Art Hall’s high school production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” introduced him to thrill of live theatre. He went on to appear in nearly every production at Chesapeake High until his graduation. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance at the University of Maryland while appearing in many of the department’s productions including

Jan Munroe’s first show with Open Fist was 2010’s GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN directed by Charlie Otte. Several years later he played a vampire in MAD FOREST, the last piece done at the Santa Monica Boulevard space. Since then, he’s directed several productions for the company (John O’Keefe’s DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME ANYTHING BUT MOTHER

Emma Bruno was born in southern California and raised on a steady appetite of good TV and movies. Since she was little, she recalls watching all the greats, from “The Godfather,” to “Friends,” to “Harry Potter,” and so much more. She hid under blankets during the really scary parts, mesmerized by the amazing actors and

Alex Wells appeared for the first time with The Open Fist Theatre Company in the Rorschach Festival: THIS IS CHAIR and HERE WE GO by Caryl Churchill.  Other theatre credits include, Son of Semele Ensemble: INCOGNITO,MELANCHOLY PLAY, OUR CLASS; Classical Theatre Lab: THE LAST DAYS OF DON JUAN, THE COUNTRY WIFE, AN IDEAL HUSBAND AS

Schuyler Scott Mastain After graduating from the UNC Chapel Hill MFA in Acting program in 2017, Schuyler returned to LA to act, write, and direct. Since then, he produced two of his original plays for the Hollywood Fringe Festival: The Sower (2018) for which he won an Encore Award in his portrayal of Vincent Van