ALMOST, MAINE
By John Cariani
Directed by Joe Lauderdale

AUDITION DATE: 
Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 28 & 29 starting at 7:00 pm

CALLBACK
(By Invitation):   Wednesday , September 30 at 7:00 pm
For the Callback you will be given sides for a cold reading. 
You may be at the Callback for a couple of hours.

PERFORMANCE DATES: November 20 - December 13, 2026 

REHEARSALS BEGIN: Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 pm.The general rehearsal schedule will be Monday-Thursday from 7:00-9:30 pm &             Saturdays from 1:00-4:00 pm.  You may not be called to every rehearsal.  Technical rehearsals TBD.  There will be a few days off TBD during the first week of November.
 
Almost, Maine is a place so far north it’s almost in Canada.  But it’s not quite a town because the residents never got it organized enough.  So it almost doesn’t exist.  One clear, clear winter night, as the Northern Lights hover in the star-filled sky, the residents of Almost, Maine find themselves falling in and out of love in the most unexpected ways.  Relationships begin, and end, strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn to strangers.  Hearts are broken, mended, and broken again.  Through interconnected scenes of different couples, and Magical Realism, the story of reminds us that love, in all its forms, is both ordinary and extraordinary.
 
CASTING SIX ACTORS, AGE 20s-50s, TO PLAY 19 ROLES. 
 
PETE -  Dating Ginette. Inexpressive, nice guy, deep thinker.
GINETTE - ln love, lives in the moment, dating Pete. 
 
EAST -  A patient, gentle, repairman. 
GLORY - A hiker with a broken heart.
 
JIMMY - Trying to get over his lost love.
SANDRINE - Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend, about to be married to someone else. 
WAITRESS - A bit of a busybody. 
 
MARVALYN - Aa woman who puts up a hard front to protect herself from getting hurt.
STEVE - AN open, kind man who doesn’t feel pain, very sheltered. His brother has helped to protect him.
 
GAYLE - Longtime girlfriend of Lendall. Doesn’t understand Lendall’s actions.
LENDALL - The boyfriend devoted to.
 
RANDY - Chad’s pal, a “country boy.”  Discovers he has romantic feelings for Chad.
CHAD, Randy’s pal, a “country boy.” Discovers he has romantic feelings for Randy.
 
PHIL - Marci’s husband.  He is having marital issues, trying to work through it.
MARCI - Phil’s wife.  She is also trying to work through it.
 
HOPE - An independent, confident woman, has traveled the world, has some regrets.
DANIEL - Has not traveled the world. He must be either short or thin (or could be both). 
SUZETTE - Off Stage voice
 
RHONDA - A tough person who has never been in a relationship.
DAVE - A ​timid guy who tries to be tough, but is really tender.
NOTE:  Some roles require moments of intimacy. Rhonda and Dave strip down to winter underwear.  Perhaps Long-Johns.  All moments of intimacy will be choreographed to the level of comfortability of each actor.
 
This is a non-equity, volunteer community theatre production. There is no pay.