Ah, family. Past and present, near and far, the ties that bind — and never more so than in the case of Nick, a  second-generation Italian-American from New Jersey who has been offered his dream job — on the other side of the country.

His parents have already left for Florida, but Nick still sees his grandparents, both sets of them, every weekend, and they are not about to see their grandson move away, too. Thus begins a series of schemes by the beloved but meddling elders to keep their boy in Jersey, with a lovely, single girl, Caitlin, as their bait.

Dreamweavers brings in the holidays with its new production of Joe Di Pietro’s comedy “Over the River and Through the Woods,” which opens Friday and runs through Nov. 22.

Director June Alane Reif has filled the cast with Dreamweavers’ veterans including Gabriel Frey as Nick, and Siobhan O’Brien as the comely Caitlin.

With Joe Lewis and Don Laughridge as the fond grandfathers and Debbie Baumann and Rose Marie Sweeney as the doting grandmothers, this production is guaranteed to serve up laughter.

Reif worked with Victor Davis on the set design, with light and sound design by Dal Burns. Carmen Slack is the stage manager.

“Over the River & Through the Woods”

• Where: Dreamweavers Theatre

River Park Shopping Center

• When: Nov. 6–22, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.

• Tickets: $20 general admission and $18 for seniors, students and military

• Reservations: 225-LIVE (5483) or dreamweaverstheatre.org"