Guest Vinnie Floriani joins the podcast to recall how he joined the original company, first reconnecting with Nancy Cassaro years after a 1970s middle-school play. He describes creating Sal, the obnoxious wedding photographer at Carmelita’s, and later stepping in as Father Mark, including the challenges of pacing, improv, and staying in character. Vinnie reflects on the show’s realism, subtle peripheral performance, and memorable bits, and discusses going to LA, deferring and abandoning law school, and shifting from acting to music. He shares later work as an elementary teacher, winning a Parents’ Choice Award for children’s music, adopting two children from Colombia, rebuilding after Helene, teaching GED in a city jail, and thoughts on how cell phones and social media changed the audience experience.

Tony n' Tina's Wedding: Creating a Theatre Tribe is a twice-a-month podcast that follows original NY director and later collaborators of the sensational Off-Broadway hit, Tony n' Tina's Wedding, that features interviews and memories of the show that created friends that became family world-wide.

This podcast is produced by Virtual Arts, and edited by Christy Patti. Virtual Arts is a theatre and event company that connects artists and audiences globally to realize the full potential of online and in person productions by developing authentic works of hope, humor and humanity. We offer assistance, guidance and production value for online community outreach events that raise awareness and support families and artists world-wide.

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