Author: lucyrioux

Open Book Players has taken a brief break but will be back in the New Year! Our next production is entitled “Celebrating the Short Story” which will include the following:
“The Open Window” & “Laura” by Saki (H.H. Munro)
“The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde
“Long Walk to Forever” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
“The Chorus Girl” by Anton Chekhov
“Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield

Auditions will be held at Johnson Hall Opera House on January 20th, 2027 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Performances will be February 27th at 7:30 p.m. and February 28th at 2:00 p.m. also in Johnson Hall. More information will follow…mark your calendars! Hope to see many of you there!

What a wonderful Reading Rumpus event on August 30th at Johnson Hall Opera House. Thanks to the authors/illlustrators, to the OBP cast, the Mockingbird Bookshop, and to the audience for attending and supporting! It was a fabulous experience for all!

Because not enough young people attended the auditions, we will be canceling our upcoming production of “Pinocchio: The Puppet in Funland.” We regret having to do this but it cannot be helped at this time.

Please look for information regarding our other two productions occurring in the new year. Audition dates will be posted later this fall. Thank you for supporting Open Book Players!

Open Book Players will hold auditions for this production TONIGHT, September 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. The performance dates are October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and October 4th at 2:00 p.m. This children’s production is open to 8 through 14 year old actors who are fluent readers. Rehearsal information will be available at the audition. For further information, contact Lucy Rioux at 207-441-3210 or openbookplayers@gmail.com. Hope to see you there…help us spread the word!

Open Book Players will hold auditions for this production on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. The performance dates are October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and October 4th at 2:00 p.m. This children’s production is open to 8 through 14 year old actors who are fluent readers. Rehearsal information will be available at the audition. For further information, contact Lucy Rioux at 207-441-3210 or openbookplayers@gmail.com. Hope to see you there…help us spread the word!

WE ARE READY!! Hope to see many of you at Johnson Hall Opera House for our Reading Rumpus event tomorrow, August 30th at 2:00 p.m. Admission is $15.00 and we will accept cash, check and Venmo payments. Come and enjoy the children’s books we will be performing and meet the authors/illustrators who will be attending the event. Their books can be purchased on site (cash and credit cards accepted) by the Mockingbird Bookshop of Bath, and you can get your books autographed by the authors/illustrators.

Help us spread the word!!

OUR CAST IS READY!!! COME AND JOIN US!!

Our Reading Rumpus event will be held on August 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, ME. Come and join us for this wonderful performance featuring the works of several outstanding children’s book authors/illustrators who will also be in attendance. You can purchase their books on site with Mockingbird Bookshop of Bath providing this service. Admission is $15.00 and we are accepting cash, checks (made out to Open Book Players), or Venmo. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

Hope to see you there…help us spread the word!

HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THE FUN YOU WILL SEE!!

As well as the upcoming Reading Rumpus event, Open Book Players will be holding auditions for their children’s show, “PINOCCHIO: THE PUPPET IN FUNLAND” on September 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner. Parts are available for ages 8-14 and must be fluent readers. The performances will be at Johnson Hall on Oct. 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and Oct. 4th at 2:00 p.m. Rehearsal information will be available at the audition.

Our Reading Rumpus event will be held on August 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, ME. Come and join us for this wonderful performance featuring the works of several outstanding children’s book authors/illustrators who will also be in attendance. You can purchase their books on site with Mockingbird Bookshop of Bath providing this service. Admission is $15.00 and we are accepting cash, checks (made out to Open Book Players), or Venmo. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

Hope to see you there…help us spread the word!

Our Reading Rumpus event will be held on August 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, ME. Meet our cast for this last book being performed:

WE ARE DEFINITELY HUMAN…From left to right in back: Kathleen Brainerd, Joe Blackwell, Eve Blackwell, and Chloe Allen. From left to right in front: Judson Schneider and Pearl Pizzarelli. Absent from photo…Oliver Hamlin.

Hope to see many of you there! Help us spread the word!