Time prologue pete and ginette, who have been dating for a little while. Almost maine script almost maine by john cariani prologue. Feb 16, 2019 mason odle and jennifer poynter work together in a scene entitled her heart as it turns out, i had no reason to think i wouldnt be pleased. Greenbelt just in time for valentines day, almost, maine, john carianis quirky play on the many facets of love, is onstage at the greenbelt arts center and features a talented and comedic cast. Young love found, destroyed and left behind in one magical night in the middle of a winter wonderland was portrayed in john carianis play, almost, maine by the talents of the msu theatre department. Her heart learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Lights up on a woman hope standing on the front porch of a small home in almost, maine. Jimmy and sandrine at a bar and former lovers, sandrine not interested in. Almost, maine has been well represented at the kennedy center american college theatre festival, winning accolades on the regional and national level. Her heart almost maine university of rhode island on vimeo. Fresh and unique, almost, maine is a mustsee triangle arts. Dan former hs athlete who never left almost, maine.
Almost, maine is a comedy in which various residents of a small town find love beneath the northern lights. Almost, maine is a romantic comedy that deals with the various aspects and stages of love through nine different scenes and nine different pairs of people. Justin hagan and finnerty steeves in her heart from almost, maine by john cariani, directed by gabe barre, produced by jack thomasbulldog theatrical and bruce payne at the daryl roth theatre, new york city, 2006. Fourth, alex pronevich, left, and domingo ramos will appear in valhalla high schools production of almost, maine, dec. Discussion of themes and motifs in john carianis almost, maine. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for glory from almost, maine join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. If youve ever been in love, wanted to be in love or lost in love, the new production of almost, maine, presented by black hills community theatre, is for you. Quirky almost, maine explores the ups and downs of love. Almost, maine is directed by bob kleinberg, pamela northrup and jason kanow. These playful and surreal experiences are commonplace in the world of john carianis almost, maine, where on one deeply cold and magical midwinter night, the citizens of almost not organized enough for a town, too populated for a wilderness experience the lifealtering power of the human heart. Glory has come to almost in the hopes of seeing the northern lights, which she thinks will mark the passing on of her recently deceased husband. Gayle a gal who has quite a lot of love to give back. The lights fade up on a woman standing in the 2 r x front yard of an old farmhouse in almost, maine. There was only 4 actors that played different roles.
Just as i remembered, john cariani indeed provides an unbeatable script in terms of humor. As a current student on this bumpy collegiate pathway, i stumbled upon course hero, where i can find study resources for nearly all my courses, get online help from tutors 247, and even share my old projects, papers, and lecture notes with other students. If you have ever loved, ever liked, ever messed up, ever missed out, or all of the above, then almost maine is a show you should rush to see. The lights fade up on glory standing in the front yard of an old farmhouse in almost, maine. Whatever almost, maines life span at the daryl roth will be, its sure to have a healthy after life in small regional theaters where it could even be done with just two actors. Almost, maine is readily available in pdf format on the internet, for instance at this web. Light up on pete and ginette sitting on a bench in petes yard, looking at the stars. It says that people from maine are different, that they lie life the way life should be, and that in the tradition of their brethren in rural norther climes, like scandinavia, theyll let people who are complete stranger like crosscountry skiers and bikers and hikers camp out in their yard, if they need to, for nothing. Join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for glory and unlock other amazing theatre resources. The materials gathered here are related to performances of the play given october 1725, 2014 at the hollins university theatre, directed by ernie zulia. Almost, maine is a romantic comedy by john carhini. Falling in love with john carianis almost, maine the. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. The audience got a glimpse of the life of 19 different characters, who are all connected through the place they live.
The ocean township spartan players presentation of almost, maine. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A beautifully structured play, with nifty surprise endings most but not all of them happy. Almost, maine summary and study guide supersummary. One scene 1s her heart seste 2sad and glad scene 3. Sad and gladfeaturing jimmy, sandrine and a waitress. Her heart glory status update lives in like comment share work experience shared a link like comment share education shared a photo photos like comment share interests.
Almost maine at mud creek players a seat on the aisle. Rounding out the cast of eight is jenna jones paradis who plays a waitress in sad and glad and glory in her heart. Please read the summary attached to help you understand the play. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works.
Otc fine arts department audition announcement almost, maine. Excerpt from almost, maine by john cariani story of hope scene. Almost, maine is a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of goodnatured magic realismwitty, romantic, unsentimental. Small cast gives heartwarming performance in almost, maine. It premiered at the portland stage company in portland, maine in 2004 where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim.
It is a warm, simple, honest play about people just like us who are trying to make sense of themselves and the world they live in. She is clutching a small brown paper grocery bag to her chest. And its not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. Mud creek players almost maine is a charmingly entertaining journey through these stories of love. Almost is inspired by the town i grew up in presque isle, maine which is some 500 miles north of boston. A field of stars a clear, cold, moonless northern night sky serves as the backdrop for the entire play. Fresh and unique, almost, maine is a mustsee by susie potter february 7, 2018. Dec 09, 2016 the ocean township spartan players presentation of almost, maine. Mason odle and jennifer poynter work together in a scene entitled her heart as it turns out, i had no reason to think i wouldnt be pleased. Almost, maine, a romantic comedy by john cariani all are invited to audition for pvcs first production in the new fine and performing arts center. First, thanks for considering joining us for this incredible experience. Paradis gives a solid, impressive performance in both.
The play features eight scenes and explores the ups and downs of love. Almost maine character descriptions and principal audition. Fresh and unique, almost, maine is a mustsee triangle. As the northern lights hover in the starfilled sky above, almosts residents find themselves falling. Theater in fort worth, texas to see a live performance of this humorous and touching. Its 9pm on a cold, clear friday night, in the small town of almost in the deepest, northernmost part of maine. Almost, maine can be played by as few as four and as many as various locales in almost, maine, a small town in northern maine that doesnt quire exist. Biden calls voter a lying dogfaced pony soldier analysts remark about gymnasts denounced. Almost, maine is a play by john cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almosttown called almost, maine. Stage east is delighted to be presenting almost, maine, a play by john cariani, july 24, 25, 31 and august 1 at 7 pm and july 26 and august 2 at 3 pm at the eastport arts center. It is a cold friday night in the middle of winter in a small, mythical town in northern maine called almost, maine. Hope former prom queen who left almost, maine and came back looking for something.
Here are some samples from the score of almost, maine, composed by julian fleisher. After the lights have faded and her heart is over, we begin scene two, which is entitled 22 scene 2. On saturday october 23, 2009, i went to texas christian universitys studio. For a pdf of almost, maine characters, descriptions, and links to their sides, click here. Its 9pm on a cold, clear friday night, in the small town of almost in the. While her heart presents this thesis most directly, many of the scenes refer to the specialness of northern maine.
Paul cyr is a terrific photographer and he captures the essence of northern maine exquisitely. The play, instead of being one comprehensive piece, features nine short vignettes or miniplays. Almost, maine music cue sheet music composed and produced byjulian fleisher 2005 julian fleisher and rather big music ascap contact. In his detailed playwrights notes, cariani indicates that each scene is.
In the end, east, almosts local repairman played by john carrol, took the liberty of fixing her heart, and won it along the way. Scene 1, titled her heart, opens outside of a farmhouse in a different part of almost. In the original production, the nine couples were played by two female and two male actors. Almost, maine is a play by john cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss. Act one, scene one, titled her heart, brings an outoftown hiker, glory, to an almost, maine native easts yard. Almost, maine is an ensemble play about 9 different couples in various stages of falling in or out of love. Almost, maine was written by actor and playwright, john cariani. The play, a series of nine vignettes about love, is kneedeep in whimsy. Glory, her heart east, a repairman, and glory, a hiker. The age of our cast of characters ranges from 25 to 55.
Almost, maine has been well represented at high school drama festivals across the country, earning citations at state and regional drama festivals all over the country. The audience got a glimpse of the life of 19 different characters, who. In the town of almost, maine, the residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Cariani later adapted the play into a book of the same name. Almost, maine by john cariani 12 her heart youtube. Auditions are august 19 and 20, 2015 rehearse monwedfri evenings and some saturdays, depending upon roles performance dates are october 15, 16, and 17, 2015.
Jesse dufault as east nora eschenheimer as glory her heart almost maine university of rhode island on vimeo. Almost, maine scene summariescharacters prologue pete 20s30s, ginette 20s30s pete and ginette are sitting on opposite ends of a bench in front of petes house in the town of almost, maine. It is an exact, precise and accurate comedy of the heart. This creative production is peppered with many gems. John carianis almost, maine, onstage now at the cary arts center under the direction of randy jordan and produced by cary players, is an oftforgotten play, perhaps because of its unusual structure. Almost, maine study guide sun valley center for the arts. On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of almost, maine. So i have rewritten her heart for this, the third revised edition of the play. The number of actors in the mst 20 production will not be determined until after auditions. The fictional town of almost, maine is buried in snow. When high schools put on plays or musicals as they will across the lower hudson valley this weekend and next. Almost maine her heart stratford playhouse youtube. Female audition monologue memorization is expected. Almost maine character descriptions and principal audition sides.
Lights fade up on jimmy sitting alone at a table in a back corner of almost, maines local hangout, the moose paddy. Stratford high schools stratford playhouse in houston, tx performed john carianis romantic comedy almost, maine in the spring of 2014. Almost, maine, a romantic comedy by john cariani all are. Almost, maines score fills the interstices between scenes, allowing audiences to briefly rest and ponderwhile quick and artful set changes take place. The play is set in various locations in the town of almost, maine a place that does not exist on any map of the state. Auditions are august 19 and 20, 2015 rehearse monwedfri evenings and some saturdays, depending upon roles performance dates. We hear a screen door open and slam as east enters.
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