<div dir="ltr"><b>YOU’RE INVITED TO AN OPEN CALL FOR FAMILY PLAYERS’ “TONY ‘N’ TINA’S WEDDING”</b><br><br>The Family Players of NENY board is proud to announce that we’ll be presenting “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding” in conjunction with the West Albany Italian Benevolent Society this February 2014. It’s a fun show with some scripted portions and plenty of opportunities for improv, too. <br>
<br>Please join us for Open Call auditions on Monday, Nov. 4 or Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the West Albany Italian Benevolent Society, 50 Exchange Street off Everett Road in Albany. Please sign in at 6:30 and we’ll get started at 7 pm. We’ll work on group improv games and scenes at this time as we search for the right combo of people to bring Tony and Tina’s wedding to life. <br>
<br>- Cast members must be 18 or older<br>- A synopsis and cast breakdown are listed below<br>- December we will have a read through and a rehearsal or two<br>- January to February will be the majority of the rehearsals – we’ll meet 10-15 times<br>
- Performances will be Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-16, 2014<br><br>If you have any questions, please call DeLynn Wickham at 542-5163 or Julie Phillips at 374-4012.<br><br><b><br>SYNOPSIS</b><br>At Tony n' Tina's Wedding, audience members actually play the roles of Tony Nunzio and Valentina Vitale’s family and/or friends. These are roles we have all been practicing, every time we go to a real wedding. This universal familiarity with the union of two individuals from two distinct families, regardless of where you’re from, will take you back and forth between fantasy and reality throughout the entire evening. The event begins with the side-splitting ceremony in all its tacky and hilarious glory where anything can happen (and usually does!). Then, it’s time for the most hilarious wedding reception you’ll ever attend! You’ll join the wedding party and their bickering families for a full Italian meal, raise a champagne toast, eat the wedding cake and dance the night away at the party you and your friends will be laughing about for years to come. The show stars "Tina," the headstrong 20-something party girl bride with an attitude – and "Tony," the rowdy, handsome, yet charming groom-to-be. Other hilarious characters emerge from this quirky cast, which includes an entire wedding party of guests ranging from "Connie," the pregnant maid of honor, to "Father Mark," a priest who thinks he's hip. As the evening unfolds, the only guarantee is that there will be plenty of drama all around. <br>
<br><b><br>CAST BREAKDOWN FOR “TONY 'N' TINA'S WEDDING”</b><br>TONY - groom, mid 20's, handsome, rowdy, charming<br>TINA - bride, mid 20's, pretty, party girl, headstrong, tough<br>BARRY - best man, late 20's, everybody's pal, drug dealer<br>
CONNIE - maid of honor, late 20's, pregnant, jaded<br>DOMINIC - usher, mid 20's, party animal with a heart of gold<br>DONNA - bridesmaid, mid 20's, cute white trash, good singer<br>JOHNNY - usher, 20, Tony's little brother, a cute flirt<br>
MARINA - bridesmaid, mid 20's, insecure tag-along, the gang's doormat<br>JOSEPHINA - Tina's mom, 45, strong willed, overweight, a martyr<br>LUIGI - Tina's great uncle, late 70's, old world gentleman, speaks Italian (can be played by a younger actor)<br>
JOEY - Tina's brother, 30, gay, loves "show biz," not flamboyant.<br>SISTER ALBERT MARIA - Tina's cousin, mid 20's, family oddball<br>TONY NUNZIO SR. - Tony's dad, 50, charismatic in a sleazy way, sees himself as a king<br>
MADELINE MONROE - Tony Sr.'s girlfriend, 20's, stripper, good looking and hard living<br>GRANDMA NUNZIO - Tony's grandma, 70's, spry, a little crazy (Grandma Nunzio can be played by a younger actor as well)<br>
MICHAEL JUST - late 20's, Tina's ex-boyfriend, just got out of rehab, a burnout<br>FATHER MARK - priest, 30's, thinks he's hip and one of the gang<br>SAL ANTONUCCI - photographer, 40, pushy, eccentric, bored with his job<br>
VINNEE BLACK - caterer, late 40's, amateur comedian, used car salesman type<br>LORETTA BLACK - Vinnee's wife, late 40's, brow beaten by Vinnee, a little worn<br>DONNY DULCE - late 20's, sexy leader of the wedding band/karaoke DJ, excellent pop singer<br>
CELESTE ROMANO - keyboard player and vocalist for the wedding band; trampy but attractive<br>RICK DeMARCO - 20's, hired to videotape wedding, Joey's boyfriend <br><br><br><br><br></div>