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Love and loss in a town that almost doesn’t exist: ‘Almost, Maine’ opens Friday at North Fork Community Theatre

A scene from "Almost Maine" Photo: Katharine Schroeder

What’s it like to live in a town that almost doesn’t exist?

The residents of Almost, Maine — a town that’s “almost in Canada” and almost doesn’t exist because “it’s residents never got around to getting organized” — find out the answer to that question one winter night.

“Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.”

North Fork Community Theatre presents John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine” — nine short, two-character plays exploring love and loss under the northern lights. Directed by Robert Horn and produced by Deanna Andes, “Almost, Maine” stars Colin Palmer, Tamara Flanell, John Lovett and Sheila Griffin.

The show opens Friday, January 20 with a reception sponsored by Raphael Winery and The Village Cheese Shop, from 7 to 8 p.m.

Curtain is at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 20, 21, 27, 28, Feb. 3 and 4, and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5.

Tickets may be purchased online or at the box office. (General admission: $20.)

SoutholdLOCAL photos by Katharine Schroeder

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Katharine is a writer and photographer who has lived on the North Fork for nearly 40 years, except for three-plus years in Hong Kong a decade ago, working for the actor Jackie Chan. She lives in Cutchogue. Email Katharine