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The Nit Wits

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  8w, 7m

Glenn Hughes

If Tommy Winter hadn't needed money so badly to continue his college education, it might all have never happened. But he did, and very badly indeed, so he advertised himself as a consulting psychologist for people who were afraid of losing their minds.

The Nit Wits

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
If Tommy Winter hadn't needed money so badly to continue his college education, it might all have never happened. But he did, and very badly indeed, so he advertised himself as a consulting psychologist for people who were afraid of losing their minds. Before long, his office is swamped with some of the craziest, looniest, wildest half-wits ever gathered in one place. It takes all his ingenuity, and the help of a friend, Steve, to keep things under control once the parade of nit-wits comes rolling in! A grand cast of characters in a completely nutty farce!
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
TOMMY WINTER - a likeable college boy.
EMILY WINTER - his mother.
NELLIE - the cook and housekeeper.
STEVE GRINNELL - Tommy's pal.
WILLIAM W. WINTER - Tommy's father.
JEAN HAMMOND - Tommy's girl friend.
LOU PRENTICE - Steve's girl friend.
MISS CONSTANCE DINWIDDIE - a spinster starved for affection.
HENRY SHORT - a jealous husband.
T.T. TRUMBULL - an elderly gentleman whose sense are failing him.
MAUDE MIDDLETON - a stout lady with leaping tendencies.
BERT BAXTER - a husky fellow with murderous impulses.
SALLYJEAN GOULD - a cute blonde in need of protection.
MILTON GEER - in tune with the infinite.
MADELINE SHORT - a wife but still a flirt.
TWO ASYLUM GUARDS
TWO POLICESMEN
THREE COLLEGE BOYS
THREE COLLEGE GIRLS
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The living room of the Winters, during the afternoon and evening of the same day.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Glenn Hughes

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