Over the River and Through the Woods at Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS

By Joe DiPietro | Directed by Tiffany Schweigert

"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

Performance Dates and Times:

Friday September 5 2014 08:00 PM

Saturday September 6 2014 08:00 PM

Sunday September 7 2014 02:00 PM

Friday September 12 2014 08:00 PM

Saturday September 13 2014 08:00 PM

Sunday September 14 2014 02:00 PM

Friday September 19 2014 08:00 PM

Saturday September 20 2014 08:00 PM

Sunday September 21 2014 02:00 PM

Reserve tickets online at olathetheatre.org or call 913-782-2990.

CAST:

Nick Cristano: Andy Massey

Frank Gianelli: Dennis Maddux

Aida Gianelli: Irene Blend

Nunzio Cristano: Paul Anderson

Emma Cristano: Petra Allen

Caitlin O'Hare: Meagan Edmonds

CREATIVE TEAM AND CREW:

Director: Tiffany Schweigert

Director's Assistant: Trenton Bottles

Stage Manager: Nicole Brewer

Assistant Stage Manager: Amanda Rhodes

Properties: Lindsay Sutter

Lighting: Kevin Verhoff

Sound: Brendan Kerr

Set: Pat Lynch, Em Loper, John Plunkett, Ryan Moses