Academia Nuts
by Gregg Kreutz

Academia Nuts Book Cover — Academia Nuts Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayMulticultural CastingInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

Synopsis

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!

Press 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

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Judith Pixner An up-and-coming literary scholar. Prim, proper, and poised for the academic brass ring.	—	—	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.	male	—	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.	—	—	Well-established, highly published college professor. Strong on twentieth century American poetry, weak on real life.
Tammi A free spirit on the run from her Atlantic City legal troubles. She has a slight southern accent	female	—	A free spirit on the run from her Atlantic City legal troubles. She has a slight southern accent