{"id":164788,"date":"2026-08-06T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=164788"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:39:11","slug":"auditions-set-for-theatre-oxford-production-of-almost-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/auditions-set-for-theatre-oxford-production-of-almost-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Auditions Set for Theatre Oxford Production of &#8220;Almost, Maine&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theatre Oxford<\/strong> will hold auditions later this month for its upcoming production of <strong><em>Almost, Maine<\/em><\/strong>, a romantic comedy by <strong>John Cariani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auditions are scheduled for 4 pm August 23 and 6 pm August 24 at <strong>The Powerhouse<\/strong>. The production is seeking 6 to 14 actors&nbsp;age&nbsp;18 and older, with roles open to performers of all ages, genders, and races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in the remote town of Almost, Maine, the play takes place on a clear, moonless winter night as the northern lights shine overhead. The town&#8217;s residents experience a series of unexpected encounters involving love, heartbreak, and relationships, with the stories unfolding in humorous and sometimes surprising ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The production is intended for audiences aged 18 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performances are scheduled for Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3 at The Powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rehearsals are scheduled to begin August 30 and continue through October 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those auditioning should prepare a one-minute monologue of their choice. Auditioners also may select a monologue from a list provided by Theatre Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about the auditions, the play, available monologues, and audition sign-up information is available at Theatre Oxford\u2019s current auditions page at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatreoxford.org\/current-auditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theatreoxford.org\/current-auditions\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions and comments can be sent to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:theatreoxford@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theatreoxford@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatre Oxford will hold auditions later this month for its upcoming production of Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":164789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,15944],"tags":[26210,35554,4,198,1673],"class_list":["post-164788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-local-theatre","tag-almost-maine","tag-john-cariani","tag-oxford","tag-the-powerhouse","tag-theatre-oxford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/almost-main.jpg?fit=823%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164803,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164788\/revisions\/164803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}