AUDITIONS

"OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS"
Initial Auditions: Monday, February 16, 6:30 pm
Callbacks (If Needed): Tuesday, February 17, 6:30 pm
Location: Horace Mann Middle School Theatre
2820 Union Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Rehearsals Begin: Monday, February 23
Performance Dates: March 27 – April 4

The Sheboygan Theatre Company’s next production will be a brand new comedy: Over the River and Through the Woods, by Joe DiPietro. Extremely funny, but not without some poignancy, the show tells of a young man so devoted to his four grandparents that he has dinner with them every Sunday. His problems start when he must tell them that a job promotion is taking him across the country and out of their lives. Unable to handle the disruption, the elders begin plotting ways to keep him in the area.

The cast of six includes the young man, Nick Cristano, in his 30’s, and Caitlin O’Hare, an attractive, charming young lady in her late 20’s. The grandparents, Frank and Aida Gianelli (he 80 and she in her 70’s) and Nunzio and Emma Cristano (both in their 70’s), are very funny, somewhat stereotypical ethnic characters.

Though auditions do imply some competition, the process is made as pleasant as possible. Nothing needs to be prepared and everyone is given ample time to try out multiple times. Direction is given along the way and people need not fear that they will in any way be embarrassed. Auditions will involve reading from the script.

Over a 5-week period there will be approximately 23 rehearsals, the majority of which will be Monday through Friday, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. There will be two weekend rehearsals on the afternoons of March 21 and 22.

Scripts are available for loan through the Theatre Company’s office in the Community Recreation Department. They may be picked up Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm but must be returned by 5:00 pm on Monday, February 16.

FUTURE AUDITIONS

Auditions are normally held at the Horace Mann Middle School Auditorium, 2820 Union Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081. The following dates are tentative. The times are typically late afternoons for children, and evenings for adults. Please check back closer to the date for current and more specific information.

"1776," April 6th & 8th, 2009.