Review: 'Almost, Maine' by Community Theatre at Woodbury

Jimmy: Mom and Dad retired, headed south.
Sandrine: Yeah, I heard that.
Jimmy: Vermont.

‘Almost, Maine’ is an odd play written by John Cariani that follows the love lives of a handful of inhabitants of an extremely northern mythical town almost in Canada that never got around to becoming incorporated; hence its odd name. In fact, there are a lot of “almosts” in this two-act piece. The eight mostly unrelated scenes take place on a clear, moonless night that the mysterious Northern Lights appear in the sky and the characters find themselves falling in and out of love in most unexpected ways. The Community Theatre at Woodbury’s production is directed by Maureen Denver and she writes in her notes that “Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend--almost--in this delightfully quirky mid-summer night’s dream.”

The CTW production is of high quality with a fine cast of area actors. The hand-painted backdrop by Linda Boston sets the chilly scene and the characters are often bundled in many layers of costumes. The lighting by Bill Geddes adds much to the look of this play.

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‘Almost, Maine’ runs through next weekend Jan. 20-22 at the Woodbury Historic Town Hall on Mountain Road in Woodbury.

Photo of the cast of 'Almost, Maine' courtesy of CTW