Open Book Players

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”…performances on Oct. 28th at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME…tickets will be sold at the door, $5.00 for students, $10.00 for general admission. Join us for some spooky fun!

MEET ANOTHER TWO MEMBERS OF OUR CAST…

Gabby Greenwood is an 8th grader at Oak Hill Middle School. This is her second year with Readers Theater but her third year with organized theater performances. Gabby also has had several performances at the Community Baptist Church talent shows and really enjoys the sharing stage and giving her very best. Gabby also enjoys dancing and singing in addition to theater and is so excited to be in this presentation and is looking forward to her next four years in school and every performance she can be in here at Oak Hill.

My name is Reese Marquis, I am an eighth grader at Oak Hill Middle school. I love drama and it brings so much joy into my life. 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.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”…performances on Oct. 28th at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME…tickets will be sold at the door, $5.00 for students, $10.00 for general admission. Join us for some spooky fun!

MEET ANOTHER TWO MEMBERS OF OUR CAST…

Kayla DeSpain… I label myself as a middle school theater kid who’s come out of retirement. My hobbies include yoga, shopping, dancing and all things astrology. When I’m not working I can be found relaxing at home with my fiancé, our three cats and a good book.

Dylan McFarland… I have been acting for 4 years now and have loved ever moment of it. I am super excited to be part of the cast of “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, especially to Lucy Rioux.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”…performances on Oct. 28th at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME…tickets will be sold at the door, $5.00 for students, $10.00 for general admission. Join us for some spooky fun!

MEET THE NEXT TWO MEMBERS OF OUR CAST…

Jocelyn (Josie) Davis is a Freshman at Oak Hill High School. She is very athletic, but also academic. And while she spends most of her time reading and writing, acting and singing are her passion. She loves being on stage! This is her third chance to perform with Open Book Players and she looks forward to many more.

Lianne Davis is new to Open Book Players and is thrilled to be part of this experience. She is a wife and a mother of 3 wonderful kids and has a plethora of volunteer positions. She was introduced to Reader’s Theatre through her daughter and is excited for her first performance.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”…performances on Oct. 28th at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME…tickets will be sold at the door, $5.00 for students, $10.00 for general admission. Join us for some spooky fun!

MEET OUR NEXT TWO MEMBERS OF OUR CAST…

Elaine Perry – Choreographer, Director, Set Designer with Merrymeeting Community Players, Mid Coast Youth Theater, Studio 48 and St.John’s School in the Bath/Brunswick area from 1996 to 2010. Choreographer for Edwin Drood, Guys and Dolls and Once On This Island at Brunswick High School from 2010 to 2012. Drama Coach for Carrie Ricker School from 2009 to 2016. Actor for Colonial Senior Players in Silver in Three Acts 2022, House of Tomorrow 2023. Currently resides in Winthrop, Maine.

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. In the real world Dave and his wife own Fields of Dreams Soaps and live near the shore of the Tacoma Lakes in Monmouth.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes”…performances on Oct. 28th at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 29th at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME…tickets will be sold at the door, $5.00 for students, $10.00 for general admission. Join us for some spooky fun!

MEET THE FIRST TWO MEMBERS OF OUR CAST…

Kathleen Brainerd has acted in many productions at Gaslight, Monmouth and Freeport Community Theaters (favorite roles are Romaine in Witness for the Prosecution, Valentina Velour in Love is Murder and Dottie/Mrs Claggett in Noises off.

Her first love is Open Book Players where she has acted, directed, learned, and had great fun over the years; she is happy to again be cast by her mentor, Lucy Rioux.

When not acting, she travels the world in her retirement consulting job for the Navy, visits her children and grandchildren who are scattered about the country and enjoys Maine. She is excited to be on the stage with Jeff Brainerd.

Jeff Brainerd has had no theater experience, aside from a walk-on at age 4 at one of his mother’s plays, and many years of running lines with his wife. He retired from the Navy as a Commander after 25 years of active duty. He has enjoyed attending many Open Book Players performances ,and find reader’s theater different in a very pleasant way, He is delighted to be invited to join such a talented group.

Coming soon…

AUDITIONS: For our second production of the season, “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, are Tuesday, October 3rd, 6:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales…Hope to see you there!

Bravo and Congratulations to our cast and crew of “Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales”!!! They did awesome! Thanks to all who attended both performances!!!

These performers did an awesome job tonight! Hoping many of you can come and support them at the performance on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, Wales, ME. You will enjoy yourselves and them!

Open Book Players will hold auditions for our seasonal Halloween themed production of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” on Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, 56 School Road, in Wales. This presentation will include several haunting stories written by Edgar Allen Poe, Kingsley Amis, Saki, among others and will be performed on October 28th and 29th, just in time for Halloween! We are looking for actors from high school age and above. Come and join us for a “hauntingly” good time!