Cappies: Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School provides a ‘mesmerizing’ production of Almost, Maine

Program # 7 Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School

Practically, Maine

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Directors: Isabella Cajina, Theo Pacey, Alexus Dang,

Elizabeth Odebowale, Andrea Martinez-Barrera & & Sarah Linn

Stevie Angus, Critic
Immaculata High School

What’s love got to finish with it? Whatever! Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s performance of Almost, Maine was fascinating, demonstrating how love can be gorgeous, however likewise frightening.

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Nearly, Maine, composed by John Cariani, is a series of loosely associated romance, starring a various couple in every one. Each story varies in its own method consisting of, a female bring her damaged heart in a bag, a couple actually succumbing to each other and a lady going to stroll the area of the earth simply to be closer to her crush. The stories aren’t linked, the reference of substantial places and characters show the neighborhood within Almost, Maine.

The devotion from the cast was apparent from the very first minute. Lots of cast members had numerous functions yet still made every one distinct in their own method. The cast and team’s dedication made the program touching and remarkable.

Playing 3 various characters, Isabella Cajina was able to make each function unique, utilizing numerous facial expressions and quirks for each. Cajina had a terrific vibrant with other stars such as Bich-Lien Tran. In the scene with Rhonda (Tran) and Dave (Cajina), 2 good friends with secret sensations for each other, they were both able to perform terrific physicality. The message of the scene was really effective thanks to the romantic and uncomfortable feelings showed.

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Shelby Clusiau, who played Chad and Pete, revealed a selection of feelings and acting ability, including character to each of these functions. When playing Chad, Clusiau controlled the phase with tremendous existence and motion, specifically when falling on phase to mimic “succumbing to somebody”. The other star in this scene, Yen Quimpo as Randy, likewise had fantastic phase existence, pacing backward and forward when Chad (Clusiau) admitted his sensations for Randy (Quimpo).

The lighting done by Justice Megrath and Alexus Dang was spectacular. Using light to represent feelings was creative, consisting of a flash of pink to represent love and a flash of red to represent anger. The representation of the northern lights was enchanting, highlighting the message of the scene when they shone on phase. With minimalistic sets, the props were actually able to set the scene. Led by Moira Harper-McLaurin and Leo Langille, the props were extremely detailed. With labels on the beer bottles, and a lost and discovered box, the props made it immersive, enhancing the general scenes.

Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s production of Almost, Maine was a satisfying tale of the various sides of love. With an engaging cast and innovative lighting, this program made the characters’ stories unforgettable and expressive.

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Pluto Udechukwu, Lead Critic
Immaculata High School

Love, with all its peculiarities and cosmic impulses, took centre phase at Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s production of Almost, Maine.

Composed by John Cariani, Almost, Maine is a story that unfolds in a retro town, concentrating on the homeowners browsing the complex labyrinth of love through wit and vulnerability. The play is a collection of interwoven scenes, each catching a distinct element of the human heart’s intricacies. Practically, Maine dives into the elegance of inflammation and feelings that specify the mystical landscape of love.

The lighting of the play, done by Justice Megrath and Alexus Dang, acted as a poetic and charming muse for the totality of the efficiency. The imagination and accuracy boosted the psychological depth and effect of each scene. A standout component was the forecast of the northern lights to signify falling in love within each scene. This distinct technique included a layer of magic to the production, which depicted love not simply as a feeling however as a substantial transformative experience.

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The cast of Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s performance of Almost, Maine elaborately recorded the relationships in between characters, thus providing an efficiency that resonated with credibility and psychological depth. Theo Pacey in the function of both Steve and Phil provided a remarkable efficiency that revealed impressive phase existence. Pacey easily caught the characters’ contrasting feelings, from extreme hatred and anger in Phil towards his spouse to Steve’s mellow and odd character. Theo’s capability to shift effortlessly in between these functions showcased steadfast devotion, strength, and a well-done task.

The vibrant in between Bich-Lien Tran’s Rhonda and Isabella Cajina’s Dave was fascinating. Their real chemistry masterfully communicated the problems of falling in love, highlighting the variations in revealing love. Dave provided Rhonda with a painting that needed a distinct point of view to be totally viewed. While Dave rapidly understood its essence, Rhonda required to immerse into it and focus to understand and see the basic heart-shaped painting. This divergence showcased their unique viewpoints, and the stars’ gifted representation masterfully recorded the subtleties of their romance.

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Furthermore, the comical twist in the scene including Shelby Clusiau’s Chad and Yen Quimpo’s Randy included a wonderful touch to the program. The impressive timing and charming efficiencies of Clusiau and Quimpo made the scene an emphasize, humorously illustrating Chad’s actual falling for Randy and recording the essence of love in between good friends. The stars masterfully well balanced humour with wholehearted minutes, exhibiting their capability to communicate the subtleties of relationship progressing into something more.

In the scene in between Sarah Linn’s Glory and Sebastian Polo-Caballero’s East, the stars showed their ability in depicting convenience within the awkwardness of their characters’ interactions. Their attention to information highlighted the credibility of the relationship, highlighting the subtle subtleties that have sex both uncomfortable and capitivating. This showcased the cast’s flexibility, showing their capability to browse the intricacies of love in varied methods.

Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s production of Almost, Maine was a skilled expedition of love in its different kinds. The lighting team’s contribution, the innovative usage of the northern lights, and the impressive efficiencies by the cast jointly produced an efficiency to keep in mind.

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Zoe Whitlock, Lead Critic
Colonel By Secondary School

Would you walk the world to reveal somebody that you like them? In a play dotted with meaning and indisputable indications from the stars, Almost, Maine, anybody would. This dreamlike play, placed on by Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School and composed by John Cariani, was a smashing success. Embed in the early 2000s in the not rather town of Almost, Maine, this collection of vignettes informs the story of 9 couples on one cold Friday night. Throughout the night, the couples deal with hard choices and life lessons. A surreal story of love and loss, hope and heartbreak, dreams and misery, Almost, Maine will make you question what enjoy truly is.

In Almost, Maine, where love is a concrete thing, props play a substantial function in the story, and Leo Langille leading the props department did a remarkable task. From genuine things like paintings, rings and shoes, to metaphorical things such as bags of love and a damaged heart, all of the odd things personifying love were detailed and exact. The outfits, put together by Sarah Linn, were initial and special, while remaining real to the characters and period. As the play is embeded in the early 2000s, patterns like slim denims and winter season hats with pom poms made a look. The puffer coats and tee shirts fit the sensation of winter season in a middle class northern town, and there was a difference in between within clothing and outdoors clothing. A noticeable contrast in between characters was revealed by the outfits. When the character who had actually left town returned, she was using an advanced looking raincoat, representing how she had actually proceeded.

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Lighting was likewise a necessary aspect of the play. The lighting department, led by Justice Megrath, utilized lighting to represent huge occasions, plot twists, and feelings in the 9 scenes. Whenever something essential took place, the lights, constantly on hint, would flash pink, red, green or blue. This unquestionably innovative choice included substantially to the play. The set was basic, yet efficient. 2 evergreen trees stood in the corner of the phase covered in white snow. The set altered for each scene, utilizing tables to represent a boarding home, a bar, and a basement, and utilizing a door with a wreath to represent within and outside. The set modifications were tidy, led by impresario Theo Pacey. Another imaginative option by the trainees of Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School was to have Harry Tchen playing the piano throughout the set modifications. His melancholy and confident music covered the interruptions on phase and fit the tone of the play. This minimalist technique contributed to the simpleness of village Maine, and highlighted the characters and fantastic stars in the story.

The stars in Almost, Maine did a great task. Yen Quimpo, who played Randy, was funny in the function of player brother. Quimpo’s overstated arm gestures contributed to the funny in the character. Sebastian Polo-Caballero, who played East and Lendall, utilized the area efficiently. In both the characters Polo-Caballero paced around the phase with clear existence and intent. All of the stars spoke plainly and audibly. The comical timing was perfect, and they did an excellent task leaning into the uncomfortable ‘beats’ of silence composed into the script. The long stops briefly that constructed the stress and pain were masterfully done.

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Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s Almost, Maine, ended on a pleased note, revealing that there is constantly hope when you’re in Maine. Whether you came for the desire, the tradition or the laughs, Almost, Maine touched everybody’s hearts.

Inzimam Fasih, Critic
Colonel By Secondary School

How can you make another person like you? Love feels kind of odd? All of these concepts are discovered in Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s touching production of Almost, Maine. The terrific cast demonstrated how love can take numerous types when in a village.

Practically, Maine is a series of 9 acts, which is embeded in an imaginary town that has actually been filled with unpopularity. The village of Almost lies in the northern most part of Maine, where everybody understands each other and there is likewise constant talk about each other circling around the town. Composed by John Cariani in 2004, the plot depends upon demonstrating how love can look various to various couples and how it can happen serendipitously.

The cast’s consistent and undying energy added to establishing the style of the play, which centred around the intricacies and the peculiarities of love. Jimmy, played by Isabella Cajina, and his ex Sandrine, played by Bich-Lien Tran, offered a fantastic sense of this uncomfortable environment in a scene where they fulfill each other at a bar throughout Sandrine’s bachelorette celebration. Cajina utilized fast and fluid body movement, made up of overstated yet rigorous motions, which revealed Jimmy’s genuine yet unusual love for his ex. Cajina likewise had the ability to use a greater pitched voice and awkwardly put stops briefly to reveal Jimmy’s commitment to Sandrine and to encourage her that they must return together. In addition to these characters, the entire cast were able provide their lines effectively and play off each other’s energy. They supported each other in developing variations in environment, from pleased to unfortunate, to uncomfortable, to delighted.

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Included stars amazingly improved the correct environment in each scene. An exceptional example of this took place when Persilia Maria, playing the waitress in the Jimmy and Sandrine scene, utilized various facial expressions to demonstrate how the waitress recognized the strong sense of unhappiness radiating from Jimmy. Maria felt comfy enough in the function as the not-so-average waitress to utilize natural body movement in addition to a soft tone to illustrate the care and issue the waitress had for Jimmy.

Lighting was carried out really artistically by Justice Megrath and Alexus Dang. Unexpected and fast stimulates of red were utilized to represent intimate minutes, such as the kiss in between Marvalyn and Steve. The northern lights palette utilized at the turning point of each scene assisted produce an environment where the characters are falling in love. Throughout the shift in between scenes, Harry Tchen’s proficient playing of the piano developed a lovely peace that assisted prepare the audience for the next scene.

The outfits, led by Sarah Linn, illustrated an appropriate sense of time and location. The option of slim denims for the character East assisted transfer the audience back to the early 2000s. The option of a pink raincoat for Hope made it clear that she originated from out of town. The simplified makeup did an outstanding task of depicting the flaws in the young couples.

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Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s representation of Almost, Maine demonstrated how love can exist in various types. The energy and devotion of the cast and the team was genuinely extraordinary.

Milka Temesgen, Critic
St. Paul High School

Nearly, Maine is a play that informs the story of 9 different couples who are all determining their relationships with their partners. This play is various from others since the couples in each scene have no connection to each other, however each story has actually shared styles of love, loss and distress. From crushes to marital relationships, this play shows the various phases of falling in or out of love.

Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s adjustment of this play was a remarkable display screen of reasonable acting abilities and imagination. The lighting in this play was utilized efficiently to reveal the character’s real sensations. In one of the earlier scenes, a character called Glory states that she eliminated her hubby. When she confesses this, there is a fast flash of traffic signal. When the characters in the play fall in love, the light modifications to pink. These lighting modifications assisted in comprehending the real sensations of the characters a bit much better. The stars likewise were proficient at showing feeling in how they spoke and in their body movement. They were specifically proficient at communicating a sense of poignancy and melancholy in the sadder scenes.

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The comical timing in this play was terrific, and the small talk in between characters was reasonable and made it so that there was never ever a dull minute on phase. The physicality of the stars was likewise remarkable, specifically in the scene where the characters Randy and Chad showed how they were falling for each other, by physically falling on the ground consistently. Their falls were practical however they likewise appeared to have actually performed the falls securely.

In General, Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School’s adjustment of Almost, Maine showcased an expedition of love, loss, and distress that was brought to life through the proficient efficiencies of the cast, who depicted a variety of feelings. The stars’ remarkable comical timing and physicality guaranteed an interesting and amusing experience for the audience. Through their engaging representation of the different couples, the cast effectively communicated the universal style of human connection in its numerous kinds, leaving a long lasting impression on the audience.

About the evaluations:

The Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School production was evaluated by 22 critics representing 5 schools. The critic conversations were mentored by instructor Wesley Scheer-Hennings of Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School and trainee evaluations were modified and picked for publication by instructor Helen Graves Smith of Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, who might see just the evaluations, not