Almost, Maine Creative
Playwright
John CarianiJohn is an award-winning actor and an accomplished playwright. He is probably best known for his role as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, and for his performance as Motel John is an award-winning actor and an accomplished playwright. He is probably best known for his role as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, and for his performance as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.As a playwright, John he is best known for his first play, Almost, Maine, which premiered at Portland Stage Company in 2004, opened Off Broadway in 2006, and is now featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006. Since it's debut off-Broadway, Almost, Maine has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States, with nearly 2000 productions to date. It has also been translated into eight languages.
Producer/Director
Shelly RiggsMrs. Riggs is in her 29th year as a high school educator! She is also a professional actor and director, working with theatre in the greater Columbus area. Her favorite ensemble role was in Chicago at OU-L, and her favorite named role was Sonia in Godspell at The Lancaster Playhouse. Her favorite directing credit is next to normal, with Logan High School Theatre.
Musician
Christi SwingChristi Swing is a singer-songwriter based in Cincinnati, OH. Swing learned to play the piano
starting at an early age; learning everything from classical, rag to classic rock and lots of
showtunes. As she grew, she started creating her own playful compositions. Soon enough she
added her own voice to the songs. As her love of songwriting blossomed, she picked up a
ukulele and fell in love with it’s care-free sound. Swing draws from her personal experiences,
nature’s magic, and from her active imagination; when writing her captivating, often self-
confessional songs. In 2019, Swing and her childhood friend, Hatchet, started the band “Swing
the Hatchet”, which combines Swing’s indie singer-songwriter sound with her bandmate’s alt.
rock percussion style.
Sound Design
Mackenzie MaynardMackenzie Maynard is a senior at Logan high school. Mackenzie will be attending Eastern Kentucky University after high school and will be pursuing a degree in Animal Studies. She has been involved in the theatre program since her freshman year, and is a thespian in troupe 5460. Mackenzie has been a sound technician in many productions including, Radium Girls, Footloose, Almost, Maine (2018), Next to Normal, The Idiot, Into the Woods, Shrek the Musical, and Mort. She also played the role, Mort, in the fall performance of Mort, 2018. Mackenzie wishes to thank her parents for their endless support throughout her high school theatre career.
Lighting Design
Daniel CapuzziDaniel is currently a senior at Logan High School. After graduating he plans on attending Johns Hopkins University and majoring in Neuroscience, and later attending medical school. Most recently, Daniel has been involved as an actor and/or lighting designer in shows including High School Musical, Charlotte’s Web, Shrek, and Mort. Daniel would like to thank his parents for their continuous love and support of his endeavors.
Lighting Design
Maddie WittmanMaddie Wittman is participating in her seventh show here at LHS on lighting crew and in the cast as Gayle. Outside of theater, she is also very involved in band and choir, taking a trip to New York City with the choir in March and then Disney World with the band later in the month. She is also in this year's spring musical as well as designing lights for the first time. For the future, Maddie is interested in the field of DNA and cancer research, but she would also like to continue her involvement in the arts with her instruments and her voice.
Costuming
Callie NagyCallie Nagy currently lives with her sister, Cassandra Nagy, and she has been involved in shows for nearly her entire high school career. Mort, Into the Woods and The Idiot, to name a few. Her plans after high school are to eventually go to college for Zoology, even if it's a year or so after high school.
Stage Manager
Ashley AldridgeAshley is a sophomore at Logan High School and is excited to be a part of this show. After high school, she plans to go to college but she does not know what she wants to study yet. This is her first year as Stage Manager and her second year as a part of Logan High School's theater program. She would like the thank her friends and family who have always supported her.
Original Creative Team
Almost, Maine
by John Cariani
Almost, Maine
is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
ALMOST, MAINE was developed by
The Cape Cod Theatre Project.
Professional Premiere Production:
Portland Stage Company,
Anita Stewart, Artistic Director,
Tami Ramaker, Managing Director.
Originally produced in New York by
Jack Thomas/Bulldog Theatrical and Bruce Payne.
Original Music by Julian Fleisher.