The Lord Stirling Theater Company will perform "Almost, Maine" at the English Barn Theater at Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ. Performances are October 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24 at 7:30PM and October 18 and 25 at 2:00PM. Tickets: $25 general admission; $23 seniors (65+), students, children and military; $20 Farmstead Arts members. Purchase tickets at https://farmsteadarts.org/what-we-do/theater.html or at the door (cash only).
Almost, Maine by John Cariani is a charming, heartfelt, whimsical comedy exploring love in all its surprising and transformative forms. Set in a remote, snow-dusted town beneath the northern lights, eleven loosely connected vignettes capture ordinary people in extraordinary moments of connection. Relationships begin, end and change as strangers become friends, friends become lovers, lovers become strangers, and hearts are broken, mended and opened again. With humorous, plain-spoken, sincere characters, each tale centers on a compelling couple and carries its own touch of magic. Almost, Maine captures the wonder and vulnerability of human connection, reminding us that love can be both ordinary and extraordinary.