CARLOTTA (LOTTIE), female, mid 60’s, Italian-American. A fiercely strong and formidable woman. She’s been dealt some lousy hands by life, but she picks up and carries on however she has to. GEORGIANA (GEORGIE), female, early 60s, Italian-American, sister-in-law to CARLOTTA. Jovial, sweet, and with no filter, you fall in love with her energy and spirit within 5 seconds of meeting her. The rough patches of her life haven’t hardened her like they did CARLOTTA. The confidant of the family. MICHAEL, male, mid-to-late 30s, Italian-American, oldest child to CARLOTTA. Kind, bluntly honest to a fault, he holds nothing back. After falling into the ‘man of the house’ role at a rather young age, he’s become the family protector, especially to his sister. JENNY, female, mid 30s, NOT Italian-American, wife to MICHAEL. Sweet and slightly aloof, she has the free spirit of a child. It’s super hard to get mad at her sweetness and innocence. She consistently gets underestimated - she’s a lot sharper than she gets credit for. MARTINA (MARTI), early 30s, Italian-American, youngest child to CARLOTTA. Strong willed and stubborn as a mule, she takes after her mother. Not one to be told what to do or how to run her life, she marches to the beat of her own drum despite what anyone might think of her choices. SHAYLEEN, early 30s, NOT Italian-American, wife to MARTINA. Relaxed and easy-going, she is a comfortable presence to be around. Easy-going does not mean pushover. She will stand up and speak her mind when she feels she needs to.