By Emily Carroll – News Editor

Jonathan Law’s Drama Club presented “Almost, Maine” directed by Christina Kalafut on November 13 and 14.

The play, written by John Cariani, is made up of nine short plays that explores loss and love in unexpected and somewhat hilarious ways, in the fictitious almost-town, Almost, Maine.

“It’s a moving and realistic play everyone can relate to,” Kalafut said.

This was Kalafut’s third production with Law’s Drama Club,. Her main goal is for the students to forget about all that is happening in the world and have a great time with their friends in the stress free environment.

“One of the strongest parts of the production is how we all came together,” said senior Taylor Schultz. “At first some of us haven’t even met, but once drama started we started talking and getting used to know each other.”

The dialogue of “Almost, Maine” was natural and relatable, which made the play funny to watch.

“From my actors on stage to my stage crew backstage, they’re all stars to me,” Kalafut said. “They all put so much time and hard work into our production process.”

The cast and crew help a lot with the production. They spend time building and painting the set and collect other things they might need for the show.

“A lot of hard work went into this play,” Schultz said. “We started in September and we worked right up till opening night to perfect it for everybody who saw the play.”

The members of Drama Club really put a lot of passion into the shows and so the people that go to the plays can enjoy themselves.

“It is an indescribable feeling to be part of something like this Drama Club,” junior Sarah O’Brien said. “It’s a lot of different people coming from different groups and grades that mash together into one family by the end”

In “Almost, Maine,” Tyler Chavez, J.P. Amaro, and Myles Boyd made quite the impression by taking on two roles each in the production.

The upperclassmen who started in Drama Club their freshman year have taken notice of how the underclassmen share the same passion they experienced when they started.

“(Freshman) Cameron Asmussen did a great job at staying in character and (sophomore) Emma Hudd  is such an experienced, talented actress that she really steals the show,” Chavez said. “It’s great to see how the freshman and sophomores are.”

They were some memorable moments from the production that the cast were able to share together.

“My favorite part of the play was when the actors came off stage after they performed,” said O’Brien. “Just seeing them feel all of their hard work pay off is well worth it.”

O’Brien and junior Ann Reed are the stage managers and get to watch the progress of the performers from the start of rehearsals to opening night.

The Drama Club’s spring musical, scheduled for April, is going to be “Seussical.” Auditions will be in January for anyone who wants to join.