Almost Maine 20
2020 Fall Show - Almost Maine!
Congratulations to the cast of Almost Maine for Fall/Winter 2020-2021!
14 Scenes and a Song - recorded in two days... during a pandemic... Awesome job Smoky actors!
(All the scenes are linked below!)
There are eleven short scenes with 19 characters: (Access each scene by clicking on the underlined title. Some scenes have two casts.)
Prologue - Pete & Ginette -- A couple explores the distance between them. (Cast Two)
Her Heart - East & Glory -- Glory finds herself in East’s yard as she waits for the Northern Lights. (Cast Two)
Sad and Glad - Jimmy & Sandrine -- Sandrine enters an awkward situation after running into an ex. (Cast Two)
This Hurts - Steve & Marvalyn -- An unlikely friendship begins with an incident in the laundry room. (Cast Two)
Getting It Back - Lendall & Gayle -- Gayle wants the love she gave Lendall back.
Interlogue - Pete -- Pete missed an opportunity. (Filmed with Prologue)
They Fell - Randy & Chad -- Feelings change in this friendship. (Not filmed)
Where It Went - Phil & Marci -- A married couple waits for the other shoe to drop. (Cast Two)
Story of Hope - Daniel & Hope -- Daniel lost hope. (Cast Two)
Seeing the Thing - Dave & Rhonda -- Dave helps Rhonda see the most important thing.
Epilogue - Pete & Ginette -- Pete and Ginette can be close again. (Filmed with Prologue)
Aside from a few references in dialogue to characters in other scenes, the stories do not intertwine. (The above scene description is from Wikipedia.)
Almost, Maine SYNOPSIS (from Stageagent.com)
A woman carries her heart, broken into nineteen pieces, in a small paper bag. A man shrinks to half his former size, after losing hope in love. A couple keep the love they have given each other in large red bags, or compress the mass into the size of a diamond. These playful and surreal experiences are commonplace in the world of John Cariani’s 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 life-altering power of the human heart. Relationships end, begin, or change beyond recognition, as strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn into strangers. Propelled by the mystical energy of the aurora borealis and populated with characters who are humorous, plain-spoken, thoughtful, and sincere, Almost, Maine is a series of loosely connected tales about love, each with a compelling couple at its center, each with its own touch of sorcery.
CASTING NOTE
Almost, Maine was written with the intent to allow doubling, and can be performed by as few as 4 actors (2 Male, 2 Female), however the playwright encourages flexibility in the ensemble, and the play can be performed by as many as 19 actors (10 Male, 9 Female.)
Up to 19 Actors are needed for the Fall Show - Almost, Maine. There are 9 scenes exploring different views of relationships happening simultaneously in the small town of Almost, Maine. The scenes loosely connect and can all be rehearsed separately.
Prepare an audition monolog of no more than 90 seconds. Monologs are available on the Drama Club Schoology Group. Auditions will be held online using FlipGrid. Fill out the Drama Club Form (link here) to be added to the Schoology Group.
An audition form and link to FlipGrid will be posted on SHHSDrama.com and in the Schoology Drama Club group on Sept. 21.
Auditions will close Sept. 28.
Cast list will be posted the week of Sept. 28
Rehearsals will start online and might move to face-to-face if allowed. Rehearsal schedule will be worked out with individual cast members based on Cohort and scene.
Minimal Tech and Video production crew will be needed. Signups for Tech will be posted the week of Oct. 19.
If you want to be on tech crew, here is the signup link.
Tech Crew Applications due Oct. 23.
