Auditions - OCTA - Over the River and Through the Woods

Olathe Civic Theatre Association


AUDITIONS!

Over the River and Through the Woods

by Joe DiPietro

Directed by Tiffany Garrison-Schwiegert


AUDITIONS:

Saturday, May 3 from 1:00-3:00 pm

Sunday, May 4 from 6:00-8:00 pm

At Olathe Civic Theatre
500 E Loula, Olathe KS 66061

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:

Auditioners should be familiar with the show.

Cold readings from the script.

Please Provide:

Headshot/Resume (if available) and a list of conflicts between July 27 and Sept 21, 2014.

CALLBACKS:

Invited Callbacks, Monday May 5, 7-9pm.

REHEARSAL:

Sunday-Thursday 7-9pm starting July 27, 2014.

PRODUCTION DATES:

September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2014

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm

Sundays at 2:00pm


All performances take place at:

Olathe Civic Theatre Assn
500 E Loula
Olathe, KS 66061

SYNOPSIS:

A hilarious family comedy that is even funnier than his long-running musical revue I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. —BackStage. "Loaded with laughs every step of the way." —Star-Ledger.

THE STORY: "Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. 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…we won't give the ending away here." - DPS

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

NOTE: While some characters are older, the director is willing to cast age 40+ actors and "age-up":

Nick - 25-35 years old; career in advertising

Frank - 65-80 years old; moved to America from Italy when he was 14; family focused

Aida - 60-75; all problems can be solved by food; wife of Frank

Nunzio - 60-75; romantic family man; has a secret

Emma - 60-75; all problems can be solved by the right spouse; wife of Nunzio

Caitlin - 25-30; a nurse; Nick's blind date

NOTE: Grandparents need Italian immigrant accents.

For more information, contact the director Tiffany Garrison-Schwiegert at tiffany.garrison@gmail.com.

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