The Nerd

Bucks County Playhouse
70 S. Main St. New Hope

You know that guy ... the one you befriended because he lived on your street, or sat next to you in class. You may have realized he was socially inept, awkward or kinda creepy, but once he was in your life, you didn't know how to get rid of him. Now imagine that person lives with you, and you have the beginnings of Larry Shue's wacky comedy The Nerd. The ultimate nice guy, Willum eagerly welcomes Rick into his home after a sporadic history of correspondence. How can he refuse? After all, Rick saved his life in the Vietnam War. But the heroic rescuer also turns out to be weird, inept and obnoxious. Feeling too indebted to Rick to kick him out, one uproarious incident after another ensues, until the normally placid Willum is driven into a desperate mental state that leads to a surprising and satisfying ending. Watch it all unfold at New Hope's Bucks County Playhouse with an all-star cast from theater and TV, including Grant Shaud (Murphy Brown) and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Gossip Girl).