By Kyra Williams
Staff Writer
The Mira Costa Tech and Drama Department hosted its fall play, “Almost, Maine,” which premiered on Nov. 4 in the Costa small theater.
The storyline, written by John Cariani, consists of eight different love stories where the actors are affected by events that all occur in the same place at the same moment. The play occurs in a fictional, unorganized territory called “Almost, Maine.”
“I think the audience and the students are going to love this show because it is easy to watch,” Play Director Cary Jordahl said. “It is a sad romance that is set in a certain configuration that essentially puts the audience in the show.”
The smaller size of the small theatre, compared to the auditorium, exposes the actors to a new way of performing in a much more intimate setting, Jordahl said. The audience is part of the architectural design of the set, so that also allows the audience to feel very involved and connected to the characters, Jordahl said.
“We wanted to do a show that lended itself to this natural delivery. When you are so close to the performer, you can’t act as you would in the big auditorium,” Jordahl said. “In the small theatre it is much more natural.”
“Almost, Maine,” performed is the most produced play in high schools in the U.S. The Mira Costa Drama Department performed a couple of scenes from this play at Fullerton, a theatre festival that they compete at, so this is not the first time the group has performed it.
“If I could have picked the play, it would have been this one,” senior Isabel Gray said. “I love how sweet, pointed, and humane it is.”
The Drama Department also performed its show on Nov. 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12. It sold tickets for $15 for adults and $12 for students.
“I have enjoyed all the plays,” Mira Costa Principal Ben Dale. “I like it when they do unique things like this one, where the audience was part of the set.”
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