[Capdist-auditions] OVER THE RIVER...SCP

[LWAndruski at aol.com]

Auditions for SCP’s  final show of the season, Joe DiPietro’s Over  the 
River and Through the Woods, will be held on  Tuesday, February 28 and Thursday, 
March 2 starting at 7:00 p.m. at the  Playhouse located at 12 S. Church Street 
in Schenectady, NY.  
 
Over  the River and Through the Woods is a  heartwarming comedy that revolves 
around two sets of aging, first- generation,  Italian-American grandparents 
and Nick, their 29-year-old, single grandson, an  executive on a fast career 
track. Nick is about to announce a job promotion  which would move him to the 
other side of the country and away from the weekly  Sunday dinners so lovingly 
prepared and fiercely cherished by his grand-parents.  This news sends the 
grandparents into a frenzy of hilariously misguided  schemes designed to keep Nick 
from abandoning his "la famiglia."  Nick, on  the other hand, struggles to 
balance his Italian heritage and loves his  grandparents with his sense of 
individuality.  An unending supply of lasagna, provolone  and mozzarella sandwiches 
fuel this family comedy, which tries to solve the  dilemma of changing 
priorities, closing the generation gap and “keeping the ties  that bind.”  We can 
all relate to the combustible mixture of guilt,  exasperation and love that 
comes from being a member of a family.  Like  Neil Simon's Brighton  Beach 
Memoirs, Joe DiPietro's  autobiographical play touches (and exposes) nerves and 
guilt reflexes as well as  funny bones.     
AVAILABLE  ROLES:    
NICK:  29-year-old  grandson, upwardly mobile executive who morphs into a 
defensive child when  around his grandparents.    
FRANK:  70+,  Italian grandfather who came over to America at 14 and who has 
lived the rest of  his life in Hoboken, New Jersey. Cantankerous, opinionated, 
and a retired  carpenter. 
AIDA:  70+,  Frank's wife, born in America and a true earth mother.  To her, 
food equals  love.  Both she and Frank are rock-bound to the earth; they take 
everything  literally. 
NUNZIO: 70+, loud,  passionate man who lives life fully and  at the top of 
his voice.     
EMMA: 70+,  Nunzio's  wife, also loud, a big believer in the church who calls 
the  priest to reserve a mass for any and all family situations.  Both Nunzio 
 and Emma can be dubbed "the Bickersons." arguing with each other at the drop 
of  a hat.    
CAITLIN:   20-something, pretty, brought in by the grandparents as a 
potential wife  for Nick. Self-assured, Caitlin is the only "normal"  character. 
Over  the River and Through the Woods will be directed by  Nancy Wilder.  
Performance dates are  May 12-14 and 17-21.  For additional  information, please 
contact the director at 438-4303. 
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