Critical Essay on Almost Maine by John Cariani

Introduction

Almost mine is a modern play by John Cariani in a small town in Maine called Almost, acted by students from Brockport College. The play is a compilation of different short stories that express love and heartbreaks involving characters that brought out their roles in the play. The play displays the young talent existing in college today. There are instances of a prologue, interleague, and epilogue with features a similar couple.

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The play highlights the lives of nine couples in eight scenes of the play with the theme of love dominating each scene where different relationships create changes in the play. It involves four characters, Sean Flynn, Anthony Grieco and Oliveia Howard who change their roles throughout the play. The play highlights the residents could be seen falling in love in different ways, couples ready to commit and swear off love, couple who are prepared to attempt again, and those that are ready to be just friends, which can be associated to campus relationships. "The sky is big. Many farms. Great people. Great, great, killer winters. Lots of space. Moreover, lots to do. Great schools. Great churches" (Cariani, 2007). Describes the Maine people very vivid by underlining how honest and truth they are, not in a pessimistic manner but as they like to discover.

The theme of love dominates the play where many characters portray losing hope and regaining regarding their relationship or their partners. The play brought out the struggles of by different people in relationships that was wonderfully communicated through the stage scenery. Glory's heart was broken when her husband dies and meets East, who falls in love with her repairing the wound that she had. Jimmy discovers that Sandrine who is the ex-girlfriend is getting married to somebody else, but he got lucky to meet Villian during his worst moments and realises that it6 was the right moment for them to fit. Dan and Hope portrayed losing hope when they were together during the high school period, and Dan attempts to propose to Hope on the very night that She was living for college, but Hope does not answer. Hope comes back hoping that there is still a chance for them to get married but only finds Dan has already married.

The scene that was exemplary was "They Fell" that featured Chad and Randy because it enabled me to see the different aspect of building a relationship. In the scene, Chad falls in love with a friend. A gay act is ensured but Flynn gross movements at the stage shock the action that involved his bodily changes as opposed to his facial expressions that brought his character to spotlight. At a point during the play, Flynn stood stiff and fell to the ground signifying a literal manifestation of love.

The majority of the actors in the scene fit their roles. The most excellent acting was "Seeing the Thing" featuring Haley Barfield and Patrick Ruff where Rhonda portrays a great challenge playing as a tomboy being believed. Patrick had to retrieve his anxiety with his character Dave while acting nearby Rhonda. Both Individual actors can perform with trembling passion while taking their clothes off.

Flynn utilised his stage movements to portray the feeling of love and Howard used his voice to show the transition from loving moments to sad moments. The play depicts that love is a thing that happens and it is a dynamic phenomenon that is similar in the prologue identical to the epilogue, Pete looks off stage in a reverse direction from Ginnete's exit.

Works Cited

Cariani, John. Almost, Maine. New York: Dramatists Play Service, Revised Edition 2007.