Over the River and Through the Woods

Over the River and Through the Woods
Written by Joe DiPietro
Characters Frank
Nick
Aida
Caitlin
Nunzio
Emma
Date premiered 1994 (1994)
Place premiered Belmont Italian American Playhouse
Bronx, New York
Original language English
Setting The Gianelli home in Hoboken, New Jersey

Over the River and Through the Woods is a play written by Joe DiPietro, published in 1998.[1] It played Off-Broadway at the John Houseman Theatre for 800 performances over two years.

Plot

Nick is a young, carefree, single bachelor in New Jersey who spends nearly every Sunday afternoon visiting and dining with either of his two sets of grandparents, who are ethnic Italians. One Thursday he makes an unscheduled visit to announce that his corporate employer will be promoting and relocating him to Seattle, Washington in a few months. His grandparents are shocked, and dedicate themselves to making Nick stay. Without telling him, they invite a young irish woman named Catlin to join them at the next dinner, hoping the two will bond and Nick will remain in the area. Instead, they repeatedly embarass Nick in front of her causing Nick to repeatedly snap at them. This disgusts Catlin, and following her departure Nick yells at his grandparents, berating them at their attemps to control his life. The scene climaxes with Nick having a panic attack at the result of the stress. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gates, Anita, "Scenes That You Can Cozy Up To", New York Times, August 22, 2008
  2. ↑ http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Over%20the%20River%20and%20Through%20the%20Woods


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