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Village Players of Fort Thomas is holding auditions for OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS by Joe DiPietro.

This show will be directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn and produced by Kristen Vincenty.

Audition Dates:

• Sunday, November 16  • 7–9pm
• Monday, November 17 • 7–9 pm

Please sign up for a time slot here.

Location: 8 North Center for the Arts (8 N. Fort Thomas Ave.)
Judith M. Sarakatsannis Gallery (enter through front door)

What to Prepare:
Please bring a headshot and resume, and a list of conflicts for 7-9:30pm Sun-Mon-Wed-Thurs starting March 16.

Audition Details:
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. You may be requested to stay past your audition time to read with other auditionees.

Callbacks are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, November 19th from 7-9:30pm.
More information will be forthcoming following auditions. If you are not called back it does not mean you are not cast.

Each auditionee will be individually contacted by the producer before a cast list is posted.​

Production Dates:

• Fri, April 24, 2026 at 8:00 pm
• Sat, April 25, 2026 at 8:00 pm
• Sun, April 26, 2026 at 2:00 pm
• Thu, April 30, 2026 at 8:00 pm
• Fri, May 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm
• Sat, May 2, 2026 at 8:00 pm

Synopsis:
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.​​​

Characters:

• NICK CRISTANO (30s, Italian American)
• FRANK GIANELLI (80, Nick’s maternal grandfather, Italian immigrant)
• AIDA GIANELLI (70s, Nick’s maternal grandmother, Italian American)
• NUNZIO CRISTANO (70s, Nick’s paternal grandfather, Italian American)
• EMMA CRISTANO (70s, Nick’s paternal grandmother, Italian American)
• CAITLIN O’HARE (late 20s, charming, Irish American)​​

Questions:
Please address any questions to Jerry or Kristen at overtheriver@villageplayers.org