4 Thursday, August 1, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
BY KRISTY SMITH
Book lovers will enjoy seeing favorite
literary characters brought to life on
the Quonset Hut Theater stage when
Athens Community Theater presents
“The Enchanted Bookshop” Aug. 2-4.
Samantha Fick and Kati Woodward
are sharing director duties for the cast of
22 for the Todd Wallinger play.
The comedy revolves around A
Likely Story used bookstore, where the
characters inside the books come alive
and interact.
There’s intrigue and action as the
bookstore’s owner receives assistance
from her literary friends.
“I’m very excited to bring something
whimsical to the stage for book lovers,”
said Fick. “I love that the story is set in
a bookstore and has so many characters
a lot of us have read about. The show
is very family-oriented and features so
much local talent.”
According to co-director Woodward,
nearly a third of the cast is new to the
Quonset Hut Stage.
“It’s been a delight to get to know
them,” she said, adding, “They fit right
in and they’re very good, too.”
Included in “The Enchanted
Bookshop” cast are Tabitha Deeren
(bookshop owner Margie); Madison
Jones (Bombalurina the cat); Laura
Martinez (Mom); David Allen
(Timmy); Braydon Haan (Robin
Hood); Thaddeus Lussier (Tom
Sawyer); David A. Lussier (Sherlock
Holmes); Sheby Allen (Toto); Kairi
Smith-Ohlund (Dorothy); Cara
O’Connor (Heidi); Nevaeh Enlow(Pollyanna); Arianna Johnson (Book
Fairy); Kaitlyn Converse (Lady in
Red); Noble Vater-Lebron (Fagin and
Hopalong Cassidy); William Vater-
Lebron (Long John Silver); David Vater
(Officer Ketchum); Roseann Kenyon
(Fingers); Brad Kenyon (Eddie);
Shailesh Dubey (Dr. Doolittle); Sarah
Fick (Queen of Hearts); Seth Fick
(Frankenstein); and Linda Kenyon
(Wicked Witch of the West).
Show dates are Friday, Aug. 2, at
7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, at 4 p.m.;
and Sunday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. at the
Quonset Hut Theater, 132 N. Capital
Ave. Athens.
There will be an admission fee at
the door.
More information is available by call-
ing (269) 729-5278.In “The Enchanted Bookshop,” Eddie (Brad Kenyon) tries to get his hands
on a special book possessed by bookshop owner Margie (Tabitha Deeren),
while his partner in crime, Fingers (Roseann Kenyon), is kept in line by
Bombalurina, the bookshop’s cat (Madison Jones). (Photo by Kristy Smith)Braydon Haan (Robin Hood) and
David A. Lussier (Sherlock Holmes)
participate in voice warm-ups during
rehearsal. (Photo by Kristy Smith)Literary figures come to life
in ‘Enchanted Bookshop’
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