SYNOPSIS: On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
CAST (in order of appearance):
PETE / PHIL ..... CALIQUE PÉREZ (3/10–3/19) & JEREMY S. WALKER (3/24–3/25)
GINETTE / SANDRINE / STEVIE / HOPE ..... LAUREN LEBEOUF
GLORY / GAYLE / MARCY ..... NINA RANCEL
EAST / CHAD / DAVE ..... BRYAN CALDWELL
JIMMY / LENDALL / RANDY / MAN ..... MIKE TARNOFSKY
WAITRESS / MARVALYN / RHONDA ..... KATE KRIEGER
CAST (in order of appearance):
PETE / PHIL ..... CALIQUE PÉREZ (3/10–3/19) & JEREMY S. WALKER (3/24–3/25)
GINETTE / SANDRINE / STEVIE / HOPE ..... LAUREN LEBEOUF
GLORY / GAYLE / MARCY ..... NINA RANCEL
EAST / CHAD / DAVE ..... BRYAN CALDWELL
JIMMY / LENDALL / RANDY / MAN ..... MIKE TARNOFSKY
WAITRESS / MARVALYN / RHONDA ..... KATE KRIEGER
meet the CAST
NINA RANCEL (DIRECTOR)
Nina is an award-winning Venezuelan actress, writer, singer, dancer and stand up comedian. She made her directorial debut last year with “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie” also the The Blue Door. She trained in Flo Greenberg’s Actors’ Workshop in NYC, under Elia K. Schneider in Venezuela and LA and in The Second City Hollywood. Nina has worked in film, television, theater and web series in the U.S., Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Spain. She has two Comedy Central LatAm specials.
Nina is an award-winning Venezuelan actress, writer, singer, dancer and stand up comedian. She made her directorial debut last year with “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie” also the The Blue Door. She trained in Flo Greenberg’s Actors’ Workshop in NYC, under Elia K. Schneider in Venezuela and LA and in The Second City Hollywood. Nina has worked in film, television, theater and web series in the U.S., Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Spain. She has two Comedy Central LatAm specials.
CALIQUE PÉREZ
After growing up in Venezuela and getting a master’s degree in architecture in Rome, Italy, Calique found acting and changed the course of his life. Early studies in piano later evolved into musical theater and ballet, and finally into dramatic arts. After years of working in theater, television, and film in Venezuela, Calique explored theatrical expression with Swiss director Adeline Rosenstein in her Atelier Professionnel in Brussels, Belgium.
After growing up in Venezuela and getting a master’s degree in architecture in Rome, Italy, Calique found acting and changed the course of his life. Early studies in piano later evolved into musical theater and ballet, and finally into dramatic arts. After years of working in theater, television, and film in Venezuela, Calique explored theatrical expression with Swiss director Adeline Rosenstein in her Atelier Professionnel in Brussels, Belgium.
JEREMY S. WALKER
Jeremy S. Walker is an American actor originally from Memphis, Tennessee. Despite being raised in the south, the nine years he spent in Denver, Colorado post high-school is where and when he found his true calling to be an actor. His theatrical breakout came in 2014 when he starred alongside Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, and Seth Green in The Identical. Since then, the Colorado Film School alum, has starred in over forty film and television productions, several award nominated stage plays, as well as a considerable number of national commercial campaigns, including a hilarious spot for Samsung where he starred alongside comedic actress Jillian Bell, and most recently, campaigns for M&M’s, Hulu, Hilton, and Fruit of the Loom.
Jeremy S. Walker is an American actor originally from Memphis, Tennessee. Despite being raised in the south, the nine years he spent in Denver, Colorado post high-school is where and when he found his true calling to be an actor. His theatrical breakout came in 2014 when he starred alongside Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, and Seth Green in The Identical. Since then, the Colorado Film School alum, has starred in over forty film and television productions, several award nominated stage plays, as well as a considerable number of national commercial campaigns, including a hilarious spot for Samsung where he starred alongside comedic actress Jillian Bell, and most recently, campaigns for M&M’s, Hulu, Hilton, and Fruit of the Loom.
LAUREN LEBEOUF
Lauren LeBeouf is a graduate of Atlantic Acting School in NYC with additional training from UCB. Theater: “Noises Off” (Brooke, San Francisco), “Plan G” (NYC, New York Innovative Theater acting nomination), "Do You Roll Over in the Night?" (Linda Gross Off-Broadway Theater, NYC), "Last Chance for Mama" (NYC), "Usually Haunted" (Hollywood Fringe), "Volun-tears" (ArtsUp! LA). Film & TV: Red Right Hand (upcoming), Everyone is Doing Great (Hulu), Grave Secrets (ID), I Am Homicide (ID), Homicide City (ID). She created a comedy pilot stucktheseries.com: 30+ festival awards/noms. She has starred in dozens of shorts that have screened at festivals including Cannes and Series Fest. SAG-AFTRA. www.laurenlebeouf.com
Lauren LeBeouf is a graduate of Atlantic Acting School in NYC with additional training from UCB. Theater: “Noises Off” (Brooke, San Francisco), “Plan G” (NYC, New York Innovative Theater acting nomination), "Do You Roll Over in the Night?" (Linda Gross Off-Broadway Theater, NYC), "Last Chance for Mama" (NYC), "Usually Haunted" (Hollywood Fringe), "Volun-tears" (ArtsUp! LA). Film & TV: Red Right Hand (upcoming), Everyone is Doing Great (Hulu), Grave Secrets (ID), I Am Homicide (ID), Homicide City (ID). She created a comedy pilot stucktheseries.com: 30+ festival awards/noms. She has starred in dozens of shorts that have screened at festivals including Cannes and Series Fest. SAG-AFTRA. www.laurenlebeouf.com
BRYAN CALDWELL
Bryan has over 30 years of acting experience and has performed in both film and stage productions including shows at the Stella Adler Theater, the Sherman Theater in Cardiff Wales, and the Blue Door in Culver City. A Colorado native, Bryan performed a residency at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, working with their Theatre Academy. His passion for the arts led him to co-found ArtsUP! LA which provides performing arts programs across LA to often under-represented and marginalized communities.
Bryan has over 30 years of acting experience and has performed in both film and stage productions including shows at the Stella Adler Theater, the Sherman Theater in Cardiff Wales, and the Blue Door in Culver City. A Colorado native, Bryan performed a residency at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, working with their Theatre Academy. His passion for the arts led him to co-found ArtsUP! LA which provides performing arts programs across LA to often under-represented and marginalized communities.
MIKE TARNOFSKY
Mike loves creating. He didn’t speak truthfully to himself for the first three decades of his life. So, he wasn’t an Actor. Then, acting and Mike found each other through truth. Now, Mike is an Actor. He loves it. He wants you to know, “When we realize something about our self, it then becomes our responsibility to understand WHY that trait is ours and how it became our trait. At this point, we get to define and redefine HOW we desire to do that something.”
Mike loves creating. He didn’t speak truthfully to himself for the first three decades of his life. So, he wasn’t an Actor. Then, acting and Mike found each other through truth. Now, Mike is an Actor. He loves it. He wants you to know, “When we realize something about our self, it then becomes our responsibility to understand WHY that trait is ours and how it became our trait. At this point, we get to define and redefine HOW we desire to do that something.”
KATE KRIEGER
Kate is an LA native and Sundance alum (Delivery Girl ‘19) who studied classical theater at LAMDA & cut her teeth on film and TV in Los Angeles (WORKAHOLICS, CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER). After last year’s turn as “Eve Rainey” in ONE WAY TICKET TO OREGON, she is delighted to be back at The Blue Door to work with such a talented ensemble and to perform something as nuanced and fun as ALMOST MAINE.
Kate is an LA native and Sundance alum (Delivery Girl ‘19) who studied classical theater at LAMDA & cut her teeth on film and TV in Los Angeles (WORKAHOLICS, CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER). After last year’s turn as “Eve Rainey” in ONE WAY TICKET TO OREGON, she is delighted to be back at The Blue Door to work with such a talented ensemble and to perform something as nuanced and fun as ALMOST MAINE.
ARTISTS & CREW
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BRYAN CALDWELL
PRODUCER
ArtsUP! LA
DIRECTOR
NINA RANCEL
LIGHTING DESIGN
DOUGLAS GABRIELLE
BRYAN CALDWELL
PRODUCER
ArtsUP! LA
DIRECTOR
NINA RANCEL
LIGHTING DESIGN
DOUGLAS GABRIELLE