The play “Almost, Maine” contained various scenes that had to with love. Almost, Maine is a romantic comedy by John Carhini. Almost, Maine is an ensemble play about 9 different couples in various stages of falling in or out of love. There was only 4 actors that played different roles. The play is set in various locations in the town of Almost, Maine a place that does not exist on any map of the state. Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected ways. Three elements of the play that stood out in the performance was the costume design, the lighting and the sound effects. The theme of “Love” played a huge role throughout the play. John Cariani’s play is trying to show a series of different relationships and their struggles. The actors are struggling to find love and dicover what love is. The vital message of love keeps occurring . This wonderful, humorous, and romantic play’s goal is to make the audience want to fall in love again but also keep them laughing on the way. In the play the lighting continued to change. The purple lights that represented the sky keeps occurring to set the romantic mood of the play. In the prologue, there is music that sounds very romantic and also a field of stars ; a clear, cold, moonless northern night sky – serves as the backdrop for the entire play. In the prologue, the light is on Pete and Ginette sitting on a bench in Pete’s yard, looking at the stars. They are not sitting close to each other at all Pete is sitting on the stage right end of the bench; Ginette, on the stage left end of the bench. In addition, during the transition of the prologue to Act 1 , the lights starts to fade on a sad, confused and hopeless Pete. Equally Important, The sound in “Almost, Maine” enhanced the light-hearted nature of the script. Sound was mostly used in the musical transitions between scenes, which made each scene seamlessly move into the next. The lack of sound in “Almost, Maine” also had meaningful effects. In the prologue, the silence accompanying Pete and Ginette’s dialogue added to their awkward interaction. In addition, the sound effects also played a big role on the play. A wind chime sound effect was employed during the northern lights, adding to their magical quality. In the scene of “Where it Went,” the sound effect of Marci turning the car on and driving off made her exit more dramatic. Overall, the sound design in “Almost, Maine” was a small but entirely necessary element to contributing to the plays success. Furthermore, the costume design of the play was very essential to the success of the performance and also the understanding of the characters views on certain things. Starting with the prologue, the characters’ winter clothes tell us what time of year it is. Ginette had a pink vest, long sleeves, a simple scarf and black boots while Pete wore a hat, scarf and plaid coat. Their outfits are very simple and revealing of the fact that these are ordinary people with ordinary lives. This adds on to the realistic quality of these multiple scenes. Clothing was also a central aspect of “Seeing the Thing.” Each character wore several layers that made taking them off very funny. When they both found themselves down to their white long underwear, everyone began to laugh . To conclude the three elements costume design, lighting, and sound played huge roles in the production of the play . Without these three elements I strongly believe the play would not have been as successful.