Lucian, a retarded man, was the pivotal character of the funny but moving story. In one scene, Lucian addresses the audience in a starkly somber tone. There were no dry eyes as Lucian explained the horror of mental retardation. An intense actor with a keen sense of timing and projection, Percy will have no trouble bringing Hoke to life on the Clinton stage. Boolie, Miss Daisy's son will be played by Director Piazza so that the show, a three member team, can be flexible for in-house presentation to civic and church groups.
Rehearsals go into full swing next week.
The cast of Clinton s Brick Street Players production of The Nerd left the audience near tears with sore jaws from laughing last weekend. Aubrey Barnette s hapless portrayal of Willum Cubbert, the uptight architect who can t get no respect, made for deft straight-man stuff. Axel and Tansey are throwing an impromptu 40th birthday party for Willum to try and cheer the old boy up. Waldgrave s mousy wife Clelia is played to gleeful perfection by Debbie Estess, who seems to delight in the breaking of dishes to relieve stress. Eleven year old Christian Bycofski steals the show as the Waldgrave s obnoxious son Thor.