[7] Directed by Gabriel Barre, the cast included Todd Cerveris, Justin Hagan, Miriam Shor, and Finnerty Steeves.

[10] The New York Times review of the play in 2006 was mixed: “A comedy comprising almost a dozen two-character vignettes exploring the sudden thunderclap of love and the scorched earth that sometimes follows, John Cariani’s play will evoke either awww-s or ick-s, depending on your affection for its whimsical approach to the joys and perils of romance.”[11] The New York Times review of another production at TheatreWorks in Hartford in 2013 was positive: “John Cariani’s Almost, Maine is a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of good-natured magic realism ...

This is a beautifully structured play, with nifty surprise endings (most but not all of them happy) and passing references to characters from other vignettes, which slyly tell us more about them.

[It] packs wit, earns its laughs, and, like love, surprises you.”[14] Featured in The Wall Street Journal’s regional roundup of must-see theater in 2004.

In 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland intervened on behalf of the Bel Air High School students in the Bel Air Drama Company (BADC), urging the Harford County Public Schools “to reverse the decision to remove a scene from BADC’s upcoming performance of Almost, Maine, by John Cariani.

Mr. Schmitz’s decision to censor the play to eliminate representation of same-sex love and gay identity is unlawful and we demand that the decision to remove the scene be reversed.”[20] In 2014, Maiden High School in North Carolina canceled a production of Almost, Maine after "some parents and area churches complained about the play’s inclusion of a same-sex couple" according to students.

Principal Rob Bliss released a statement describing the play as having "sexually-explicit overtones and multiple sexual innuendos that are not aligned with our mission and educational objectives.

"[22] With the involvement of a local teacher, the group performed the play off-campus in mid January, after raising over $6,000 on Kickstarter.