Nurse Berry

Character Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Role Size: Supporting
Voice Range: Medium

Character Description:

Nurse Angela "Angie" Berry is an experienced nurse at the Young Minds Institute and one of Auggie's closest workplace confidantes.

Warm, perceptive, practical, and armed with a wonderfully dry sense of humor, Nurse Berry has a talent for recognizing what patients need before anyone else notices.

She's supportive of Auggie's abilities but isn't particularly impressed by his status as a child prodigy. To her, he's both a colleague and a nine-year-old who occasionally needs a reminder to slow down, listen, and maybe eat something.

In the pilot, Nurse Berry helps Auggie recognize that his young patient needs understanding more than another medical explanation.

Voice Direction:

We're looking for a warm, grounded adult voice with excellent understated comedic timing.

Nurse Berry should sound approachable and reassuring, with a subtle sarcastic edge when appropriate. She's experienced enough that very little surprises her, but she never comes across as dismissive or uncaring.

Performance Notes:

• Warm, conversational, and reassuring.

• Dry humor and understated sarcasm.

• Calm and confident under pressure.

• Strong emotional awareness.

• Should feel like a trusted adult rather than a stereotypical overly cheerful cartoon nurse.