No Time For Sergeants

Country bumpkin Will Stockdale is drafted and sent to Fort Thompson, Georgia for training. In the barracks, the hapless hero meets little Ben Whitledge, a fellow trainee who thinks he deserves a medal simply because his grandfather fought under Stonewall Jackson. This odd duo is assigned to the elite air force, though they would rather serve in that most glorious and revered branch of the army - the infantry. Sergeant King, Will's nemesis, is determined to dampen the young soldier's enthusiasm, but Will - even in his long stint as latrine orderly - consistently prevails and unknowingly confounds the gruff sergeant at every turn.

Performances

Cast (In Order of Appearance)

Preacher .................................. Don Knotts
Will Stockdale ......................... Andy Griffith
Pa Stockdale ........................... Floyd Buckley
Draft Man .................................. John Topa
Bus Driver ............................. Michael Thoma
Irvin Blanchard ........................ Robert Webber
Rosabelle .................................. Maree Dow
Inductees .......... Cecil Rutherford, Robert McQuade, 
                     Carl Albertson, Arthur P. Keegan, 
               Van Williams, Jules Racine, Wynn Pearce
Ben Whitledge ......................... Roddy McDowall
Sergeant King ........................ Myron McCormick
A Captain .................................... Ed Peck
A Nurse .................................... Maree Dow
Corporal ..... Robert McQuade, Ray Johnson, Don Knotts
A Lieutenant ............................ Elwood Smith
A Psychiatrist ...................... James Millhollin
An Infantryman ...................... Arthur P. Keegan
Air Force Policeman ..................... Jules Racine
A Colonel ............................... Rex Everhart
Lt. Bridges ............................ Hazen Gifford
Lt. Gardella .......................... Carl Albertson
Lt. Kendall ......................... Cecil Rutherford
Lt. Cover ............................... Bill Hinnant
General Bush .......................... Howard Freeman
General Pollard ........................... Royal Beal
A Senator .................................. John Topa
Aide to Gen. Pollard ..................... Ray Johnson
Lt. Abel ................................ Rex Everhart
Lt. Baker ............................ Edmund Johnston
Capt. Charles ............................ Wynn Pearce

Broadway Premiere