SUMMARY: It is a cold Friday night in the middle of winter in a small, mythical town in northern Maine called Almost, Maine. A field of stars – a clear, cold, moonless northern night sky – serves as the backdrop for the entire play.
The New York Times describes Almost, Maine as “a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of good-natured magic realism… witty, romantic, unsentimental. A beautifully structured play with nifty surprise endings (most but not all of them happy).”
Did you know that Almost, Maine was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020?
ALMOST, MAINE 2020
written by John Cariani
Directed by Bob McCue (Act 1)
Directed by Michelle McCue (Act 2)
CAST:
Colby Burleigh …...... Pete Eve Sperling…................Ginette
Michael Grossman …. East Andrea Grossman ....…. Glory
Ferdy Belland ….......... Steve Erin Dalton …................. Marvalyn
Landon Elliott…........... Randy Angus Liedtke ..........….. Chad
Amy Penney ...........….. Hope Jerrod Bondy .............…. The Man
Jennifer Inglis .........… Marci Trevor Lundy ….............. Phil
Cedar Gross …........... Dave Savanna Fisk .............…. Rhonda
Candice Fisk .........…. Gayle Sanjay Fisk ................…. Lendell
Jason Zimmer ......….. Jimmy Viola Heyde …............... the waitress
Stephanie Moore-Milne …..... Sandine
CREW:
Brenda Burley …....... Producer Chris Tulloch ….......... Properties
Brenda Burley …........ Stage Manager Marnée Bellavance … Aurora
Sandy Kay ….............. Costume Design Michelle McCue ….... Sound Design
Michelle & Bob McCue + Kimberly Frixel …................. Set Design
Thom McCaughey .......................................................… Set Construction Lead
Steve McCaughey …....................................................... Set Construction Team
Emily Bohmer & Pepijn Heij …........................................ Sound & Lighting Operators
Marnée Bellavance, Trevor Lundy, Sanjay Fisk ........…. Lighting Design
Stephanie Moore-Milne ….............................................. Photography
Michelle & Bob McCue, Brenda Burley, Kiimberly Frixel, Viola Heyde … Painting Team
Jordan Nering, Gordon Sheridan, Walter Babinski …............ Live Streaming Operators
Brenda Burley ..............................................................… Poster Design
Poster Image courtesy of ...............................................Dramatists Play Service
This production is also supported by:
The Province of British Columbia, Community Gaming
The Government of Canada
Artsvest, Business Arts Program
Columbia Basin Trust
Almost, Maine was the perfect project to retrofit for the socially distanced needs called upon during the time of COVID-19. Each short vignette was performed by members of a household or social bubble, and a total of 19 talented actors took the stage to perform this charming and delightful play.
The live audience was intimate and yet physically distanced. A wider audience was included through the magic of live-streaming technology. In such unprecedented times, the production team and CCT Board of Directors, worked in accordance with the BC Health Authority guidelines, to create a safe and unique way to continue the very important role of live theatre in our community.
Our sincere appreciation to our show sponsor
