Family. It’s a word that can mean so many different things to each of us. Families 
come in all sizes and combinations. Sometimes they are related to us by blood, 
sometimes by circumstance. But no matter how we define our families, certain 
things almost always seem to be true about them. They are made of people whose mere presence can bring us joy - and sometimes exasperation. They can drive us crazy one day and can wrap us in blankets of security the next. We close our eyes 
and remember those in our family who made us laugh, those who made us cry, and those who could sometimes make us do both at the same time. To me, family at its core means love, people who might not always approve of our choices but who ultimately accept us as we are – warts and all – and who are so deeply embedded in our hearts that we realize, in the end, that we are who we are in large part because they are there. I hope this brief visit into the lives of Nick, Aida, Frank, Emma, Nunzio and Caitlin will bring you joy, maybe jostle some memories, and fill you with love and warmth from our Barter family to yours. Happy holidays!

- Director, Rick McVey

Sam McCalla
Nick Cristano

Michael Poisson*
Frank Gianelli

Mary Lucy Bivins*
Aida Gianelli

Ricky J. Martinez*
Nunzio Cristano 

Paris Bradstreet*
Emma Cristano

Zoë Velling
Caitlin O’Hare
 
*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Rick McVey
Director, Sound Designer

Derek Smith
Set Designer

Kelly Jenkins
Costume Designer

Camille Davis
Lighting Designer

Matt Green
Sound Designer

Ashley Campos
Intimacy Coordinator

Cindi A. Raebel*
Production Stage Manager

Joe DiPietro
Playwright

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
Originally produced on the New York stage by Jonathan Pollard, Bernie Kukoff, Tony Converse and James Hammerstein.
Produced by Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center (Pam Klappas, Artistic Director; Tony Stimac, Executive Producer) on October 3, 1997.
Presented at The Berkshire Theatre Festival (Arthur Storch, Artistic Director; Kate Maguire, Managing Director) on August 12, 1997.
Produced by The American Stage Company (James N. Vagias, Executive Producer) on January 10, 1996.
Developed at the 1994 National Playwrights Conference/Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director).
First produced at The Belmont Italian American Playhouse (Dante Albertie, Artistic Director; Marco Greco, Executive Director) in April 1994.