John Cariani grew up in Presque Isle, Maine, which is in the Northern-most county (Aroostook County) of the state. We're all pretty good at inferring, so as you can guess, the setting of the play was highly influenced by Cariani's own setting. Here's some Presque Isle facts I gathered...
1. Largest city in Aroostook County (9,692) (Compare this to Downers Grove...almost 50,000...and we aren't even the largest city in the County! In other words, this place is tiny)
2. Home to the University of Maine and Northern Maine Community College
3. There are NO daily newspapers published in Aroostook County (P.S. Cariani informs us it is pronounced a-ROO-stook)
4. Average winter temperature= 10 degrees (Brrr!!)
Just some fun facts to think about when getting acclimated with the piece.
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