Jobs/Auditions
Audition and Job Announcement for
Almost, Maine
by Jonathan Cariani
(Cast and Production Team* needed)
*Stage Manager Needed
DEADLINE to submit: midnight on October 2, 2026
Director: Madeine Austin
Non-union, paid, stipend
Annapolis, MD
How to apply:
To be considered, actors aged 18+ will need to fill out the Audition Submission Form:
Be prepared to upload
1) 90-second video of a contemporary monologue
(monologue of your choice or from the play).
2) Resume
3) Current Headshot
If you have any issues uploading items, fill out the Google form and email assets to office@compassrosetheater.org
Important Dates:
Show Dates:
January 15 – February 7, 2027 (Weekends: evenings and matinees)
In-person auditions, by invitation only.
We will respond to applications as we near the in-person audition dates. Those chosen will receive an email from us.
Please save these dates in case you are called in:
Sunday 10/11: 5 PM – 8 PM
Monday 10/12: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sides from the play will be provided online.
Rehearsals:
Usually 2-3 nights/week and weekend dates (days or evenings), except holidays.
CASTING
Unless otherwise specified for the story, all roles are open to all actors regardless of race, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or physical ability.
Many roles may require some level of physical intimacy with another actor.
(i.e., touching, hugging, kissing, etc. Please review the Compass Rose Theater Stage Kissing Policy.) We will have an Intimacy Coordinator.
Character range (18 - 40s). Double-cast and/or swing roles included.
A Maine accent is not required. A dialect coach will work with the cast.
Almost, Maine
Show Summary: On a clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not what it seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways.
Scene/Character Breakdowns:
Prologue
PETE and GINETTE, who have been dating for a little while.
Her Heart
EAST, a repairman, and GLORY, a hiker
Sad and Glad
JIMMY, a heating and cooling guy; SANDRINE, his ex-girlfriend and WAITRESS
This Hurts
MARVALYN, a woman who knows pain, and STEVE, who does not.
Getting It Back
GAYLE and LENDALL, longtime boyfriend and girlfriend
Interlogue
PETER, from the “Prologue.”
They Fell
RANDY and CHAD, longtime friends.
Where It Went
PHIL, a hard-working husband, and MARCI, his hard-working wife.
Story of Hope
HOPE, who has traveled the world, and a MAN, who has not.
Seeing the Thing
RHONDA, a tough woman, and DAVE, the not-so-tough man who loves her.
Epilogue
PETER and GINETTE, from the “Prologue.”
Click Here to Read the Script
*Stage Manager Needed
Set Designer Needed
Jobs
Designers, directors, stage managers, and production crew are encouraged
to submit your resumes for future productions. Please email office@compassrosetheater.org
Teachers: email office@compassrosetheater.org
(You must have a degree in music or theater, and teaching experience)
If you have trouble with our online submission process,
email audition@compassrosetheater.org