ABOUT OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS

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This hilarious yet touching comedy is about family. 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, married and eating. He’s offered a promotion in Seattle and threatens to leave. Usual tactics of blackmail and matchmaking ensue.

ABOUT THE CHARACTERS
(3 male-identifying and 3 female-identifying roles)

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Nick (Late 20s – Early 30s) A young marketing professional, a man in his late twenties/early

thirties.  Nick is intelligent, energetic, agitated, and anxious.

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Frank (70s – 80s) Nick’s maternal grandfather, a man of roughly eighty. An immigrant from

Italy, Frank understands the importance of family.

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Aida (60-70s) Nick’s maternal grandmother, a woman in her seventies.  Aida equates care and

food with love, family, and home.

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Nunzio (60-70s) Nick’s paternal grandfather, a man in his seventies.  A true romantic who has

dealt with horrible loss, Nunzio carries with him a burden that he refuses to share.

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Emma (60-70s) Nick’s paternal grandmother, a woman in her seventies.  She found true love

with Nunzio and wants nothing more than for her Nicky to have what she has.

 

Caitlin (20s – 30s) A nurse, a charming woman in her twenties/thirties.  Caitlin is looking to re-

enter the dating scene and is set up with an unknowing Nick on a blind date.

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*Ages refer to the character’s age, not the actor’s.