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THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDSDEPARTMENT OF THEATREARTS PRESENTSWritten ByJohn CarianiDIRECTED BYGREGORY RAMOSVIRTUAL PERFORMANCESAPRIL 9 & 10 @ 7 P.M.APRIL 11 ALL DAY

ALMOST, MAINEwas developed byThe Cape Cod Theatre Project.Professional Premiere Production:Portland Stage Company,Anita Stewart, Artistic Director,Tami Ramaker, Managing Director.Originally produced in New York byJack Thomas/Bulldog Theatrical and Bruce Payne.Original Music by Julian Fleisher1

Director’s NotesAlmost, Maine is a play that has been widely produced at high schools,colleges and professional theaters around the country. Aside from thepractical aspects of the play that make it easily producible, and thegreat roles for actors, the play is essentially about relationships andthe discovery of love. As a department, we felt that after a period ofprofound political turmoil and an ongoing pandemic, it would begreat to add a light -hearted play with a hopeful message to ourseason. Rehearsing the play was admittedly very well, let’s say itwas different over zoom. I acknowledge every actor and our stagemanager, Savannah Casey, who patiently worked with me todetermine how to best tell these stories through a medium that wecame to see as a combination of theatre and film. This is my firstproduction here at the University of Redlands and special thanksto the department faculty and staff who have continued their stellarwork and collaboration throughout this challenging pandemic time.It’s been a joy to work with everyone and to support the students intheir development. A special shout out to student designers, KolbyRattigan and Kayleigh Stelling, who adapted to every iteration of theshow as we moved from an outdoor in-person concept to the filmedversion you are witnessing. Even through the challenging process ofmaking theatre during a pandemic, the continues and realizes itspurpose – to bring us together to reflect upon what it means to behuman. In the case of Almost, Maine, the message is pretty simple.Love is love is love.-Gregory Ramos2

CastNoah Delano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete & SteveThomas Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lendall & PhilGarret Falkenstine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy & RandyAlicia Lombardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginnette, Villian & MarcyLauren Witte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glory, Gayle & SuzetteDelaney Lust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandrine & HopeMichael James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East & DaveJayla Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvalyn & RhondaJames Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChadThomas Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Creative andProductionJohn Cariani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PlaywrightGregory Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorKolby Ratigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic DesignerSnezana Petrovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Costume DesignerKayleigh Stelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting DesignerJack Bueermann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound DesignerSavannah Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage ManagerTrevor Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Supervisor & Editing SettingVarious locales in Almost, Maine, a far town in farNorthern Maine that doesn’t quite exist. Run Time2 hours and 15 minuteswith a 10 minute intermission3

Production StaffCostume CrewAnathea WoirhayeEmma Nay DRESSERAnthony Wilson Graphic DesignZackary JohnstonMaeve WiencekAnthony Wilson AdvertisingElaine Talamaivao-LafaeleAbby Dunbar4

CastAlicia Lombardo(SHE/HER)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Media & Visual CultureStudies and Theatre ArtsHOMETOWN: Palm Springs, California“Love actually is all around” Delaney Lust(SHE/HER)YEAR: SophomoreMAJOR: English and Theatre ArtsHOMETOWN: Yakima, Washington“I made you my temple, mymural, my sky. Now I’mbegging for footnotes in thestory of your life.”-Taylor Swift5

Garrett “Gator”Falkenstine(HE/HIM)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Health, Medicine, & Societyand Theatre ArtsHOMETOWN: Tucson, Arizona“Love can change a person theway a parent can change ababy-awkwardly,andoftenwith a great deal of mess.”-Lemony Snicket, Horseradish James Johnston(HE/HIM)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Theatre BusinessHOMETOWN: Simi Valley, California“Help I’ve fallenand I can’t get up!”6

Jayla Brown(SHE/HER)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Liberal Studies andCommunication Sciences & DisordersHOMETOWN: Los Angeles, California“Love is letting go of fear” Lauren Witte(SHE/HER)YEAR: SophomoreMAJOR: English Literature and TheatreArtsHOMETOWN: Oceanside, California“Love has nothing to do withwhat you’re expecting to getonly with what you areexpecting to give-which is everything.”-Katherine Hepburn7

Michael James(HE/HIM)YEAR: SophomoreMAJOR: Theatre Business andCreative Writing MinorHOMETOWN: Firestone, Colorado“When I looked at himI saw myself” Noah Delano(HE/HIM)YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: Johnston- Once More Unto theBreach of Math and CSHOMETOWN: Hemet, California“Love’s hard,except when it’s not.”8

Thomas Johnston(HE/HIM)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Theatre BusinessHOMETOWN: Simi Valley, California“All the art of living lies ina fine mingling of letting goand holding on.”-Havelock Ellis Thomas Mathews(HE/HIM)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Theatre ArtHOMETOWN: Los Angeles, California“Yes I did. It’s way past timeand it’s honorable.”9

Gregory Ramos(HE/HIM)JOB TITLE: ProfessorEDUCATION: BA, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles. MFA Playwriting,University of California, Los AngelesHOMETOWN: Santa Monica, CaliforniaPOSITION: Director“Heaven knows no frontiers,and I’ve seen heaven in youreyes” Savannah Casey(SHE/HER)YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: Sociology & Anthropology andTheatre ArtsHOMETOWN: Encinitas, CaliforniaPOSITION: Stage Manager“I cannot fix on the hour,or the spot, or the look orthe words, which laid thefoundation. It is too long ago.I was in the middle before Iknew that I had begun.”-Jane Austen10

Kolby Ratigan(HE/HIM)YEAR: SeniorMAJOR: Johnston- ThemedEntertainment DesignHOMETOWN: Rancho Cucamonga,CaliforniaPOSITION: Scenic Designer“You can’t connect the dotslooking forward; you canonly connect themlooking backwards.” -Steve JobsSnezana Petrovic(SHE/HER)JOB TITLE: Adjunct Professor,Professor Emerita in ArtsHOMETOWN: Belgrade, YugoslaviaPOSITION: Costume Designer“Sh-sh-sh! Shooting Star!Shooting Star!”11

Kayleigh Stelling(SHE/HER)YEAR: JuniorMAJOR: Theatre Arts and PsychologyMinorHOMETOWN: Alta Loma, CaliforniaPOSITION: Lighting Designer“You have a place in my heartno one else could ever have.”-F Scott Fitzgerald Jack Bueermann(HE/HIM)JOB TITLE: Adjunct ProfessorEDUCATION: University of Redlands &University of California, IrvineHOMETOWN: Redlands, CaliforniaPOSITION: Sound Designer“Where there is lovethere is life.”-Mahatma Gandhi12

Trevor Norton(HE/HIM)JOB TITLE: Supervisor & EditingEDUCATION: Occidental College &UCSDHOMETOWN: Eagle Rock, CaliforniaPOSITION: Director of Production“Love is not sitting together,staring into each other’seyes, it is sitting together,looking forward together.” 13

2020-21 Department of Theatre ArtsGREGORY RAMOSMFA (Playwriting), Department ChairCHRISTOPHER BEACHMFA (Performance), ProfessorTREVOR NORTONMFA (Design), Director of ProductionJACK BUEERMANNMFA (Design), Adjunct ProfessorSNEZANA PETROVICMFA (Design), Adjunct ProfessorKARIN WAIDLEYPHD (Theory and History), Adjunct ProfessorCRAIG WELLSBA (Speech Communication and Theatre), Adjunct ProfessorELAINE TALAMAIVAO-LAFAELEBA (Theatre and film), Department CoordinatorDEBORAH BRADFORDBS (Design), Costume Shop CoordinatorKELDON SORVIGMA (Architecture), Technical DirectorANNIE GIBSONBA (Theatre), Scene Shop Coordinator14

The Department of TheatreArts Presents2021-2022 Season ProductionsNATIVE GARDENS by Karen ZacariasSTUDENT DIRECTOR: THA BUS major Gabriel RodriguezNative Gardens is a true breath of comic fresh air. It’s abiting, perceptive, and ultimately hopeful sendup to ourfraught relationships with those around us – even right nextdoor. Beyond snappy one-liners and garden hose fights, theplay challenges audiences to look beyond petty differencesand rediscover our shared decency.THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE by Matthew LopezDIRECTED BY Theatre Arts Chair Gregory RamosHe’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’sjust found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make matterseven more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvisimpersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar. When the barowner brings in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey findsthat he has a whole lot to learn about show business—and himself.THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorseSTUDENT DIRECTORS: Senior THA BUS majors James Johnston andTom JohnstonAh, Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays: when familiesgather to celebrate the warmth of home, the bounty of the harvest— and a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion. Goodintentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’swickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teachingartists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages tocelebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.THE SPRING PLAY FESTIVALComprised of works created by graduating seniors.15

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Almost, Maine. is a play that has been widely produced at high schools, colleges and professional theaters around the country. Aside from the practical aspects of the play that make it easily producible, and the great roles for actors, the play is essentially about relationships and the discovery of love. As a department, we felt that after a period of profound political turmoil and an ongoing .