Almost, Maine
Strollers Theatre
Bartell Theatre 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
When playwright John Cariani was a struggling actor in New York, he couldn’t find audition pieces that he connected with, so he started writing his own. Those morphed into short scenes, which he eventually combined into a funny, poignant, magical play about love and loss in a tiny, fictional town in Maine. Now Almost, Maine is one of the most popular plays in the U.S., produced in hundreds of high schools and community theaters. See Madison’s take on these quirky, lovelorn, small-town folks with this production by Strollers Theatre.
1/31-2/15, Bartell Theatre, at 7:30 pm on Thursdays-Saturdays (2 pm on 2/15) and 2 pm Sundays. $20.
press release: Presented by Strollers Theatre
By John Cariani
Directed by Lee Waldhart
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
Cast: Erin Baal, Payton Cardella, Maria Cina, Trey Danis III, Dagan Fishbain, Emily Kleczek, Patrick Mahoney, Shaniqua Murphy, Karl Reinhardt, Sara Wojtak
General Admission: $20; Seniors/Students: $15; Strollers Member: $15
For more information on this event, visit the Strollers website.