Open Book Players

Cast member #6 for our upcoming production of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” is…KAYLA LEAVITT

A life long Mainer and lover of performing, Kayla Leavitt has only been with Open Book Players for a short time. Prior to Open Book Players, Kayla hadn’t been on stage in almost twenty years (last seen in Mt. Ararat Middle School’s the “Secret Garden”, circa 2005). Her hobbies include yoga, shopping, dancing and all things astrology. When she’s not working she can be found relaxing at home with her husband and three cats: Lonny, Scout and Opal.

Time to meet our fifth Cast Member…LIANNE DAVIS

Lianne Davis is proud to be performing in her second Open Book Players presentation. In her spare time, when she isn’t managing the chaos of 3 children, 3 dogs, 3 cats, work, and her husband, she enjoys sharing her time with her volunteer positions, and experiencing the beauty of the world around her. As she loves all things surrounding the spooky season, Something Wicked This Way Comes is right up her alley!

Our fourth cast member is…JOSIE DAVIS

Josie Davis is enjoying her 4th performance with Open Book Players. She is an avid lover of theatre in general and has participated in many productions and musicals. Outside of theatre, she occupies her time doing dance and singing as well as outdoor activities and lacrosse. She is very excited to be a part of this performance of Something Wicked This Way Comes.

 

Time to meet the third member of our cast for “Something Wicked This Way Comes”…DAVID MARSHALL

David Marshall… Although new to OBP, David is no stranger to community theater. Starting in junior high school, and continuing through life, Dave has been involved in some way. For many years he was an active member of Lewiston/Auburn CLT, Monmouth Community Players and Gaslight Theater in Hallowell. He has taken part in almost every aspect of little theater. The highlight of his theater experience was being the assistant director of A Chorus Line in an exchange to Moscow, Russia in 1993. After that he took a break from the hectic theater life, but when he was asked to take a small role in a CLT production, and was once again was bitten by the bug. His last time on stage was the part of Maurice in MCP’s Beauty & the Beast.
In the real world Dave and his wife own Fields of Dreams Soaps and live near the shore of the Tacoma Lakes in Monmouth.

Meet our second cast member…Reese Marquis

My name is Reese Marquis, I am a freshman at Oak Hill High school. I love drama and it has been an amazing hobby for me. This production has been an amazing experience for me and I’m so glad I chose to do this. It has dragged me into the world of Readers Theater and I hope to do more in the future.

Kathleen Brainerd has been with Open Book Players for over 15 years, appearing in “The Laramie Project,” “Reading Rumpus, “Requiem,””Picture of Dorian Grey” and many others. She has also performed extensively in several other community theaters: favorite parts include Imogene in “Four Old Broads,” Romaine in “Witness for the Prosecution” and Dottie/Mrs Claggett in “Noises Off.” She travels far and wide in her work and lives in West Gardiner with her husband, two dogs and a cat. She hopes the audience will have as much fun with “Something Wicked . . . As the the cast has!

COMING SOON…MEET OUR CAST FOR “Something Wicked This Way Comes”…beginning on October 7th! Make sure to reserve your tickets soon at Johnson Hall Opera House for this spooky production featuring the spine-tingling works of classic as well as modern authors!

It was simply a wonderful Reading Rumpus experience today! The cast performed well, the authors/illustrators were there and enjoyed seeing their children’s books “come to life”. Books were sold (by Mockingbird Bookstore) and autographed and the audience also enjoyed the performance. If you did not get a chance to see the performance, do buy the books…they are simply fabulous!

Happening Sunday, September 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, ME…Hope to see you there!!