"Crossing Delancey" Romantic Comedy Play Needs Cast
Auditions for "Crossing Delancey" a romantic comedy. Seeking cast. Please see more info below. About the project: Synopsis: Crossing Delancey is a warm and charming romantic comedy by Susan Sandler which inspired the Golden Globe-nominated 1988 motion picture of the same name. Isabelle Grossman, “Izzy”, is a young modern Jewish woman who works on New York City’s upper West Side at an independent bookstore. But none of this matters to her feisty, colorful and traditional grandmother (“Bubbie”) who worries about her. She hires a marriage broker who introduces her to Sam, a pickle vendor on the Lower East Side. Isabelle doesn’t believe she has anything in common with Sam, and seems infatuated with Tyler, a successful writer who is highbrow and sophisticated. Will she choose the handsome and urbane author or the gentle, wise and unpretentious pickleman? This heartwarming, smart and funny story explores the bonds of family, tradition, cultural clashes, and the romantic benefits of a new hat. Additional info: Callbacks (if needed): Wednesday, November 6 at 7 p.m. The rehearsal schedule will be determined once the show has been cast. Expect 3 – 4 rehearsals a week. There will be no rehearsals on Thanksgiving, and there will be a week off during the Christmas and New Year holidays. All actors must be available for all tech/dress rehearsals and performances. Performance Dates: January 15*, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, and February 1, 2, 2025 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays @ 8 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. *There will likely be a Benefit Performance at Final Dress on January 15, 2025 See the document attached. If you are interested, please apply.
5 roles
A feisty, sharp-witted traditional Jewish woman in her seventies or eighties who immigrated to the United States as a young girl and has lived ever since in the shrinking community of New York City known as the Lower East Side. She has a close and loving relationship with her granddaughter Izzy.
“Izzy” Grossman, her granddaughter, is a dreamer who works in a bookstore on the Upper East Side and considers herself to be a modern and sophisticated woman.
A robust woman who is a professional matchmaker and a wheeler-dealer. She can be loud in her manner and dress.
A well-known author of fiction whose works are often featured in Izzy’s bookstore. He’s handsome, charming, urbane and self-involved.
A pickle vendor business owner and a poet. He’s an inhabitant of the Lower East Side and is gentle, intuitive, appealing, and very wise for his years.
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