Audition Info for Over the River and Through the Woods

Directed by Keli Solomon

Audition Dates:

• Sunday, September 13, 5:30-7:00 PM at Woodbury Old Town Hall, 5 Mountain Rd. Woodbury, CT 06798

• Tuesday, September 15, 6:00-8:00 PM at Woodbury Parks and Rec, 10 Mountain Rd. Woodbury, CT 06798

Rehearsal Dates:

• September 20 - October 29: Sunday, Thursday and Friday evenings

Performance Dates:

• Friday, October 30th, 7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 31st, 2:00 PM

• Sunday, November 1st, 2:00 PM

• Friday, November 6th, 7:30 PM

• Saturday, November 7th, 7:30 PM

• Sunday, November 8th, 2 PM

Show Summary:

Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida, but that doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job. The job he’s been waiting for – marketing executive – would take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn’t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. How could he betray his family’s love to move to Seattle, for a job, wonder his grandparents? Well, Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma do their level best, and that includes bringing to dinner the lovely – and single – Caitlin O’Hare as bait.

Character Breakdown:

• NICK CRISTANO – 20s-30s

• FRANK GIANELLI – Nick’s maternal grandfather, 60s-70s

• AIDA GIANELLI – Nick’s maternal grandmother, 60s-70s

• NUNZIO CRISTANO – Nick’s paternal grandfather, 60s-70s

• EMMA CRISTANO – Nick’s paternal grandmother, 60s-70s

• CAITLIN O’HARE – Attractive and charming, 20s-30s

What to Prepare:

Sides will be available at auditions.