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Auditions
Over The River And Through The Woods by Joe DiPietro, directed by Jeffrey Bracco.
Non-AEA only.
First Rehearsal: Monday, October 6th, 2025
First Preview: Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Opening Night: Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Run Dates: Thursday, November 20th – Sunday, December 21st, 2025
Shows are Thursday through Saturday evenings, with Sunday matinees. There will also be a Saturday matinee performance on December 6th. Please note that Thursday performances are at 7:30pm, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm, and 2pm matinees. There will also be no performance on Thursday, November 27th.
Auditions will take place on Sunday, July 27th and will be held at City Lights Theater Company: 529 S. Second Street, San Jose, CA 95112. All actors will be seen in groups of 1.5 hour time blocks:
- 5:30pm
- 7:00pm
- 8:30pm
To secure a space at auditions: please email Ivette Deltoro (ivette@cltc.org) with your confirmation of attendance, preferred time block, and your latest headshot and resume.
Please note that all roles require the use of a New Jersey accent, with the grandparent roles also having a touch of an Italian accent. We ask that you do your best to use needed accents during the auditions.
Sides will be shared after your confirmation of attendance. An audition form will also be sent for you to mark any conflicts prior to your audition. Please look through the dates on the form very carefully, as conflicts do affect casting and are considered set once casting is complete.
All actors in this production will be given a $15 meal per diem for every rehearsal they are called to and for each performance.
Character Descriptions:
NICK CRISTANO – Man in his 30s.
FRANK GIANELLI – Nick’s maternal grandfather, in his 80s. Plays the mandolin.
AIDA GIANELLI – Nick’s maternal grandmother, in her 70s.
NUNZIO CRISTANO – Nick’s paternal grandfather, in his 70s.
EMMA CRISTANO – Nick’s paternal grandmother, in her 70s.
CAITLIN O’HARE – Woman in her late 20s.
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