My actor friends, some of whom appeared in my DEATHBED stage play back in 2003, were kind enough to let me record them after precious little rehearsal time.
I wanted to see how a sitcom pilot of this material might look, so with their help, we set up a very primitive shoot.
We had one madcap night in my church building (there was no heat and it was freezing!) where the actors worked about 8 hours straight to capture as much video as we could. They were exhausted, frozen, but not hungry because we ate the food I bought for the set. It is an Italian family after all.
I edited the footage down to about 18 minutes myself and I would love to know if you would watch a series based on these characters.
I am very grateful for everyone's hard work, including the very talented Bill Bischak who provided the music. (http://www.reverbnation.com/billsongs)