Welcome to Off-Book

Our focus as participants in the magic act of theater is what the audience will see. But most of our actual work happens behind the scenes. How exciting to have a site where we can share a look at that!

About Ruth Anne Baumgartner

In love with the stage since playing "Lettuce" in the famous Salad Skit in fourth grade. Nonprofessional, college, and professional experience in acting; extensive experience as a singer; nonprofessional and professional experience in directing, especially Elizabethan and Jacobean plays; experience painting sets, building props, and building costumes. Sometime playwright. Member (past president), Board of Directors, Town Players of Newtown; Member (current president), Board of Directors, Westport Community Theatre. Forty years experience teaching at the college level (English literature, writing, and theater).