Italian Funerals And Other Festive Occasions
by John Miranda, Scott Reiniger

Name: Italian Funerals And Other Festive Occasions
Brand: John Miranda
SKU: 9780573695865
Rating: 4.5 (5 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

105 mins Present Day Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

This comic drama broke all box office records for straight plays at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre.

Faced with the impending loss of his mother to dementia and death, John clings to memories to postpone present decisions.

He views his life in operatic proportions, feeling a kinship with Alfredo in La Traviata, with Rudolpho in La Boheme and with Tosca in Tosca because they too were unable to save the one they loved.

The value of family unity and acceptance of death as an affirmation of life, twin themes in the play, emerge as John finds answers for the present in the past.

Written for a cast of 6 males and 6 females.

Characters range in age from children to elderly.

Press 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

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Little Johnny 10	—	—	10
Brigida Late 50s	—	50s	Late 50s
Mama 92 (range 40-92)	—	40-92	92 (range 40-92)
Dad early 40s	—	40s	early 40s
Grandmother 98	—	—	98
Andrea late 20s	—	20s	late 20s
Uncle Dom late 40s	—	40s	late 40s
Aunt Mary late 40s	—	40s	late 40s
Rosalie 30s-40s	—	30s	30s-40s
Fatty Townsend late 30s-40s	—	30s	late 30s-40s
Big Man On Hester Street 60s-70s	—	60s	60s-70s
John 50s	—	50s	50s