Audition Info:
Saturday, April 5th, 3pm-6pm
Sunday, April 6th, 12pm-3pm
If anyone cannot make these dates/times, but is interested in auditioning, please reach out to [email protected] or call/text 269-262-9465. Reach out with any questions.
Performance Dates:
Friday, June 13th
Sunday, June 15th
Wednesday, June 18th
Friday, June 20th
Saturday, June 21st
Sunday, June 22nd.
Characters:
Anthony Pinnunziato - 20s-30s male. Our every-man. Pollyanna guido from Bay Ridge. LEAD
Andrew Polinski - late 20s-30s male. Handsome and stylish, yet devoted to one man only. Dashing and charming. LEAD
Angela Pinnunziato - late 40s female. A lovingly over-bearing, overpowering Italian mother hen. Rules the roost with an iron fist and a wooden spatula. Anthony' mother. LEAD
Joseph Pinnunziato/Father Rosalia - late 40s/50s male. Joseph is Anthony's loud Italian father whose word is law and whose home is his castle. Father Rosalia is the crush of every perishner, both male and female. Tries hard to resist the temptation of flesh, both male and female. Note: these two roles can be played by the same actor if needed. LEAD
Maurizio Legrande - late 20s-30s male. Outlandishly dressed, over the top, flamboyant wedding coordinator. Has an accent that cannot be pegged down. LEAD
Gregorio - 20s-30s male. Smoking hot and extremely narcissistic. Does not take rejection well. Always has something up his sleeve. LEAD
Mario - 20s-30s male. Uptight fashionista. Anthony's best friend and protector. The most fabulous dancer in Brooklyn. Anthony's best man. SUPPORTING
Lucia - 20s-30s female. Brassy, trendy Italian woman. Anthony's dependable, reliable best friend. A feminine, pretty lipstick lesbian, classy and sophisticated until challenged. Maid of honor. SUPPORTING
Connie - 20s-30s female. Lucia's nemesis. Just as pretty, but much tougher. The gum chewing mouth of a truck driver who doesn't take crap from anyone. SUPPORTING
Maria - 20s female. Anthony's flighty, heavy-set, sweet and self-absorbed baby sister. Aspirations of stardom, but a fizzled sense of reality. She is a Broadway actress wannabe and fancies herself a tremendous singer. SUPPORTING
Rodney - 30s male. Sassy and spirited. Always up for an adventure. In love with Frankie. Reveals himself in drag in Act II. All ethnicities can work in this role.
Aunt Toniann - 30s/40s female. Angela's sassy younger Italian sister. Lives to torment her brother-in-law. Sports the biggest of hair and always (thinks she's) dressed to the nines. SUPPORTING
Frankie - late 20s-late 30s male. Tough, good-looking Italian stud. No-nonsense, out, and proud. The straight acting gay guy in the bunch. Groomsman. SUPPORTING
Nun - Ensemble.
Bartender - Ensemble.
Prologue Dancers - Ensemble.
August Garritano
269-262-9465
"The Director's Role:
...Your job most of the time is simply to do no harm."
- Director Frank Hauser
Saturday, April 5th, 3pm-6pm
Sunday, April 6th, 12pm-3pm
If anyone cannot make these dates/times, but is interested in auditioning, please reach out to [email protected] or call/text 269-262-9465. Reach out with any questions.
Performance Dates:
Friday, June 13th
Sunday, June 15th
Wednesday, June 18th
Friday, June 20th
Saturday, June 21st
Sunday, June 22nd.
Characters:
Anthony Pinnunziato - 20s-30s male. Our every-man. Pollyanna guido from Bay Ridge. LEAD
Andrew Polinski - late 20s-30s male. Handsome and stylish, yet devoted to one man only. Dashing and charming. LEAD
Angela Pinnunziato - late 40s female. A lovingly over-bearing, overpowering Italian mother hen. Rules the roost with an iron fist and a wooden spatula. Anthony' mother. LEAD
Joseph Pinnunziato/Father Rosalia - late 40s/50s male. Joseph is Anthony's loud Italian father whose word is law and whose home is his castle. Father Rosalia is the crush of every perishner, both male and female. Tries hard to resist the temptation of flesh, both male and female. Note: these two roles can be played by the same actor if needed. LEAD
Maurizio Legrande - late 20s-30s male. Outlandishly dressed, over the top, flamboyant wedding coordinator. Has an accent that cannot be pegged down. LEAD
Gregorio - 20s-30s male. Smoking hot and extremely narcissistic. Does not take rejection well. Always has something up his sleeve. LEAD
Mario - 20s-30s male. Uptight fashionista. Anthony's best friend and protector. The most fabulous dancer in Brooklyn. Anthony's best man. SUPPORTING
Lucia - 20s-30s female. Brassy, trendy Italian woman. Anthony's dependable, reliable best friend. A feminine, pretty lipstick lesbian, classy and sophisticated until challenged. Maid of honor. SUPPORTING
Connie - 20s-30s female. Lucia's nemesis. Just as pretty, but much tougher. The gum chewing mouth of a truck driver who doesn't take crap from anyone. SUPPORTING
Maria - 20s female. Anthony's flighty, heavy-set, sweet and self-absorbed baby sister. Aspirations of stardom, but a fizzled sense of reality. She is a Broadway actress wannabe and fancies herself a tremendous singer. SUPPORTING
Rodney - 30s male. Sassy and spirited. Always up for an adventure. In love with Frankie. Reveals himself in drag in Act II. All ethnicities can work in this role.
Aunt Toniann - 30s/40s female. Angela's sassy younger Italian sister. Lives to torment her brother-in-law. Sports the biggest of hair and always (thinks she's) dressed to the nines. SUPPORTING
Frankie - late 20s-late 30s male. Tough, good-looking Italian stud. No-nonsense, out, and proud. The straight acting gay guy in the bunch. Groomsman. SUPPORTING
Nun - Ensemble.
Bartender - Ensemble.
Prologue Dancers - Ensemble.
August Garritano
269-262-9465
"The Director's Role:
...Your job most of the time is simply to do no harm."
- Director Frank Hauser
Improv Comedy @ The Tin Shop
Presented by The Tin Shop and The Improv Mill
7:30 PM - The I-Team Duel of Fools. This comedy duel pits two teams of improvisors against each other in a fast paced, game based, duel of wits where teams compete for your affection. Using your suggestions to inspire them, the teams will perform and audience members will score each scene. At the end of the night one team will walk away with their heads held high and the other will walk away if they can. Akin to what you may have seen on Whose Line is it Anyway. PG-13.
May 9th show - Players from Mishawaka’s Comedy Deli will face off against West Michigan’s Gut Instinct Improv in the I-Team Duel of Fools.
9:30 PM - The Chicago Show! Featuring regional improvisers, The Chicago Show allows the players room to explore a suggestion in more depth. Players will ask for a suggestion from the audience and perform a 20-45 minute piece inspired by that single suggestion. Akin to what you may have seen at some of the famous improv theatres in Chicago, New York, L.A. and beyond. Not Rated - may contain adult language and themes.
May 9th show - Improv Deli - Mishawaka
Small Victories - St. Joe/Kalamazoo
Tickets are $15. If you come to the 7:30 show and decide to stay for the 2nd show, you can do so for merely $5. General seating.
Presented by The Tin Shop and The Improv Mill
7:30 PM - The I-Team Duel of Fools. This comedy duel pits two teams of improvisors against each other in a fast paced, game based, duel of wits where teams compete for your affection. Using your suggestions to inspire them, the teams will perform and audience members will score each scene. At the end of the night one team will walk away with their heads held high and the other will walk away if they can. Akin to what you may have seen on Whose Line is it Anyway. PG-13.
May 9th show - Players from Mishawaka’s Comedy Deli will face off against West Michigan’s Gut Instinct Improv in the I-Team Duel of Fools.
9:30 PM - The Chicago Show! Featuring regional improvisers, The Chicago Show allows the players room to explore a suggestion in more depth. Players will ask for a suggestion from the audience and perform a 20-45 minute piece inspired by that single suggestion. Akin to what you may have seen at some of the famous improv theatres in Chicago, New York, L.A. and beyond. Not Rated - may contain adult language and themes.
May 9th show - Improv Deli - Mishawaka
Small Victories - St. Joe/Kalamazoo
Tickets are $15. If you come to the 7:30 show and decide to stay for the 2nd show, you can do so for merely $5. General seating.
For a complete look at this year's lineup, click the Schedule link. We also welcome your comments and feedback through our About Us link. Thanks for supporting the "Live" Community Theatre in Buchanan.
