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2021 Festival

Full listing and details of all 2021 festival productions

See the 2021 festival schedule by day or by show

Learn about our 2021 venue

Our 2021 Lineup

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Our 2021 Schedule

By show:

#txtshow (irl)

by Brian Feldman Projects

Fri   10/1 10:00p

Sun 10/3   5:30p

Sat  10/9   8:30p   

Sun 10/10 7:00p (cancelled due to weather)

Alone: In a Crowded Room

by Clownlife Arts

Fri   10/1 7:00p

The Consciousness

by Nique Content

Mon 10/4  7:00p (v)

Dear Donald / Dear Hillary

by Intrepid Artists: Sally Vahle and Bob Hess

Written by Elaine Liner

Mon 10/4  10:00p (v)

ExperiMENTAL

by Steven Nicholas

Sat    10/2   4:00p   

Sun   10/3   8:30p   

Wed 10/6  10:00p   

Fri     10/8   8:30p

Hat Cart

by Emily Bollman

Tue 10/5  5:30p (v)

In Due Time, PANTOMIME

by Poetic Thespian Productions

Fri   10/1   8:30p   

Sat  10/2   5:30p   

Sun 10/3   1:00p

Kissing Booth

by Holly McNatt

Sun  10/3  2:30p

Thu  10/7  7:00p

Sat   10/9  5:30p

Sun  10/10  1:00p

Little Red Button

by Namron Players Theatre / Sarah Fenner King

Sat    10/2  2:30p   

Sun   10/3  7:00p

Wed 10/6   8:30p

Sat    10/9  4:00p

The Martin Duprass Tells the Joke From the Future

by The Martin Duprass

Sat   10/2 10:00p

Thu  10/7   8:30p

Phrack

by Roadkill Theatre

Tue  10/5  7:00p (v)

The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of Her Dreams

by Victoria Montalbano

Mon 10/4  8:30p (v)

Public Comment

by Co.llective Arts Productions

Wed 10/6     7:00p

Thu   10/7     5:30p

Fri     10/8     5:30p

Sun   10/10   8:30p (cancelled due to weather)

The Role of Other

by Tyler Dobies

Sat    10/2  7:00p   

Sun   10/3  4:00p

Wed 10/6   5:30p

Sat    10/9  2:30p

Small Mouth Sounds

by Expanding Reality Studios / Oklahoma City University / University of Central Oklahoma

Written by Bess Wohl

Mon  10/4     5:00p

Mon  10/4     8:30p

Tue    10/5     5:00p

Tue    10/5     8:30p

Something in the Loss of Leaves

by Don Russell

Fri     10/1     5:30p   

Sat    10/2     8:30p

Sat    10/9     1:00p

Sun   10/10   4:00p (cancelled due to weather)

Stamps

by Derek Kenney

Fri    10/8   10:00p

Sat   10/9     7:00p

Sun  10/10   2:30p

Trainwreck

by Chick Lit

Mon  10/4  5:30p (v)

Walking on Spectrum

by Juliana Heng

Tue  10/5  8:30p (v)

Zona

by Saige Cross

Thu   10/7    10:00p   

Fri     10/8      7:00p

Sat    10/9    10:00p

Sun   10/10    5:30p

WORKSHOP: Play-in-Progress Group Feedback

by Sarah Fenner King

Wed  10/6  12:00p

By day:

October 1

5:30p   Something in the Loss of Leaves

7:00p   Alone: In a Crowded Room

8:30p   In Due Time, PANTOMIME

10:00p #txtshow (irl)

October 2

2:30p   Little Red Button

4:00p   ExperiMENTAL

5:30p   In Due Time, PANTOMIME

7:00p   The Role of Other

8:30p   Something in the Loss of Leaves

10:00p The Martin Duprass Tells the Joke from The Future

October 3

1:00p   In Due Time, PANTOMIME

2:30p   Kissing Booth

4:00p   The Role of Other

5:30p   #txtshow (irl)

7:00p   Little Red Button

8:30p   ExperiMENTAL

October 4

5:00p   Small Mouth Sounds

5:30p   Trainwreck (v)

7:00p   The Consciousness (v)

8:30p   Small Mouth Sounds

8:30p   The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of her Dreams

10:00p Dear Donald / Dear Hillary (v)

October 5

5:00p   Small Mouth Sounds

5:30p   Hat Cart (v)

7:00p   Phrack (v)

8:30p   Small Mouth Sounds

8:30p   Walking on Spectrum (v)

October 6

12:00p WORKSHOP: Play-in-Progress Group Feedback

5:30p   The Role of Other

7:00p   Public Comment

8:30p   Little Red Button

10:00p ExperiMENTAL

October 7

5:30p   Public Comment

7:00p   Kissing Booth

8:30p   The Martin Duprass Tells the Joke from The Future

10:00p Zona

October 8

5:30p   Public Comment

7:00p   Zona

8:30p   ExperiMENTAL

10:00p Stamps

October 9

1:00p   Something in the Loss of Leaves

2:30p   The Role of Other

4:00p   Little Red Button

5:30p   Kissing Booth

7:00p   Stamps

8:30p   #txtshow (irl)

10:00p Zona

October 10

1:00p   Kissing Booth

2:30p   Stamps

4:00p   Something in the Loss of Leaves (cancelled due to weather)

5:30p   Zona (cancelled due to weather)

7:00p   #txtshow (irl) (cancelled due to weather)

8:30p   Public Comment (cancelled due to weather)

(v) = virtual only performance

All times listed are in Central Time.

#txtshow (irl)

by Brian Feldman Projects

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Fri   10/1 10:00p      Sat  10/9   8:30p  
Sun 10/3   5:30p      Sun 10/10 7:00p

This crowdsourced, immersive, multiscreen performance features a mysterious character named txt (pronounced “text”) who recites a script written anonymously in real-time by YOU! It’s the best show you’ll write all year.

 

Created and performed by Brian Feldman, this interactive production serves as his Oklahoma debut.

 

Brian Feldman is an award-winning performance artist and actor. His work has been featured on television, radio, in print, and online, earning critical comparisons to the likes of Marina Abramović, David Blaine, John Cage, Christo, Marcel Duchamp, Tehching Hsieh, and Andy Kaufman. Since August 2003, he has presented 400+ performances of 130+ projects at 175+ venues and festivals in cities worldwide via Brian Feldman Projects, one of the world’s premier presenters of experimental time-based art.

Please Note: This show relies on a high level of audience interaction. Audience members must download the Zoom mobile app, with their camera and microphone off for the entire show. The content of the show is based entirely upon what audience members write in anonymity and, as such, may contain mature themes, profane language, sudden loud noises, and potentially triggering content or themes. Recommended for 18+.

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Solo

Interactive

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

18+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

The content is based entirely upon what audience members write in anonymity and, as such, may contain mature themes, profane language, sudden loud noises, and potentially triggering content or themes.

Alone: In a Crowded Room

by Clownlife Arts

Part of the 2021 Festival at a special location
Fri   10/1   7:00p  

This production was held in a venue across the block from Factory Obscura. Patrons met at Factory Obscura and were then led to the performance location. 

Everything is connected, but nothing matters. Until we decide something matters, then it does, until we decide it doesn’t anymore. Follow? Me neither. Welcome to the Absurd, as inspired by existential philosophy. This immersive and audience-driven romp through the existential void will explore everything and nothing, nonsensically. Neither a comedy nor a tragedy, but both, Alone in a Crowded Room will connect the audience, with an apologetically grumpy clown, and together they explore the importance, and lack thereof, of each moment, and the very nature of reality, or something. Either way, it’s a CLOWN SHOW. There will be balloons. Hazaa!

Ben Doray is the imagination behind ClownLife Arts. Formerly an artist in residence at Coney Island U.S.A & underground cabaret producer in Brooklyn, NY. Enamoured by traditional clown theatre, he shifted gears from Beautiful Vulgarity to Sincere Silliness, left NYC to resettle in OKC, seeking new inspiration and to create new works.

Laura Pool is a children's librarian, master crafter, and whimsical wondermaker. She has dedicated years to crafting extraordinary things and the study of circus.

 

Ben Doray - Head Clown, Writer, Director

Laura Pool - 2nd Clown, Prop Master

Kelly ThunderClaw McKinnon - Stage Manager

​​Marcus Hampton - Stage Hand

Bob Mansfield - Musician, Accordionist

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

Clown

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

This is a clown show, but not for children. Philosophy.

The Consciousness

by Nique Content

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Mon 10/4  7:00p CT

What does it mean for art if an artist's consciousness carries on after death? In "The Consciousness," Reece - a struggling music composition student - tries to extract and then plagiarize a symphony from the digitized consciousness of Theo Price, a dead and (mostly) forgotten composer. But the composer's creative prowess has not thrived in the afterlife, forcing Reece to reconstruct Theo's memories.

Nique Content is a theatrical production company that focuses on new works for today's emerging artists. Bethany Dickens Assaf is a nationally known playwright whose works have been produced in multiple venues across the United States. Her work, The Consciousness, won Best Play at the 2019 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival and was selected for the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. It has also been selected for the following 2021 Fringe Festivals: Orlando DigiFringe, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Salt Lake City Fringe, and Fringe PVD in Providence, RI. Out of caution due to the COVID pandemic, the show will be pre-recorded and played virtually at all festivals listed.

Ayal Wolf - Producer

Charis Water - Director

Bethany Dickens - Playwright

Meghan Pratt - Stage Manager

Manuel Solis-Bauza - Actor

Katie Thayer - Actress

Casey Casteel - Actor

Arius West - Actor

There was a live Q&A with the artists following the premiere.

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CATEGORY

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Sexual Themes

MEDIA

Instagram

TIP JAR

PayPal

Dear Donald /

Dear Hillary (Their Secret Correspondence)

by Intrepid Artists: Sally Vahle and Bob Hess

 

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Mon 10/4  10:00p CT

The play, satirical, comedic and political, takes liberties, for laughs, with the biographies of the famous political rivals. What if they were assigned to be pen pals as second-graders? In their heretofore undiscovered personal letters spanning half a century, right up to November 2020, we see their awkward friendship wax and wane in letters that borrow liberally (not conservatively) from Trump and Clinton's actual public dialogue. You might be surprised who gets the last word!

Winner of the Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival of South Africa 2021.

Sally Nystuen Vahle - Actress

Sally is a member (12 years) of the 2017 Tony Award Winning Dallas Theatre Center's Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. She is a 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Award recipient, Co-Founder of Dallas' Kitchen Dog Theater, and she works extensively in broadcast/voice-over. Sally is proud to serve the University of North Texas Department of Theater as Professor of Acting and Voice.

Bob Hess - Actor

Bob has appeared in nearly every stage in Dallas, Texas Metroplex over the last 40 years, with over 100 professional productions under his belt and many acting awards to his credit. In addition to his stage work, Bob has extensive credits as an actor in film, television and VoiceOver. He serves the University of North Texas as Assistant Professor of Acting.

Elaine Liner - Playwright

Elaine left a long career as an award-winning arts and media critic in 2013 to become a novelist, playwright, and solo performer. Elaine's two-act comedy Finishing School, published 2019 by Dramatic Publishing, debuted in 2017 at Elkhart Civic Theatre (IN), winning that year's NewPlayFest at the American Association of Community Theatres, and has been performed at theaters in Minnesota and Nebraska. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

 

Donna Marquet - Scenic Designer

Ms. Marquet's scenic designs have been seen on stages throughout theatres in Dallas Metroplex and the US. Her television credits include Art Department Coordinator and graphic designer for various Nickelodeon shows. Donna is Senior Lecturer in Scenic Design for UNT Theatre.

 

Adam Chamberlin - Lighting & Sound Designer

Adam the Director of Production for Amaranth Contemporary Dance, and Resident Lighting Designer and Technical Director for the Latin Ballet of Virginia. His lighting designs for theatre and dance have been seen across the US. Adam is Associate Professor of Lighting and Sound for UNT Theatre.

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Satricial/Political

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

All Ages

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Minor Amount of Adult Language

TIP JAR

Venmo @Sally-Vahle

ExperiMENTAL

by Steven Nicholas

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Sat  10/2   4:00p     Wed  10/6  10:00p
Sun 10/3   8:30p     Fri      10/8    8:30p

Selected as one of the top ten shows of the 2021 Orlando Fringe, and winner of the “Patrons’ Pick,” Orlando Weekly says “You’ll be mesmerized.”

 

Steven Nicholas promises to get inside your head, find out what you’re thinking, and leave you questioning your reality. ExperiMENTAL features engaging autobiographical moments, incredible feats of memory, a hallucination, and mind reading under the strictest of test conditions. Audience members will discover new abilities and potential they would never have thought possible. Differing choices made by every audience lead the show down a new path every night, making each performance a unique event.

Steven is a Los Angeles based mind reader and performer who aims to inspire audiences by expanding their belief in their own limitless potential and ability to overcome obstacles. He has appeared in numerous national commercials, films, and theatrical productions. In May of 2021, he debuted his first one man show, ExperiMENTAL. Steven hopes to continue to develop his show and to bring audiences positive and uplifting entertainment with a little added mystery.

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CATEGORY

Solo

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Hat Cart

by Emily Bollman

 

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Tues 10/5  5:30p CT

The Hat Cart is an identity crisis unfolding before your eyes. Emily doesn't know who she is anymore, so she recreates a day in her life when she did: An old summer job working at the Hat Cart. As she encounters past customers and relives the events that shaped her, she is forced to confront why not having an identity can be dangerous, and why having one may be even more. At the drop of a hat... anything can change.

 

Artist/Company Bio: 

Emily received her BFA in Acting at Syracuse University in 2019. She moved to NYC during her last semester to pursue her artistic goals and joyously ran around the city looking for sparkly adventures! She has many goals yet to be reached, but she's absolutely covered in glitter.

 

Emily Bollman - Actor, Writer, Producer

Eli Bradley - Director, Dramaturgy, Producer

There was a live Q&A with the artists following the premiere.

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Solo

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

TIP JAR

Venmo @emily-bollman-3

Venmo @eli-bradley

In Due Time, PANTOMIME

by Poetic Thespian Productions

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Fri   10/1   8:30p        Sun  10/3   1:00p
Sat  10/2   5:30p

A grief-stricken man in the guise of mime explores the inner workings of his mind as he tries to accept his sister's death. In this audience-interactive dark comedy, In Due Time, PANTOMIME navigates the nuances of trauma while juggling his reality.

Established in 2015 by Charles Jackson Jr., Poetic Thespian Productions is a film and performing arts production company dedicated to creating unique theatrical and cinematic experiences.

 

Charles Jackson Jr. - Producer, Performer, Director, Playwright

Na'Tori Harris - Performer

Ralontae Worley - Stage Manager

Victoria Lemons - Original Music Singer-Songwriter

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

Solo

Interactive

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Violence

Adult Themes

Suicidal Ideation

Kissing Booth

by Holly McNatt

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Sun 10/3   2:30p      Sat  10/9   5:30p  
Thu 10/7   7:00p      Sun 10/10 1:00p

Need someone to talk to? A cuddle? How about a kiss? Anything else? 

 

Welcome to the Kissing Booth, a government-operated rehabilitation effort where all your needs get met -- for a price.

 

In this dystopian fantasy, you'll meet Frankie Willard, just a regular guy looking for cigarettes who's maybe just a *little* lonely.

 

Think Handmaid's Tale meets The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Holly McNatt is a local actor and writer. In 2017 she wrote, directed and starred in her first full-length play, Blueprints for a Breakup. In 2019 she directed The Ultra Conservative Theatre Summit by Rodney Brazil for TC's inaugural season.

 

Holly McNatt - Actor, Writer

Rodney Brazil - Director

Scotty Taylor - Actor

Sean Benton - Actor

Crystal Barby - Actor

Rachel Morgan - Actor

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Lots of talk about sex

Little Red Button

by Namron Players Theatre / Sarah Fenner King

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Sat  10/2   2:30p      Wed  10/6   8:30p  
Sun 10/3   7:00p      Sat    10/9    4:00p

Vera recorded her sister's accidental death, and submits the footage to the local film festival. Small-town political diva and host of the festival Darcy Langford tries to contain the scandal, but her assistant Janelle has her own secret agenda and played the video on purpose. These 3 women collide in a mess of grief and damaged mental health, in a dark comedy about death and suicide.

The Namron Players Theatre is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2012 by Sarah Fenner King, Cait Goddard, and Nick Bartell to create original works with local artists. Sarah has since stepped away and currently at the Namron helm is Sheryl Martin, Norman Hammon, and Kym Bracken. They perform an annual 24-Hour Plays Festival and put on community writing workshops for kids and adults.

 

Sarah King Bartell - Playwright, Director

Jessica Carabajal - Actor

Regan Schreier - Actor

Kristin Küns - Actor

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Topics of Death and Suicide

MEDIA

Website

The Martin Duprass Tells the Joke From the Future

by The Martin Duprass

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Sat  10/2 10:00p
Thu 10/7   8:30p

Hey. We’re The Martin Duprass, aka Lauren Thomas-Martin and Jeremy Martin. We’re a married couple, not brother and sister. Also, we tore a hole in the space-time continuum and opened a portal into the future. And, let’s not make this awkward, but in the future we will have been briefly famous — for one legendary joke. We’ve borrowed that joke from our future selves, and we’re going to tell it to you, live onstage. You’ll also be treated to an assortment of other DIY diversions sure to leave you feeling uplifted ... and horny. No cops.

The Martin Duprass is a married couple creative team specializing in standup comedy filmmaking, fiction writing and podcasting. They moved from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to make it in show business.

 

Lauren Thomas-Martin - Co-Creator

Jeremy Martin - Co-Creator

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CATEGORY

Comedy

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Simulated Sex Acts

Phrack

by Roadkill Theatre

 

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Tues 10/5  7:00p CT

In Roadkill Theatre’s first production, K8 Lacy plays Ray, an e-girl who lives with their Meemaw on a farm in the middle of nowhere. One day, Ray falls asleep while talking to an Artificial Intelligence online and leaves the computer open during a lightning storm, causing the AI to be downloaded into Ray’s old RC monster truck. What will Ray do with this newly sentient being they accidentally created? Find out in Roadkill Theatre’s world premiere of Phrack, a cyberpunk, neo-southern gothic LIVE digital production for the 21st century. 

Roadkill Theatre is a local, organic, home-grown theatre company started by two artists from rural Oklahoma. K8 Lacy is a dynamic and visionary actor, writer, and director with a passion for rural subject matter, and Storm Fields is an intuitive artist with a keen eye for detail whose Potawatomi heritage inspires her storytelling. Storm and K8 bonded over their love for the Southern Gothic genre and Roadkill Theatre was born.

 

K8 Lacy - Actor, Writer, Director

Storm Fields - Stage Manager

Premiere was performed live with a live Q&A with the artists following the performance.

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Simulated Drug Use

Sexual Themes

Adult Language

TIP JAR

Cash App $prairiegoth

The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of Her Dreams

by Victoria Montalbano

 

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Mon 10/4  8:30p CT

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In 1997, 13-year-old Victoria Montalbano was introduced to her perfect man, Han Solo, and she’s been looking for him ever since. In this piece, called "delightful" and "highly energetic" by Around the Town Chicago, watch her grow from awkward theatre kid to professional out of work actress while swiping her way through a galaxy far, far away.

VICTORIA MONTALBANO is an actress/solo performer who is a mainstay of Chicago's storytelling/live-lit community. Her debut solo show had its world premiere in 2021, and will tour festivals next year. Theatre: Twelfth Night (Olivia), The Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Syracuse), Arms and the Man (Louka), and Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (Donna/Terry). TV/New Media: Apartment 101 (Webseries; Recurring Guest Star), Chi-Nannigans (Webseries; Co-Star), The Studio (Webseries; Co-Star). VICTORIA has a degree in Drama from Syracuse University. 

 

Victoria Montalbano - Performer, Writer

Vincent J. Greco - Director

Molly Garrison - Stage Manager

Emily Nelson - Costume Designer

There was a live Q&A with the artists following the premiere.

CATEGORY

Comedy

Solo

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Sexual Situations (No simulations, just lots of talk)

TIP JAR

PayPal

Public Comment

by Co.llective Arts Productions

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Wed  10/6  7:00p     Fri   10/8     5:30p
Thu   10/7   5:30p     Sun 10/10  8:30p

An ode to a college town in a philosophical crisis. This documentary piece reports on Norman, Oklahoma over the last 12 months. The community fights through suburban political squabbles and moral dilemmas to try to uncover a collective identity that reflects the values of its residents now and in the future.

 

Originally developed in the classrooms of the OU Helmerich School of Drama PUBLIC COMMENT is a 45-minute theatrical crash course which uses verbatim excerpts from interviews with local Normanites, along with selections from the public comment section of Norman City Council meetings.

We are a multimedia arts collective that serves as an incubation space for artists to produce original, story-driven work on stage and online. Co.Arts produces live performances in the Norman, OK community, original podcasts through Co.Cast Network, audio plays, written content, and more. We provide new and emerging professional artists with the resources to produce their work and collaborate with people all over the country. Join the Collective today!

Alleese Eldridge - Writer, Producer

Morgan Simon - Writer, Producer, Actor

Elyssa Armenta - Writer, Actor

Beasley - Writer, Marketing

Anna Mcguire - Writer

Lauren Linsey - Writer, Actor

Anthony Wilkinson - Technical Director

Jackie Simmons - Actor

Ore Oseni - Actor

Ezra Landsgaard - Scenic Designer

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Violence

Adult Language

The Role of Other

by Tyler Dobies

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Sat  10/2   7:00p      Wed  10/6   5:30p
Sun 10/3   4:00p      Sat     10/9   2:30p

“Hi, my name is Tyler, and I will be playing the role of other.” Follow a QBIPOC individual’s journey through the multitudes of what ‘self’ and ‘other’ can be. His skin is too dark. His hair is too long. He wanted to be a magician when he grew up? How do you find a love for yourself when the world casts you in the role of other? Can you forgive yourself for not being what the world wants you to be? Tyler’ has some thoughts…

Tyler Dobies (he/him) is a theatre maker currently occupying the lands of the Lenape people (renamed NYC). He is the product of aspen trees, dirt roads, liberal arts, homeschooling, and the feeling of not being good enough. BFA in Acting/Directing from Pacific Lutheran University. MM in Vocal Performance from NYU. His show We Must See These Things was a part of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre’s NUWORKS 2021. 

 

Tyler Dobies - Writer, Performer

Sarah Olive-McStay - Director

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CATEGORY

Drama

Solo

Spoken Word

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Small Mouth Sounds

by Xpanding Reality Studios / Oklahoma City University / University of Central Oklahoma. Written by Bess Wohl.

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Mon  10/4  5:00p      Tue  10/5   5:00p
Mon  10/4  8:30p      Tue  10/5   8:30p

In this immersive virtual reality theatrical experience, audience members join six strangers taking part in a silent meditation retreat in the woods. By filming this beautiful play with a 360-degree camera and presenting it in a top-of-the-line virtual reality headset, the Oculus Quest 2, it allows the audience to have an intimate, personal experience during a time of intense loneliness, uncertainty, and grief. 

Xpanding Reality Studios is an entertainment production company that aims to bring exciting, meaningful stories to OKC through emerging XR technologies like VR/AR.

 

Luke Eddy - Editor, Producer

Emily Heugatter - Director

Matthew Fowler - Director of Photography

Hussain Alfardan - Actor

Melanie Ambrose - Actor

Dylan Herrin - Actor

Dillon Rasberry - Actor

Julia Seely - Actor

Dani Smith - Actor

Hunter Wilson - Actor

Alyssa McCoy - Stage Manager

Jacey Nichole - Assistant Director

Brenna Crow - Production Assistant

Jillian Wheeler - Production Assistant

Duke Bartholomae - Production Assistant

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Simulated Drug Use

Simulated Sexual Acts

Something in the Loss of Leaves

by Don Russell

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Fri   10/1   5:30p      Sat  10/9   1:00p  
Sat  10/2   8:30p      Sun 10/10 4:00p

Something in the Loss of Leaves is a solo performance which combines various performance elements (storytelling, poetry, movement, and visual art) to create a contemplative exploration of how the various relationships throughout our lives, from the random anonymous barista to the closest of life partners, guide us toward the people who we become.

Don Russell has been working in theatre in various capacities for over two decades. For the past ten years he has primarily focused on creating interdisciplinary work with an emphasis on deconstructing traditional theatrical forms through the use of elements such as; movement work, poetry, shadow puppetry, and non-linear storytelling. In addition, Don currently teaches Theatre Arts at Oklahoma City Community College and serves as the Theatre Program Coordinator.

 

Don Russell - Writer, Performer, Producer

Kelly Coffey - Contributing Writer

Jeremy Fineman - Visual Art Designer

Laurie Roberts - Choreographer

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CATEGORY

Solo

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

All Ages

MEDIA

Website

Stamps

by Derek Kenney

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Fri   10/8  10:00p      Sun 10/10 2:30p
Sat  10/9    7:00p

In an alternate version of 1987-1988 American politics, a small town mayor named Donovan Johnson is elected to be the next president of the United States. He is handsome, charming, and charismatic. He also harbors plenty of secrets and has an odd abhorrence of lickable stamps. We follow Donovan's campaign in reverse-chronological order as he attempts to hurdle over scandals, advocate his bizarre platform, and interact with the various women in his life. As his political journey reaches its genesis, one last secret may explain his most unorthodox characteristic.

Derek Kenney is a local writer, director, producer, and actor who serves as the Artistic Director/Production Manager for OKC's historic Jewel Box Theatre. He previously wrote and produced last year's Theatre Crude production of "Jameson & Juice," and he is thrilled to be once again working with such amazing local talent, eager to share all their hard work.

Derek Kenney - Writer, Director, Producer

Chelsea Davis - Actor

Johnathan Jarmon - Actor

Carol McDonald - Stage Manager / Assistant Director

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

Trainwreck

by Chick Lit

 

Part of the 2021 Festival online

Premiered Mon 10/4  5:30p CT

Trainwreck is a devised puppet theatre piece that upends the traditional literary canon using playfully violent tactics, in order to show that we need to actively make more room for women's literary voices. 

Chick Lit is the brainchild of artists Kate Holden and Katie Jones, who met in theatre grad school at Naropa University. They both specialize in devising and physical theatre techniques and have been collaborating virtually between Cork, Ireland and Asheville, North Carolina, to make original work that celebrates women's literary voices. 

 

Kate Holden - Creator, Performer

Katie Jones - Creator, Director

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CATEGORY

Comedy

Puppetry

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

17+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Violence

Adult Language

MEDIA

Facebook

TIP JAR

Venmo @Kathryn-Jones-37

Walking on Spectrum

by Juliana Heng

 

Part of 2021 Festival online

Premiered Tues 10/5  8:30p CT

“Walking On Spectrum” is a 1-hour medley show exploring different ways to tell one’s life story through comedy, storytelling, and spoken word poetry. Juliana Heng is a stand-up comedian, storyteller, and spoken word poet based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Having ASD does not make one immune to life challenges, why not live life with a spunk? Be prepared to be moved, laugh, and celebrate life with Juliana!

 

“Walking On Spectrum, a funny and eye-opening glimpse into life with autism by the online globetrotting comedian and spoken word poet, Juliana Heng. If you are curious or you know somebody who walks on the spectrum, check out their show and support the arts. I watched it during the first run on The ADELAIDE FRINGE View 2020 in May 2020 and was blown away by their work. Juliana is a positive light that comes out of these dark times.” says Soness Stevens, Comedian / Emcee / Voice Artist / TED Speaker.

“Walking on Spectrum” was voted:

~ “Most Inspiring Work” at The Asheville FRINGE Arts Festival 2021,

~ “Best Comedy” & “The Borderlands and Beyond Award” at the Tucson Fringe Festival 2021.


Juliana Heng is an autistic, non-binary stand-up comedian from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

They are the founder of I Laugh KL Comedy Show. Juliana is one of the Top 16 Finalists of GELAK : GEMPAK, a comedy reality TV show in Malaysia. They are also the Finalist of Bangkok International Comedy Competition 2019, KING GONG at The Comedy Store - London (December 2019) & BEAT THE FROG at The Frog & Bucket Comedy Club, Manchester (January 2020).

Premiere was performed live with a live Q&A with the artists following the performance.

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CATEGORY

Medley Show - Comedy, Storytelling, Spoken Word

Solo

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Violence

Adult Language

TIP JAR

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Zona

by Saige Cross

ZONA, one of the largest and most prolific companies of the planet, holds an international contest granting three winners the deepest desire of their hearts - no strings attached, no questions asked. As the winners meet to claim their winnings, they learn that the prize is not so easily attained.

Saige Cross is a writer living in Oklahoma City. His fiction has been published in Fiction Southeast, Bridge, Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, and Burnt Pine, among others.

Hailey Hart - Actor (Larissa Thornton)

Rodney Brazil - Actor (Ivan Moshfegh)

Kaleb Bruza - Actor (Peter Pevear)

Emily Etherton - Actor (Dr. Andrea Stockton)

McCall McCarty - Actor (Monica)

Maisie Cross - Producer

Saige Cross - Writer, Producer

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Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura
Thu  10/7 10:00p      Sat  10/9  10:00p
Fri    10/8   7:00p      Sun 10/10  5:30p

CATEGORY

Drama

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

13+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

Adult Language

WORKSHOP:

Play-In-Progress Group Feedback

by Sarah Fenner King

 

Part of the 2021 Festival at Factory Obscura

Wed 10/6  12p

Play writing can be a lonely process sometimes. This workshop will get "fresh eyes" on your play script that can help you reach your goals. Participants in the class will submit a play or summary of a play they are working on prior to the class. The instructor will read the participants' plays before the workshop in order to provide detailed feedback. 

 

This informally structured class will also include discussion and sharing as participants read and describe their work to the group in order to discover potential revisions or recieve help with their writer's block. 

 

Don't have a script ready? You can "audit" the class by arriving with a scene, some notes, or just your concept ideas ready to share!

Sarah Fenner King is a Norman-based playwright who has taught playwriting in the Norman Public Schools for their Get The Lead Out Program, and for the Namron Players Theatre's YourStory Workshops. She has written plays for Namron and their annual 24 Hour Play Fest, and Theatre Crude 2020 and 2021.

Please Note: The content of the workshop is based entirely upon what workshop members write and, as such, may contain mature themes, profane language, and potentially triggering content or themes.

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CATEGORY

Workshop - Intermediate

SUGGESTED AGE RANGE

18+

CONTENT ADVISORIES

The content of the workshop is based entirely upon what workshop members write and, as such, may contain mature themes, profane language, and potentially triggering content or themes.

TIP JAR

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What is Factory Obscura?

Factory Obscura is an Oklahoma City-based art collective creating immersive experiences that awaken wonder, build community, and make the world better.

Our 2021 Theatre Crude Fringe Festival was generously hosted by Factory Obscura.

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Our 2021 Venue

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