Romantic Comedy at SJCT
Posted February 18, 2015 at 5:45 am by Tim Dustrude
Scott Mapstead and Amy Hull – Contributed photo
What better way to brighten up our Northwest February than a romantic comedy the New York Post calls a “breath of fresh air” offering “a sweetness and decency that’s become rare at the theater.”
Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani and directed by Carol Hooper, starts with a “Sneak Preview*” THIS Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 pm in San Juan Community Theatre’s Gubelman Theatre, and then runs Friday through Sunday, February 20-22 and Thursday through Saturday, February 26-28.
Carol says she was so taken by the play when she got a chance to see it in Bellingham in 2013, that she decided to make it her directorial debut at SJCT.
Keith Keyser and Lisa Moretti – Contributed photo
A collage of short plays within a play, Almost, Maine takes us to… well, Almost, Maine on a cold clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, bringing with them magic. Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found and confounded.
“It really has something for everyone,” said Carol. “It has well-developed characters and off-the-wall situations”—funny yet thought-provoking stories about solid, rural folks making their way through the dark days of winter.
The island cast features
- Scott Mapstead
- Amy Hull
- Lisa Moretti
- Keith Keyser
- Shannon Kelley
- Candace Gossen
- Cris DuVall
- Joshua Boland
- Libbey Oswald
- Scott Dow
- Deb Langhans
- Lynda Guernsey
- Greg Swinford
- Duvie Dow
- Joy Van Camp
- Brad Fincher
- Cole Arendt
*All tickets for the Sneak Preview are $10 each. Tickets on February 20-22 and 27-28 are $19 for adults and $10 for student reserved. Bargain Night is Thursday, February 26—tickets are $14 for adults and $7 for student reserved. Visit www.sjctheatre.org or call the box office at 378-3210
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