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ALMOST, MAINE was developed by The Cape Cod Theatre Project. Professional Premiere Production: Portland Stage Company, Anita Stewart, Artistic Director, Tami Ramaker, Managing Director. Originally produced in New York by Jack Thomas/Bulldog Theatrical and Bruce Payne.
Director
CamillePozderac
Producer
KayaHarrison’11
ScenicDesign&Construction
RainAyers’25*
AlexHatziyannis’25*
AvaPitner’25*
VanessaSpring-Frank(M)
BlakeMihm(M)
CostumeDesign
AnnaCohen’27*
WillMcDowell’25*
NicolaHoag(M)
LightingDesign
RyanBykowski’25*
MadisonBoddie’25*
LaurieBautista(M)
Publicity
BellaYeats’28*
ToniaEssig(M)
SoundDesign&Editing
JohnGodman’25*
LeylaOrhan’26*
AidenTeter’17(M)
StageManagement
LilySarfaraz’25*
MimiWise’26*
JackieBautista’12(M)
Properties&SetDressing
LondonGorman’27*
DomGodman‘25*
RosemaryCeliaPompa(M)
Hair&Make-Up
DrewKelly’25*
SuLeiNaing’25*
RogerRiggle(M)
JenniferActon’93(AM)
HouseManagement
CiuffennaRiggio’26*
ChuckHoag(M)
CatrionaLegrady(M)
RunCrew
LilySarfaraz‘25*
JackieBautista‘12(M)
(*)denotescrewchief (M)denotesmentor
When people ask me what Almost, Maine is about, I sometimes find myself struggling to find the right words. On the surface, the play seems like a little story about relationships: nine different couples, muddling their ways through a winter night in a small town, traversing the peaks and valleys of romance and heartache and loss and love. But it feels remiss to not mention that on a more profound level, Almost, Maine is a theatrical exploration of the very nature of humanity and how we, as people, connect.
The more time I have spent with the script, the more impressed I’ve become with it. It deceives us into believing it is uncomplicated: there aren’t many lighting or sound cues, the blocking is fairly limited, and while there is a lot of dialogue, the characters speak pretty candidly. But as I developed a better understanding of the play during rehearsals, I slowly became aware that playwright John Cariani has composed a perfect puzzle waiting to be assembled…the scale model of a town from a bird’s eye view, all rooted in the type of magic that the theatre does best.
Each vignette occurs simultaneously, taking place between 8:50pm and 9:00pm in Almost. During these ten minutes, relationships are built and broken, mystically shape-shifting into something new. Cariani uses the conceit of the Northern Lights, in all of their otherworldly majesty, not only to set a time table for the climax of every scene, but to inject a bit of the supernatural enchantment into the lives of those in the town. He furthers this with the magic realism of the metaphorical representations of love which allow us to immerse ourselves in this one very small place on the map, while also encouraging us to consider a broader understanding of our own world and relationships.
At its heart (slate or otherwise), Almost, Maine, is simple. But in its execution, it is a complex web of wistful beauty, a mix of whimsy and ache, truth and surreality. It is my hope that you are able to see and enjoy both the simplicity and the complexity, the scenes tied up with bows and the ones whose strings lie limp or knotted by the end. After all, existing in that middle space – one that allows for the contradiction of simultaneous highs and lows – is what it means to be human.
Camille Pozderac
Prologue
Scene 1: Her Heart
Scene 2: Sad and Glad
Scene 3: This Hurts
Scene 4: Getting It Back
Interlogue
Scene 5: They Fell
Scene 6: Where It Went
Scene 7: The Story of Hope
Scene 8: Seeing the Thing Epilogue
PETE
Alex Silvey
u/s Ayden Terrazas
GINETTE
Susana Lopez-Chavarriaga
u/s Grace Mueller
EAST
Francis Hoag
u/s Gabriel Rock
GLORY
Aspen Johnson
u/s Susana Lopez-Chavarriaga
JIMMY
Hugo Diaz
u/s Michael Byrdy
SANDRINE
Grace Mueller
u/s Stella Humphries
WAITRESS
Morgan Slattery
u/s Gabi Perillan
STEVE
Gabriel Rock
u/s Francis Hoag
MARVALYN/SUZETTE
Elsa Harlor
u/s Aspen Johnson
MARCI
Gabi Perillan
u/s Anna Legrady
PHIL
Michael Byrdy
u/s Gabriel Rock
LENDALL
Francis Hoag
u/s Michael Byrdy
GAYLE
Allison Payne
u/s Morgan Slattery
DEENA
Janie Spelman
u/s Morgan Slattery
SHELLY
Lizzie Stone
u/s Morgan Slattery
HOPE
Anna Legrady
u/s Elsa Harlor
MAN
Ayden Terrazas
u/s Alex Silvey
DAVE
Hugo Diaz
RHONDA
Stella Humphries
u/s Allison Payne
Costume Design
Anna Cohen ’27*
Will McDowell ’25*
Nydalynn Campos ’27
Sebastian Fiol ’27
Danilo Galindo ’27
Liz Hatziyannis ’26
Alexandra Kissal ’27
Halina Niski ’27
Emma Paparizos ’26
Adrian Patiag ’27
Layla Rueda ’27
El Seifert ’27
Hair & Makeup
Drew Kelly ’25*
Su Lei Naing ’25*
Marcelle Bernard ’28
Canady Conerly ’25
Andrea Gallardo Cruz ’28
Camila Deleon ’25
Roula El-Hibri ’28
Jynelle Fosu ’28
Veronica Glasgow ’25
Iona Jagannathan ’28
Rosha Maysami ’28
Publicity
Bella Yeates ’28*
Vanessa Scholl ‘27
Tess Leonard ’28
Scenic Design and Construction
Alex Hatziyannis ’25*
Ava Pitner ’25*
Dina Abudayeh ’27
Nick Barczy ’28
Devin Bresnan ’27
Luis Buenaflor ’27
Lauren Donahue ’28
Layla Hart ’28
Eliana Hailu ’28
Nikolai Kalinin ’25
Joell Kelley ’28
Aiden Rowland ’27
Alex Merkle ’28
Daniela Moina ’25
Emma Paparizos ’27
Run Crew
Lily Sarfaraz ’25*
Layla Scott ’25
Emma Gieseman ’25
Ella Johnston ’26
George Hoag ’27
Seamus Stevick ’25
Elly Saiz ’25
Charlie Magyar ’27
Properties and Set Dressing
London Gorman ’27*
Dom Godman ’25*
Gabrielle Reeves ’28
Jacob Roberts ’25
Lighting Design
Ryan Bykowski ’25*
Madison Boddie ’25*
Dylan Bennett ’28
Jude Buber ’27
Joey Donodeo ’25
Sam Seleshi ’26
Matthew Stripling ’27
Matthew Tercero ’28
Sound
John Godman ’25 *
Andrew Tang ’25
Jolyn Taawo ’28
Daniel Charles ’28
Megan Le ’28
Alex Hatziyannis ’25
Leila Croker ’28
Leyla Orhan ’26
Stage Management
Lily Sarfaraz ’25*
Mimi Wise ’26*
Mmadinobi Ijomah ’28
Sasha Sikora ’28
Elizabeth Wairimu ’28
House Management
Ciuffenna Riggio ’26*
Maya Burns ’26
Giovanna Cogliandolo ’26
Kayla Coomaraswamy ’25
Caroline Riddle ’26
Ava Serwit ’26
Katie Woods ’26
* indicates crew chief/designer
Vivian Abudayeh
Jessica and Dan Bykowski
Crystie Byrdy
Catalina Chavarriaga
Francisco Fiol
Kady Flannery
Angela Godman
Carla and John Gorman
Mitzi Harlor
Sharon Humphries
Ashyia Johnson
Alexander Lopez
Michelle Orhan
Carolyn Silvey
Lisa Slattery
Erin Spelman
Nicole Stone
Sue Yeates
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
John Ciccone, President
Thomas Campbell ’93, Principal
Stephanie Morgan-Davis, Chief Financial Officer
The GC Business Office
Michael Matthews and the GC Maintenance Staff
Tonia Essig and Lynette Young, GC Copy Center
Paul Kennedy, Marketing & Communications
Erica Tituana, Marketing & Communications
Thomas Koslowski and the GC Ground Staff
Mr. Stanley Spottswood ’81 | sspottswood@olgchs.org
Ms. Kaya Harrison ’11 | kharrison@olgchs.org
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Mr. Tom Kramer ’07 | tkramer@olgchs.org
Mr. Joseph Antico | jantico@olgchs.org
PAC OPERATION MANAGER
Ms. Laurie Bautista | lbautista@olgchs.org
THEATRE INSTRUCTION & DIRECTOR OF GCTC
Ms. Camille Pozderac | cpozderac@olgchs.org
THEATRE INSTRUCTION
Ms. Vanessa Spring-Frank | vspring-frank@olgchs.org
VISUAL ARTS
Mr. Nicholas Clulow | nclulow@olgchs.org
Mr. Matthew Corrado ’01 | mcorrado@olgchs.org
VISUAL ARTS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Mrs. Gretchen Irby | girby@olgchs.org
Sebastian Fiol ’27 (Costume Crew) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. This is his first ever production ever! He would like to thank his parents for putting up with his annoying antics all these years.
John Godman ’25 (Sound Crew Chief) is in his senior year at Good Counsel. John has designed sound and lighting all four years at GC and is delighted to work on his last play! He would like to thank his mentor, Aiden Teter, his assistant crew-chief, Leyla Orhan, and IATSE Local 22.
Elsa Harlor ’27 (Marvalyn/Suzette) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. She has worked on past productions including The Diary of Anne Frank as Anne Frank, Frozen Jr. as Anna, and Shrek Jr. as Fiona. Elsa is a graduate of Imagination Stage's Musical Theatre Conservatory and a member of GC's Concert Choir. She loves to paint, crochet, and bake in her free time. Elsa would like to thank her family and Almost, Maine's cast, crew, and production team for their kindness and support!
Alex Hatziyannis ’25 (Set Construction & Sound) is in his senior at Good Counsel. He has worked on other productions like Clue, Tuck Ever-lasting, and OOTI. He would like to thank his mentors, friends, and the community of GCTC!
Elizabeth Hatziyannis ’26 (Costume Crew) is in her junior at Good Counsel. She has worked in the costumes department for GCTC the past two years. She would like to thank her friends, who made costume crew so much fun for her!
Stella Humphries ’25 (Rhonda) is in her senior at Good Counsel. Stella likes to bake, sing, hangout with friends, and play with her little brother. She would like to thank her parents, friends, and family for al-ways supporting her in everything she does!
Drew Kelly ’25 (Hair/Makeup Crew Chief) is in his senior year at Good Counsel. He was in the productions Once on this Island and Diary of Anne Frank for hair and makeup. He also played in Tuck Everlasting. Drew has an irrational fear of knitted fabric and overhead lighting. Drew loves designing and chicken piccata. He is thankful for his long eyelashes, fast metabolism, catholic education, and his cats.
Anna Legrady ’25 (Hope) is in her senior year at Good Counsel. She has been in the productions The Diary of Anne Frank as Margot, A Mid-summer Night's Dream as Helena, and Once on This Island as Andrea. Anna is so excited for her last season of shows with GCTC! She is in the IB Program and Dance Company at GC. She would like to thank Ms. P and Ms. Harrison, the cast, crew and mentors of Almost, Maine!
Susana Lopez-Chavarriga ’28 (Ginette) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. She is delighted for her first Theatre production at Good Counsel. She has performed at Ford’s Theatre in A Christmas Carol 2019 and 2022, Adventure Theatre’s Mean Girls as Cady, Ovations Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast, Kensington Arts Theatre’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. as Flounder and Mersisters, St Jude Drama Club’s Shrek, Jr. as Fiona, Sister Act, Jr. as Mary Robert, and Moana, Jr. as Chief Ancestor. She has worked in numerous voice overs / commercials / audiobooks. Susana loves to sing, act, and dance. She also enjoys doing arts and crafts. She congratulates every-one involved in this production for all their hard work!
Joseph Maneval ’25 (Set Construction) is in his senior year at Good Counsel. He has worked in the productions The Diary of Anne Frank and Tuck Everlasting. Joseph is an Eagle Scout who hopes to study mechanical engineering in college. He would like to thank the great GCTC community that has put on so many amazing productions!
Alexander Merkle ’28 (Stagecraft Building & Scenic Painting) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. He was in the production Lion King as Pumba, Moana as Chief Ancestor 1, and Matilda as Mr. Wormwood. Alex loves to play sports, video games, and hanging with friends. He is excited to see what the future holds. Alex would like to thank family, friends (past and present), and community for always supporting him in everything he does.
Grace Mueller ’27 (Sandrine & u/s for Ginette) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. She worked on costumes for Tuck Everlasting and publicity for The Diary of Anne Frank. Grace loves writing and baking in her free time. She has a dog named Molly and her favorite subject is English. Grace would like to first thank God for his continued faithfulness, and her family for always supporting her in every season.
Allison Payne ’25 (Gayle & u/s for Rhonda) is in her senior year at Good Counsel. In past productions she has played in Urinetown as Hope Cladwell, The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daae, and The Diary of Anne Frank as Mrs. Frank. This December, Allison will be performing as Eurydice in Hadestown: Teen Edition at Ovations Theatre. Allison would like to thank Mrs. P, Mrs. Harrison, and her friends and family for their continuous support.
Gabriela Perillan ’28 (Marci & u/s for Waitress) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. She has worked in the production The Little Mermaid as Ursula. She has a twin and has two dogs. She also loves to play the piano. She would like to thank her mom, dad, and Ms. P!
Ciuffenna Riggio ’26 (House Management) is in her junior year at Good Counsel. She has been in the production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for props. Ciuffenna plays varsity soccer and runs varsity track at Good Counsel. Ciuffenna thanks her friends and family for always supporting her.
Layla Rueda ’27 (Costume Crew) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. She has worked on the costume crew for The Diary of Anne Frank and Tuck Everlasting. Layla’s favorite hobbies are crocheting, taking walks, baking, reading, and journaling. Layla would like to thank Mrs. Pozderac, Mrs. Hoag, her fellow costume crew, and her parents for this amazing opportunity.
Vanessa Scholl ’27 (Publicity) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. She has worked on Moana Jr. in the past but this is her first GCTC production. She loves hiking, soccer, and time with loved ones. Nessa would like to thank her mom, dad, and sibling, Oli, for their love!
Samuel Seleshi ’26 (Lighting) is in his junior year at Good Counsel. He has worked on Moana as assistant stage manager. Samuel enjoys reading in his free time, and is a big fan of the Percy Jackson series. He would like to thank his mother for going above and beyond in supporting him and his sisters!
Ava Serwit ’26 (House Management) is in her junior year at Good Counsel. Almost, Maine is the first play she has worked on. Ava runs cross country and track for Good Counsel. Ava would like to thank her family as well as her friends for always being there for her and supporting her.
Alexander Silvey ’28 (Pete) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. He has been in Matilda, Jr. as Bruce Bogtrotter, Moana, Jr. as Maui, and The Lion King, Jr. as Young Simba. Alex also participates in Marching Band and enjoys solving Rubik’s cubes. Alex would like to thank Mrs. P, his family and GCTC for welcoming him!
Morgan Slattery ’27 (Waitress & u/s for Gayle, Deena, and Shelly) is a sophomore at Good Counsel. She was in the productions Bad Seed as Rhoda Penmark, Grapes Of Wrath as Ruthie, and Tuck Everlasting as ensemble. Morgan fell in love with theater when she was just five years old and has been performing ever since. Morgan would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her during this show, and Ms. P for giving her this opportunity.
Janie Spelman ’28 (Deena) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. She has been in the productions Frozen, Jr. as snow dancer, The Little Mermaid, Jr. as a mersister, and Joseph's Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the ensemble. Janie loves acting very much and loves to be a part of plays and musicals in any way she can. She would like to thank all of her friends, family, castmates, and teachers/coaches that have helped her with her ambitions.
Mimi Wise ’26 (Stage Manager) is in her junior year at Good Counsel. She has worked on Clue in props. Having enjoyed taking theater classes the past two years, Mimi is happy to take an active role helping with the show! Mimi wants to give a big thank you to the wonderful GCTC community that's welcomed her with open arms!!
Bella Yeates ’28 (Publicity Crew Chief) is a freshmen at Good Counsel. She been in the productions The Claw on stage crew and Space Pi-rates as the student director. Bella loves to work on the crew as she has done in her past school, and is excited to work on her first production at Good Counsel. She loves to do photography and biking in her free time. Bella thanks her family, Mrs. E, her crew, and all the people who worked on Almost, Maine for all the help and support they have given her.
