[NEohioPAL] Weathervane Playhouse opens "Almost, Maine" this weekend!

[Fred Gloor]

"Weathervane Playhouse to present John Cariani's romantic comedy, ALMOST, MAINE!
"Spend a midwinter's eve under magical northern lights for this romantic comedy."



AKRON- Welcome to Almost, Maine. An almost town in a place far north, where the coldest midwinter night makes nine loosely connected vignettes all the more heartwarming.

Beginning January 17th, Weathervane's Founders Theater will be transformed into a magical winter wonderland for John Cariani's renowned romantic comedy hailed by The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal to name just a few. Running through February 3rd, Almost, Maine is a show that will make you laugh, cry, and bask in the joyfulness and diversity of love under the northern lights.

Show times: Thursday - Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets range from $10 (for children) to $22. Standard ticketing fees apply.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or going to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>.

About the show: On a cold, clear night in the middle of winter, all is not as it seems in this remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine. In a series of nine sweet and soulful vignettes, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected, often hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking ways. The New York Post said Almost, Maine is "Thornton Wilder crossed with 'The Twilight Zone'...it's poignant, witty, and nearly perfect."

The director's take: Director Deb Lemire said that when people ask her what the show is about, the short answer is love, which is not always so simple. "Love is so many things. It's friendships that catch fire, it's forgiveness and letting go, it's joyful, infuriating, fierce, erotic, messy, weird, terrifying, giddy, exhausting, agonizing, wondrous, surprising, and opens your heart in ways you never thought possible. Is it even worth it? Almost, Maine helps us come to understand that yes, yes it is."

Almost, Maine is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.


CAST

Prologue, Interlude, Epilogue
NATHAN JAROSZ
Pete

KAYLEE LHOTSKY
Ginette

Her Heart
JAY BOUGHNER
East

JEANNIE CLARKSON
Glory

Sad and Glad
MICHAEL JALBERT
Jimmy

ALLISON KUMP
Sandrine

KAYLEE LHOTSKY
Waitress

This Hurts
KERRY SCANLON
Marvalyn

NOAH JAMES
Steve

Getting it Back
ANGELA BOZIC
Gayle

JIMMY RIZOPULOS
Lendall

They Fell
TABITHA ROX
Deena

LINDSAY IBOS
Shelly

Where it Went
DAVID OBNEY
Phil

MEG HOPP
Marci

Story of Hope
MARY MAHONEY
Hope

SCOTT K. DAVIS
Man

Seeing the Thing
LINDSAY IBOS
Rhonda

MATTHEW ENGLE
Dave

CREATIVE TEAM

DEB LEMIRE
Director

MARY KATE CLANCY
Stage Manager

ROCKY KUNZ
Assistant Stage Manager

ALAN COSTA
Scenic Designer

MEG HOPP
Properties Designer

HAZEN TOBAR
Sound Designer

JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer

RICHARD MORRIS, JR.
Technical Director

KELLIE ROSSINI
Lighting Designer/Master Electrician

KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director

CHUCK HATCHER
House Sound Technician





Weathervane Playhouse's 2018-2019 Season Support Provided by:


Akron Community Foundation
The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau
Beatrice K. McDonald Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Glenn R. and Alice V. Boggess Memorial Foundation
Bridgestone Americas Foundation
Clear Gold Audio and Lighting
Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
Margaret J. Dietz
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences
Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce
GAR Foundation
The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Helen Davison Fleming
Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee)
The John A. McAlonan Fund of Akron Community Foundation
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Maynard Family Foundation
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC
Bill and Ann Lowery Fund
W. Paul Mills and Thora J. Mills Foundation
Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine
In Memory of Patricia Obenour
Ohio Arts Council
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
The M.G. O'Neill Foundation
Peg's Foundation
Charles F. and Mabel M.  Ritchie Memorial Foundation
SeibertKeck Insurance Partners
Lloyd L. and Louse K.  Smith Memorial Foundation
Jean P Stevens Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Roush Memorial Fund  of Akron Community Foundation
The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild
The Welty Family Foundation
The Estate of Vaughn Austin
L. R. Wilcox Charitable Fund
WKSU 89.7 FM



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