Audition Announcement: Almost Maine

Playwright: John Cariani

Director: Denise Baker

Show Synopsis: Almost Maine is a collection of 9 loosely connected vignettes exploring love, loss and human connection in an unorganized,  remote township in northern Maine on one single, freezing midwinter night beneath the aurora borealis.

Audition Details 

• Dates: Thursday December 3rd OR Friday December 4th (Pick one date to attend)

• Time: 6:30 PM

• Location: St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Grants Pass, Oregon  1131 NE 10th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526

What to Prepare: Cold reads from sides, pdf’s of sides will be available on this page soon, hard copies will be available outside the box office 4 weeks prior to auditions. 

Important Dates & Production Details

• Rehearsals Begin: First read through on December 14th

• Show Runs: February 12th-28th 2027

Casting for:

Roles may be double cast and/or understudied.

A few roles may require some level of physical intimacy with another actor.

Male Characters:

Pete – Almost pessimistic but he truly loves Ginette although it’s hard for him to admit.

Steve – Open, clueless and kind. He is clueless to the world due to his inability to feel pain, which is attributed to his disorder.

Jimmy – A guy who’s broken heart makes it hard for him to speak his mind.

Randy** – Broke his date’s face while dancing. Ends up having feelings for his best friend Chad, but it’s hard for him to admit it.

Dave – Not so tough, but loves Rhonda for who she is.

East – A repairman, calm and sincere.

Lendall – Longtime best friend to Gayle, an understanding and collected person who is trying to understand his girlfriend.

Chad** – Was told he smelled by his date. He tells his best friend he has feelings for him.

Phil – A working man who gets in a fight with his wife after ice skating.

Man/Daniel – The ex of Hope, who has left the town but his life has gone on and changed without her.

**Randy & Chad: Must be comfortable playing a gay character. No physical intimacy involved.

Female Characters:

Ginette – Optimistic and loving toward Pete. A bit of a chatterbox who rambles on when she’s nervous.

Sandrine – Jimmy’s Ex who left him suddenly but is put together and sensitive towards Jimmy. Gayle – Longtime girlfriend to Lendall, short tempered, passionate and flustered woman who wants to be married.

Hope – A jittery woman who left her boyfriend to go off into the world, and has come back to see him.

Glory – A vulnerable, nervous and guilty hiker.

Waitress/ Villian – No nonsense, sassy waitress, who is meant for Jimmy.

Marvalyn – A self protective nurse who is in a rough patch in her relationship.

Marci – The hardworking wife of Phil, who is angry with him over all the things his work has caused him to miss.

Rhonda – A tough, closed off and nervous woman who is awkward around Dave.

Suzette – Wife of Daniel

To help streamline the process, please complete the audition form attached to this page and bring it with you to auditions.

We foster a welcoming, low-pressure audition room.