Almost, Maine

Prologue On a cold Friday night in Almost, Maine, Pete and Ginette sit on a bench in Pete’s yard and look at the stars. They reveal their love for each other, but the moment seems lost when Ginette says she’s never been closer to Pete. Pete tells her that they are, in fact, as far apart as they could be. He demonstrates using a snowball, explaining that their positions are as far apart as possible when placed on an equatorial plane around the globe. In other words, Ginette would have to go all the way around the world to truly be as close to him as possible.

Act One Scene One: Her Heart A woman named Glory has erected a tent in repair man East’s front yard so she can observe the Northern Lights. After an awkward introduction, East suddenly kisses Glory and says he thinks he loves her, but Glory reveals that she’s only there to pay respects to her recently deceased husband. She carries a bag containing the pieces of her heart, which broke after her husband left her. East grabs the bag