Culver City High School’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts will open its Blurred Vision Theatre season with a four-day run next week, presenting Almost, Maine on the Ivy Substation stage in Downtown.
Almost, Maine opens on Thursday evening a 7 following with performances on Friday and Saturday at 8, and Sunday at 1.
Written by John Cariani, the romantic comedy is about a town “that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States – it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost.”
On a wintry Friday night, under the glow of the Northern Lights, residents of Almost find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. The New York Times calls the play “beautifully structured” and “a whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance. Magical happenings bloom beneath the snowdrifts.” The New York Post describes it as “Thornton Wilder crossed with the Twilight Zone.”
Directed by Jill Novick, with lighting design by Joey Guthman, scenic design by Jackie Eppinger, and Rebecca Mirvish as stage manager, AVPA’s production of Almost, Maine features a strong cast of talented high school theatre students. They include: Izzy Parra, Isa Berliner, Hazel Cupp, Sarah Toutounchian, Erin Hamil, Mirabel Armstrong, Emma deZarn, Frances Horwitz, Carly Shiever, Owen Jones, Joey O’Neal, Henry Rehor, Owen Jones, Ben Hilsberg, Gabe Lobet, and Dillon Zehnder.
Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 seniors, School District faculty and staff, students of high-school age, and $5 for Culver High students with an ASB pass, children under high-school age. Tickets are available in advance at http://cchsavpa.eventbrite.com.
About AVPA
Now in its 20th year, the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at Culver City High School has inspired students to build a compassionate, creative community through innovative and challenging arts education. AVPA enjoys support from organizations including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Center Theatre Group, Playa Vista, and West Los Angeles College, as well as the Culver City community. www.avpa.org
Mr. Maleman may be contacted at gmaleman@aol.com
