Learn playwriting from award-winning playwright and actor John Cariani!

Learn playwriting from award winning playwright and actor John Cariani in this two-hour workshop hosted by Island Theatre. The workshop will focus on writing a short play. Admission is by donation at the door. No tickets are required although attendees are encouraged to pre-register at www.islandtheatre.org.

John Cariani is best known for his play Almost, Maine, which premiered at Portland Stage Company in 2004, opened Off-Broadway in 2006, and has since become one of the most popular plays in the United States and around the world. The play has received over 5,000 productions to date and has been translated into over a dozen languages. It’s also the most frequently produced play in North American high schools, outpacing classics like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Crucible, and Our Town. Cariani\’s debut novel, Almost, Maine—A Novel, was recently published by Fiewel and Friends, an imprint of MacMillan.

As an actor, John is best known for his role on NBC’s long-running drama, Law & Order, on which he played Forensics Tech Beck for five seasons. He also had recurring roles on CBS’ Numbers and on IFC’s The Onion News Network, and has appeared in multiple Broadway shows, including Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award nomination; Something Rotten! for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination; and The Band’s Visit, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical.