“Over the River and Through the Woods” - By Joe DiPietro - Calliope Productions (Boylston, MA.) - AUDITIONS
Calliope Productions
Will Hold AUDITIONS
For Joe DiPietro's
"OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS"
Written by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Tracy Martino
Stage Manager Kim LiPuma
AUDITION DATES
July 20, 2026 from 6:30pm until 9:00pm
July 21, 2026 from 6:30pm until 9:00pm
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CASTING
- 3 presenting as female
- 3 presenting as male
- Actors for roles in this production will be selected on the basis of the demonstrated performance skills, regardless of their gender identity/expression, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, age or disability.
- Auditions will consist of cold readings from the play.
- Auditionees will be expected to have read the script before auditioning.
Access the script for Over The River and Through the Woods.pdf
REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will be Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (evening hours) beginning on August 16, 2026.
All rehearsals and performances will be at Calliope Theatre, 150 Main Street, Boylston, MA.
CHARACTERS
- Nick Cristano: The 29-year-old protagonist. He is a successful marketing executive living in New York City who has faithfully spent every Sunday having dinner with his grandparents. When he receives a huge promotion to move to Seattle, Washington, his life is upended by his family's desperate attempts to keep him local.
- Frank Gianelli: Nick’s maternal grandfather in his 80s. He is deeply devoted to his family, enjoys his traditions, and is the primary orchestrator of the schemes to keep Nick in New Jersey.
- Aida Gianelli: Nick’s maternal grandmother in her 70s. She is warm-hearted, values family unity above all else, and is famous for her massive, delicious home-cooked Italian meals.
- Nunzio Cristano: Nick’s paternal grandfather in his 70s. He is boisterous, loves telling exaggerated stories about his life and marriage, and is heartbroken at the prospect of his grandson moving 2,800 miles away.
- Emma Cristano: Nick’s paternal grandmother in her 70s. Described by Nick as one of the loudest people he knows, she is enthusiastic, deeply opinionated, and fiercely protective of her grandson's well-being.
- Caitlin O'Hare: An attractive and charming woman in her late 20s. She is a nurse whom the grandparents secretly invite to Sunday dinner as “bait” to spark a romance with Nick, hoping that finding love will keep him from moving to Seattle.
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Performances:
October 15, 2026 through October 25, 2026
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CALLIOPE THEATRE, 150 Main Street, Boylston, MA. 01505
TICKETS:
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Nick Cristano may be living the life of a modern young professional in New York City, but his loving grandparents never let him forget where he belongs...
...in New Jersey, in the bosom of his tenacious, tender-hearted, loud, loving, and well-fed Italian-American grandparents, who live two doors down from each other in Hoboken, and who lavish all of their affection on their last unmarried grandchild.
Faithfully, Nick goes “over the river” to Grandma’s house every week for Sunday dinner.
When he is offered an important promotion in Seattle, Washington, Nick threatens to break this routine by a distance of some 2,800 miles!
Frank, Aida, Emma, and Nunzio are heartbroken at the prospect of their beloved grandson raising a family all the way across the country -- or worse, not raising a family at all!
Besides the usual tactics of emotional blackmail, in order to keep him safe at home, these wily elders cook up a matchmaking scheme, inviting lovely nurse Caitlin O’Hare over for Sunday dinner.
Will the prospect of true love keep Nick from moving across the country?
Joe DiPietro's"OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS" is a warm-hearted, boisterously funny, and touching story about intergenerational relationships, deep familial love, and the inevitable little heartbreaks that occur as time passes and children grow. (STAGEAGENT)
ABOUT CALLIOPE PRODUCTIONS
CALLIOPE PRODUCTIONS is a year-round non-profit theatre company founded in 1982 that serves the needs and interests of audiences and performers in the Central Massachusetts region. CALLIOPE PRODUCTIONS presents six main-stage productions each year, and operates performance training workshops for students (ages 9 - 18) and adults. CALLIOPE PRODUCTIONS is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre, the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres and the Worcester Cultural Coalition.
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