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Two Generations — Clashing Dreams — Come see New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House
Immigrants traditionally have come to the United States in search of a better life. And they've brought with them their old-world ways as they try to fit into this very new world. Arriving immigrants have taken on the lowliest jobs, worked multiple jobs, done all they had to so their families, and particularly their children ...
Who Will You Meet at Grandma’s House? Meet Sal
Sal, like so many men of his generation, went off to fight in World War II and came backed changed forever because of the horrors he saw. Also like his peers, he keeps those horrors bottled up inside, trying to spare his wife and family what he had seen and experienced. But a crisis that ...
Who Will You Meet at Grandma’s House? Meet Faye
She brought light back into his world and so he is devoted to her. She in turn loves him passionately because he is a kind and gentle man who can live with her foibles which sometimes drive her brothers and sisters a bit batty.
Who Will You Meet at Grandma’s House? Meet Stella
Stella (portrayed by Liz Lauren), Sonny's wife, is an outsider in a world of Italian-Americans. She grew up in an orphanage in Pennsylvania with one sister. In search of a better life, she came to New York as a young woman to live on her own during the depths of the Great Depression. With jobs ...
Who Will You Meet at Grandma’s House? Meet Bill
Julianna's Irish boyfriend, Bill (portrayed by Jeff Watkins) grew up in the exclusive Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn,a world away from the hard-scrabble Italian neighborhood he now finds himself about to visit with Julianna. His father had been a long-time Naval officer before starting his civilian law career, so Bill came from a professional family, ...
Who Will You Meet at Grandma’s House? Meet Julianna
Julianna (portrayed by Olivia Cinquepalmi) is the youngest of the Smaldone sisters and brothers, the family baby who came along long after momma and poppa thought they were done growing their already large family. She represents another generation from most of her siblings, having been only a child during the Great Depression and a young ...
A sneak peek at the fashions of New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House
New Year's Eve at Grandma's House marks a major first for the 2nd Act Players -- we are making costumes for all the female actors in our play for the first time. 2nd Act cofounder Carolyn Calzavara is designing and sewing dresses, based on 1950s and 1960s patterns and some she designed herself. Act One takes ...
Tickets now on sale for New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House
AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY IN 1960 -- TWO GENERATIONS -- CLASHING DREAMS. Tickets are now on sale for the 2nd Act Players' fall show, New Year's Eve at Grandma's House. Buy tickets in advance to secure the online $5 per ticket discount. Tickets are $17 in advance, $22 at the door. Simply click here to ...
Dave of Dave’s New Kitchen cooks…and he plays guitar, who knew!
Dave's Italian Kitchen, which has evolved into Dave's New Kitchen, was the first sponsor for the first show the 2nd Act Players ever did in 2013. And he's back with us again this year for New Year's Eve at Grandma's House Nov. 3-18. In fact, we just recently had Dave's pizza to help us celebrate ...
Why Is World War II a part of “New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House?”
Roughly 16 million Americans served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II, which last for the United States from December 1941 until August 1945. But our story takes placed on Dec. 31, 1960 and Dec. 31, 1961, so why is World War II a part of it? The reason the war is spoken ...
