"Almost, Maine" by John Cariani at the Firehouse Center for the Arts

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States — it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just… Almost.

One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.

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“Almost, Maine is a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of good-natured magic realism...This is a beautifully structured play, with nifty surprise endings (most but not all of them happy) and passing references to characters from other vignettes, which slyly tell us more about them. Mr. Cariani, describes the play’s subject as ‘falling in and out of love.’ It is just as much about pain.” -The New York Times

“A quirky cross between 'Northern Exposure' and '
Six Feet Under'. -Danbury News Times

“Just about anybody who has a beating human heart and blood in his, or her, arteries will find this romantic caper delightful. A heart-warming play that can restore your optimism and belief in love, in life, and in second chances.”
-Curtainup.com

“Refreshingly off-kilter. Clever and inventive. Full of surprises.” -Pittsburgh City Paper