Glen Parsons will direct the next play for the Albert Lea Community Theatre, &8220;Over the River and Through the Woods,&8221; by Joe DiPietto. Auditions will be held Dec. 11. and 12. They will be held at the Albert Lea Civic Theatre and will begin at 7 p.m. Production dates are the first two weekends of February.

Glen has been involved with ACT for many years.

Most recently he has directed the musicals at the Albert Lea High School, including this year&8217;s production of South Pacific.

&8220;Over the River and Through the Woods&8221; is a comedy about family. Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey.

His parents retired to Florida and his sister lives in San Diego. That doesn&8217;t mean his family isn&8217;t still in New Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is his routine until he has to tell them that he&8217;s been offered a dream job, which would take him away from his beloved, but annoying grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn&8217;t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around.

There are six roles available: one male and female in their 30s and two males and two females over the age of 50.

&8220;This is one of the funniest scripts that I&8217;ve read in quite a few years,&8221; said Artisitc Director Patrick Rasmussen, &8220;It&8217;s also very poignant.

It&8217;s a story we all can relate to. We know these people.&8221;