ALMOST, MAINE John’s first play, is a hilarious and heartbreaking fable that chronicles the amorous misadventures of the residents of residents of the remote, northern almost-town of Almost, Maine. Developed at the Cape Cod Theatre Project, ALMOST, MAINE premiered at Portland Stage Company in 2004, where it broke box office records and garnered critical acclaim. In 2006, the play enjoyed a successful off-Broadway run and is now featured in Smith and Kraus’ New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006. It has since become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States, with over 1400 productions to date. For more information, please visit almostmaine.com.

Last Gas, tells the story of Nat Paradis, a Red Sox-loving, divorced single father who manages Paradis’ Last Convenient Store, the last convenient place to get gas—or anything—before the Canadian border to the north and the North Maine Woods to the west.  When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he’s forced to choose between new love and old.  LAST GAS takes a hilarious and heartbreakingly hard look at love lost and found, and what it means to “get back to happy.”

LAST GAS premiered at Portland Stage Company in 2010 and became the biggest selling three-week run in Portland Stage Company’s history. It will be opening off-Broadway very soon—the when and the where will be revealed in early 2013.