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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Almost\, Maine\nEvent Url: http://www.artshound.com
 /event/detail/35847/Almost_Maine\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-02-04\nEvent Date
  End: 2010-02-21\n\nBrave Dog Players Present: Almost\, Maine by: John Car
 iani.  A magical valentine about the residents of Almost\, Maine. (Did we 
 mention it's funny?!)\nThe author\, John Cariani's website describes his p
 lay\, Almost\, Maine like this: On a cold\, clear\, moonless Friday night 
 in the middle of winter\, all is not quite what it seems in the remote\, m
 ythical town of Almost\, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-f
 illed sky above\, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of
  love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised\; hearts a
 re broken. Love is lost\, found\, and confounded.\nBut the bruises heal an
 d the hearts mend&mdash\;almost&mdash\;in what has been described as &ldqu
 o\;a comic\, romantic roundelay&rdquo\; by The Wall Street Journal\, &ldqu
 o\;a wooly midwinter night's dream&rdquo\; by The Dallas Observer\, &ldquo
 \;love in the time of frostbite&rdquo\; by The New York Sun\, &ldquo\;a sw
 eet-natured valentine to fools and idioms&rdquo\; by The Los Angeles Times
 \, &ldquo\;a gem&rdquo\; by Florida Weekly\, &ldquo\;an unapologetically r
 omantic fable&rdquo\; by The Arizona Republic\, and &ldquo\;an effervescen
 t yet deeply felt tragicomedy&rdquo\; by The Melbourne (Australia) Age. Al
 most\, Maine inventively explores the mysteries of the human heart\, touch
 ing audiences with laughter\, heartbreak and hope.\nThis is the Houston De
 but of Almost\, Maine\, and marks the first production of an exciting new 
 Houston theatre company\, Brave Dog Players. Brave Dog Players will strive
  to produce unique and acclaimed plays that have been overlooked or passed
  over by Houston's flagship theatres. The founding members are Philip Lehl
 \, Kim Tobin\, Georgi Silverman & Rick Silverman.\nAbout the playwright: J
 ohn Cariani's first play\, Almost\, Maine\, debuted at Portland Stage Comp
 any and was named one of the ten best plays of the 2004/2005 regional thea
 tre season by The Wall Street Journal. Two years later\, Almost\, Maine op
 ened off-Broadway\, and is now featured in New Playwrights: Best Plays of 
 2006. Since its debut off-Broadway\, Almost\, Maine has been produced by s
 ome 300 theatres all over the United States and in places as far flung as 
 Mexico\, Korea\, Canada\, Germany\, the United Arab Emirates\, and Austral
 ia.\nJohn is currently working on two new plays: Last Gas (also set in nor
 thern Maine)\; and an untitled new collection of one act plays\, which he 
 describes as &ldquo\;the flip side&rdquo\; of Almost\, Maine.\nPhilip Lehl
  will direct Almost\, Maine. Philip is known throughout the Houston arts c
 ommunity for his outstanding acting career. He has appeared numerous times
  at The Alley\, Stages\, TUTS\, The Houston Symphony\, BCCM and the Housto
 n Shakespeare Festival.\nThe cast consists of Chris Hutchison (Alley Theat
 re Company Member)\, Kim Tobin\, Georgi Silverman and Rick Silverman. Kim\
 , Georgi and Rick all came to Houston from New York City\, where they were
  members of the award-winning theatre company\, The Barrow Group. The Barr
 ow Group held early workshops in 2003 that helped John Cariani shape the s
 cenes that would eventually become Almost\, Maine. Rick Silverman\, Georgi
  Silverman and Kim Tobin all participated in those workshops\, and have he
 ld a fondness for the play ever since. They are delighted to get the chanc
 e to bring the play to Houston audiences.\nBrave Dog Players has assembled
  a talented crew to help realize the world that will become Almost\, Maine
 . Heading the team will be lighting designer\, Matt Schlief from Rice Univ
 ersity\, and composer/sound designer\, Jessie Gustin.\nThe production is b
 eing done in cooperation with Stages Repertory Theatre. It will run in the
 ir Yeager Theatre from Feb. 5\, through Feb. 21. For more information plea
 se log on to bravedogplayers.com.\nAll tickets are $20\, Student Tickets a
 re $10\, and can be bought through the Stages Box Office: 713 527-0123\, o
 r through their website: stagestheatre.com.\n\nStart time: Thursday 2/4 7:
 30pm Preview\nFriday 2/5 8:00pm Opening Night\nSaturday 2/6 8:00pm\nSunday
  2/7 3:00pm\nFriday 2/12 8:00pm\nSaturday 2/13 8:00pm\nSunday 2/14 3:00pm
 \nMonday 2/15 7:30pm Industry Night\nFriday 2/19 8:00pm\nSaturday 2/20 8:0
 0pm\nSunday 2/21 3:00pm Closing Night
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SUMMARY:Almost\, Maine
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