Almost, Maine Program

Hutchinson High School Drama Department Presents

February 6, 7, and 8, 2025 Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York

Production Crew Director: Tobie Henline Technical Director: Gusty Smith Co-Stage Manager: Ellie Foos Co-Stage Manager: James Gable* Lighting Designer: Abby Inchauriga* Hair/Makeup Designer: Lillian Holeman*

Place: Various locales in Almost, Maine Time: Not too long ago on a cold, clear, moonless, slightly surreal Friday night in the middle of the deepest part of a Northern Maine Winter.

There will be a 10 minute intermission between Act i and Act II.

*Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited, thank you.

CAST Act I

“Prologue” Pete.................................................................................................................................Chris Millsap* Ginette.......................................................................................................................Isabella Hogan “Her Heart” East....................................................................................................................................Alex Poland Glory.................................................................................................................................Kylee Dunn* “Sad and Glad” Jimmy......................................................................................................................Branson Allcock* Sandrine....................................................................................................................Addison Unruh* Waitress......................................................................................................................Cassidy Ghere* “This Hurts” Marvalyn..............................................................................................................Abby Inchauriga* Steve..................................................................................................................................Hazen Price* “Getting It Back” Gayle.......................................................................................................................Lillian Holeman* Lendall..................................................................................................................Austin Edmonson

Act II “Interlogue” Pete.................................................................................................................................Chris Millsap* “They Fell” Deena..............................................................................................................Maleigha Bornholdt Shelly......................................................................................................................Keeley Carlton* “Where It Went” Phil...........................................................................................................................Austin Edmonson Marci................................................................................................................................Sarah Gable* “Story of Hope” Hope............................................................................................................................Taylah Bryant* Man..................................................................................................................................Chris Millsap* “Seeing the Thing” Rhonda........................................................................................................................Cassidy Ghere* Dave...................................................................................................................................Hazen Price* “Epilogue” Pete.................................................................................................................................Chris Millsap* Ginnette..........................................................................................................................Bella Hogan

* Indicates members of Thespian Troupe #2277

CREW Set:

Publicity:

Mason Mattox*, Crew Chief Nathan Ackley* Branson Allcock* Austin Edmonson James Gable* Lyle Gulledge Stanly Middleton Trevor Morgan* Paityn Palmer Hazen Price*

Ash Valerie, Crew Chief

Lighting:

Makeup/Hair:

Abby Inchauriga*, Crew Chief Chloe Cooper Naimah Ellis Sarah Gable* Cassidy Ghere* Chris Millsap* Hazen Price* Kyndal Richardson Marcus Thiel

Lillian Holeman*, Crew Chief Keeley Carlton*

Sound: Trevor Morgan*, Crew Chief

Props: Tiffany Gifford*, Crew Chief Chloe Cooper Sarah Gable* Isabella Hogan Abby Inchauriga* Ava Martinez Chris Millsap* Kyndal Richardson Marcus Thiel

Costumes: Morgan Most*, Crew Chief Taylah Bryant* Kylee Dunn* Ellie Foos Cassidy Ghere* Isabella Hogan Addison Unruh*

Want to Be Involved?

It takes a lot to keep a theatre program running. On average, we have anywhere from 20-50 kids coming in after school and on weekends to help get our shows ready for an audience. Here are some things that would help us out immensely if you should ever be interested: Provide meals for a Saturday workday. Kids love to eat and while pizza is good for awhile, even teenagers can get tired of it.

Become a Patron! This is our biggest fundraiser, and the money from this helps send kids to our State Thespian Festival, as well as bringing in guest artists, going to see shows, and putting on our own shows.

Provide a case of water or two during show week. It really helps the students to have some bottled water backstage to keep hydrated. Acting and tech take a lot of work, and with costumes and lighting, things get a bit warm for our actors and running crew. Bottled water is ALWAYS appreciated.

Come and see the show! By the time the show goes up, some of these kids (both acting and tech) have put in well over a hundred hours worth of work. An engaged, supportive audience makes all the blood, sweat, and tears worth it. :D

Production Notes Almost, Maine is a 2004 American play written by John Cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine. It premiered at the Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine, in 2004, where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim.

Almost, Maine was developed at the Cape Cod Theatre Project in 2002.

It premiered at Portland Stage Company (in Portland, Maine) in 2004.

Almost, Maine opened Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre on 12 January 2006 and closed on 12 February 2006. Though this run was brief, the play is featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006.

It is the most produced play in North American high schools over the past decade.

Cast Bios Chris Millsap*-Pete, Man

Chris is a junior at HHS and this is his second musical. Outside of theatre, he is also involved in band and the IB program. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Isabella Hogan- Ginette Isabella is a freshman at HHS. She has been in one other production, Alice by Heart, and she loves acting, reading, and watching films. She hopes you enjoy the show and all the work that went into it.

Kylee Dunn*-Glory Kylee Dunn is a sophomore at HHS. She has been in theatre for 3 years both with the school and the community , some of her favorite shows she’s been in are Alice by Heart, Xanadu, and Sense and Sensibility. When she’s not acting she enjoys being in the harmonics choir and orchestra. Enjoy the show!

Alex Poland-East Alex is a sophomore at HHS. He has helped with tech in Alice by Heart and Almost, Maine is the first production at HHS he’s been in. He likes reading and drawing at home and has had a lot of fun working on Almost, Maine. He hopes you love the show!

Branson Allcock*-Jimmy Branson is a junior at HHS. You may have seen him in the following shows: Sense and Sensibility, Tartuffe, English Made Simple, Xanadu, and Alice

by Heart. He really enjoys drama and plans to continue his dramatic journey in the arts.

Addison Unruh*-Sandrine Addison is a senior at HHS. You have seen her in Xanadu, Sense and Sensibility, and Alice by Heart.

Along with theatre, she is in Expressives choir, a part of the National Honors Society, and is an FCA leader. She enjoys singing around the house, eating good food, and taking long naps. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Cassidy Ghere*-Waitress, Rhonda Cassidy is a senior at Hutchinson High School and president of our thespian troupe. She has been involved in theatre since her seventh-grade year. Some of Cassidy’s favorite parts hse has played are Madame Parnell in Tartuffe, Fanny Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, and various roles in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. She has performed and done different things behind the scenes, most recently doing lights, makeup and hair for Alice by Heart. (PS She figured out the lights for the Aurora Borealis

abby Inchauriga*-Marvalyn Abby is a sophomore in high school who loves being involved in theatre. This is her fourth show at the high school and she’s very excited. She’s had a lot of fun designing lights and hopes you like them. She wants to thank the cast and crew for helping make this awesome show!

Hazen Price*-Steve, Dave Hazen is a junior at HHS and this is his fourth show. He plays violin and does scholars bowl in his free time. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Lillian Holeman*-Gayle Lillian is a senior this year! You have seen her in past productions such as Mal in Disney’s Descendants, Cara in the Cheshire Smile and Tabatha in Alice by Heart. She’s super excited for her senior show and hopes you enjoy it as much as she does!

Austin Edmonson-Lendall, Phil Austin is part of the HHS band and HHS choir. This is the second show he has been in. He’s excited and hope you enjoy the show!

Keeley Carlton*-Shelly This is Keeley’s third show at HHS . She is very grateful for the people involved in this theatre. She finds it amazing to get to be with her friends onstage. She can’t wait to be in many more shows in the future!

Maliegha Bornholdt-Deena Maleigha is a senior at HHS. This is her second show. She enjoys singing in Expressives and playing in band. Maleigha has appreciated the time spent with the cast during production, and all the memories made. She hopes you get a kick out of the show and thank you for being here! (Thumbs up)

Sarah Gable*-Marci Sarah is a sophomore at HHS. This is her second show to in which she has acted. She has enjoyed being in this show and she hopes you enjoy it.

Taylah Bryant*-Hope Taylah is a senior at HHS, she has been involved in theatre since 7th grade. She is also involved in band, NHS, the IB program, BPA, and the blood drive. Taylah has grown much since her freshman year and she hopes you enjoy the show.

Acknowledgements Noah Mueller Stage 9 Hutchinson Community College Theatre Department HHS Administration HHS Custodial Staff Family and Friends of the Cast and Crew

Saturday workday meals provided by: Christine and Keith Gable Tyson Ghere *Please email henlinet@usd308.com if you are interested in providing meals for future shows.

Patrons Benefactors

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Bill & Kris Anshutz Paul O’Callaghan Kim & Eric Steinle Jonathan &Tonya Wenger Will’s Lady

The Ghere Family Alice Smith Cheri Horyna Tony Terlik & Patti Fahrbach Lynnette Krieger-Zook Adam and Theresa Rappaport Ronn & Annie Roehm

Gold Star Breanna Miller

Blue Star Kent & Annie Gajewski The Malashchuks Kris Stafford

Thespian Troupe Nathan Ackley Branson Allcock Taylah Bryant Keeley Carlton Daisy Dekat Kylee Dunn James Gable Sarah Gable Cassidy Ghere

Tiffany Gifford Lillian Holeman Abby Inchauriga Mason Mattox Chris Millsap Trevor Morgan Hazen Price Reuben Wenger Addison Unruh

Ask in the box office how you can become a patron!