Almost, Maine
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Almost, Maine is a play
by John Cariani
, an American actor. The play is composed of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company
in Portland, Maine where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. When produced Off Broadway in New York in 2006 it flopped, but has proved popular in professional and nonprofessional theatre companies worldwide. Almost, Maine is featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006 and is now the most produced play on North American high schools, recently supplanting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
.
Almost, Maine opened Off-Broadway
at the Daryl Roth Theatre on January 12, 2006 and closed on February 12, 2006. Directed by Gabriel Barre, the cast included Todd Ceveris, Justin Hagan, Miriam Shor
, and Finnerty Steeves.
The New York Times reviewer wrote that it is "A comedy comprising almost a dozen two-character vignettes exploring the sudden thunderclap of love and the scorched earth that sometimes follows, John Cariani's play will evoke either awww's or ick's, depending on your affection for its whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance."
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
by John Cariani
John Cariani
John Cariani is an American actor best known for his role as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, and for his performance as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He is also a playwright best known for...
, an American actor. The play is composed of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company
Portland Stage Company
Portland Stage is the only professional LORT theater company in the state of Maine.As such, Portland Stage employs actors and stage managers who are members of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States....
in Portland, Maine where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. When produced Off Broadway in New York in 2006 it flopped, but has proved popular in professional and nonprofessional theatre companies worldwide. Almost, Maine is featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006 and is now the most produced play on North American high schools, recently supplanting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
.
Almost, Maine opened Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at the Daryl Roth Theatre on January 12, 2006 and closed on February 12, 2006. Directed by Gabriel Barre, the cast included Todd Ceveris, Justin Hagan, Miriam Shor
Miriam Shor
Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...
, and Finnerty Steeves.
The New York Times reviewer wrote that it is "A comedy comprising almost a dozen two-character vignettes exploring the sudden thunderclap of love and the scorched earth that sometimes follows, John Cariani's play will evoke either awww's or ick's, depending on your affection for its whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance."