Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions
by John Miranda
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6m, 6f
"Big, sprawling, and as warm hearted and touching as a family reunion.... Comic moments bubble up like a scene from a sparkling Rossini Comedy." - Courier Post.
"Captivating." - News Journal.
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Cast Size
6m, 6fDuration
105 MinutesTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Reviews
"Big, sprawling, and as warm hearted and touching as a family reunion.... Comic moments bubble up like a scene from a sparkling Rossini Comedy." - Courier Post."Captivating." - News Journal.
Considerations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Reader's Theatre
Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
License details
- Minimum Fee: $75 per performance
- Optional Music/Media Fee: $15 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Present Day, 1970s, 1960s
- Duration: 105 Minutes
- Setting: The play travels back in time from past to present in memory.
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
6m, 6fLITTLE JOHNNY - 10
BRIGIDA - Late 50s
MAMA - 92 (range 40-92)
DAD - early 40s
GRANDMOTHER - 98
ANDREA - late 20s
UNCLE DOM - late 40s
AUNT MARY - late 40s
ROSALIE - 30s-40s
FATTY TOWNSEND - late 30s-40s
BIG MAN ON HESTER STREET - 60s-70s
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Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions was first presented by the Walnut Theatre in Philadelphia in 1995. It was directed by Scott Reiniger.
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