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Our 2021 Schedule
By show:
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)
by Clownlife Arts
Fri 10/1 7:00p
by Nique Content
Mon 10/4 7:00p (v)
by Intrepid Artists: Sally Vahle and Bob Hess
Written by Elaine Liner
Mon 10/4 10:00p (v)
by Steven Nicholas
Sat 10/2 4:00p
Sun 10/3 8:30p
Wed 10/6 10:00p
Fri 10/8 8:30p
by Emily Bollman
Tue 10/5 5:30p (v)
by Poetic Thespian Productions
Fri 10/1 8:30p
Sat 10/2 5:30p
Sun 10/3 1:00p
by Holly McNatt
Sun 10/3 2:30p
Thu 10/7 7:00p
Sat 10/9 5:30p
Sun 10/10 1:00p
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
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)
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)
by Tyler Dobies
Sat 10/2 7:00p
Sun 10/3 4:00p
Wed 10/6 5:30p
Sat 10/9 2:30p
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)
by Derek Kenney
Fri 10/8 10:00p
Sat 10/9 7:00p
Sun 10/10 2:30p
by Chick Lit
Mon 10/4 5:30p (v)
by Juliana Heng
Tue 10/5 8:30p (v)
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
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.
CATEGORY
Drama
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
17+
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Adult Language
Sexual Themes
MEDIA
TIP JAR
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.
CATEGORY
Comedy
Satricial/Political
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
All Ages
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Minor Amount of Adult Language
MEDIA
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.
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.
CATEGORY
Comedy
Solo
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
13+
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Adult Language
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
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
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
CATEGORY
Comedy
Drama
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
17+
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Adult Language
Topics of Death and Suicide
MEDIA
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
CATEGORY
Solo
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
All Ages
MEDIA
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
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
CATEGORY
Comedy
Puppetry
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
17+
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Violence
Adult Language
MEDIA
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.
CATEGORY
Medley Show - Comedy, Storytelling, Spoken Word
Solo
SUGGESTED AGE RANGE
13+
CONTENT ADVISORIES
Violence
Adult Language
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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
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.
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.
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