The [almost] all-girl math challenge!
Numbers Nerds is an almost all-girl high school math team from Waukesha, Wisconsin. The team has won the Regional Math Competition and is chosen to compete in the National Math SUM-IT. These smart and funny whiz kids must unite to solve difficult math problems without getting distracted by teen drama and pressures. It is a story of girls becoming women, conquering both anxiety and rivalry, finding a way to affirm themselves both as individuals and as team-members, so they can win at math…and at life!
Recommended for ages 10+
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

I never thought math would win me over, but the day has finally come with Numbers Nerds. This addition to the New York Musical Festival hit all the right numbers with its charming story of friendship, budding romance, and working together in the face of every nerd’s greatest nightmare: public speaking. When the musical starts, the pressure’s on, as an all-girls high school math team faces the final elimination round of regional competition. Melissa (Maisie Rose) has her math skills down, since she aspires to follow in Einstein’s footsteps and become the next math genius, but her public speaking skills leave room for improvement. With all eyes on her, she chokes, and the team loses their chance at advancing to nationals and bringing home a trophy. The image-obsessed Amber (Tiffany Tatreau), who’s determined to keep her rank in the school’s most popular clique despite her inner math nerd, is furious that Melissa turned them all into losers, and votes to kick her off the team. Barbie (Madison Kauffman), a unicorn aficionado, wants to give Melissa another chance, but ambitious, college-driven Mary Kate (Danielle Davila) agrees with Amber, and Melissa finds her math-genius future crumbl …Read more