kurt Ottinger; sound designer Sean Parks of Berwyn; stage manager John Dooley of Mundelein; set builder/master carpenter Dave Clark of Gurnee; props master Arlene Herrick of Gurnee.
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Photo credit: All photos by Leslie Lipps of Angel Lips Photography.
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Mark Anderson (left, of Lindenhurst) and Kevin Bridgman (of Gurnee) star in The Gurnee Theatre Company's fall main stage production of Larry Shue's "The Nerd." |
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Jimmy Farley (left, of Gurnee) and Paul Safyan of Wheeling are featured in The Gurnee Theatre Company's fall main stage production of Larry Shue's "The Nerd." |
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Kevin Bridgman (Gurnee), Kellie Clevenger (Lindenhurst), and Paul Safyan (Wheeling) in a scene from The Gurnee Theatre Company's fall main stage production of Larry Shue's "The Nerd." |
