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Academia Nuts

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Gregg Kreutz

"Double over with laughter funny." -WSTV/WRKY

Academia Nuts

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
Professor Peter Smedforson lives in a quiet New England college town, in the former home of poet E.R. Lennox whose writings are the subject of his scholarly life's work. Reclusive Peter finds his sedate life is suddenly turned upside down when his home is invaded by Tammi, a free spirit from Atlantic City whose luck has run out, Judith, another Lennox scholar determined to unearth a lost manuscript in his home, and by Stewart, Judith's reprehensible ex-husband who is trying to beat her to the manuscript. The discovery of said manuscript and the revelation of its surprising secret provide a hilarious climax to this urbane and quick witted comedy by the author of the popular farce Bottoms Up!
History

Academia Nuts first premiered on July 28, 1994 at the Brooke Hill’s Playhouse in Wellsburg, West Virgina under the direction of Gregg Kreutz.

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Performing Groups
TAMMI – A free spirit on the run from her Atlantic City legal troubles. She has a slight southern accent 
JUDITH PIXNER – An up-and-coming literary scholar. Prim, proper, and poised for the academic brass ring.
STEWART – Judith’s ex-husband. A man exploring the outer reaches of shamlessness.
PETER SMEDFORSON – Well-established, highly published college professor. Strong on twentieth century American poetry, weak on real life. 

The age of the cast can be anywhere from late twenties to late forties. Tammi is a down-on-her-luck party girl from Atlantic City, Judith is a prim and proper scholar, Stewart is a desperate striver after academic glory, and Peter has let his obsession fo

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

"Double over with laughter funny." - WSTV/WRKY

"Take a couple of stodgy academics, add one pseudo-academic/wild child and one down-to-earth--or maybe "earthy" is the better description--topless dancer, and you have the makings of a hilarious little comedy called "Academia Nuts." - Jennifer Brummett, Advocate Messenger

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  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
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Authors

Gregg Kreutz

Gregg Kreutz
Gregg Kreutz has written three full length plays that are published by Samuel French. They have been and continue to be performed world wide, and one of them - Bottoms Up!-  has been translated into (of all things) Dutch. In addition, his ten-minute play Floore' has been publ ...
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