RepFest 2025
Three Play Readings:
PRIMARY TRUST by Eboni Booth, directed by Brandon Burton
THE COMEUPPANCE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Elizabeth Dragoo
JOHN by Annie Baker, directed by Madison Niederhauser
OKC Rep is committed to an inclusive casting policy and encourages all actors to audition regardless of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. We welcome accessibility requests to accommodate auditions by actors with disabilities.
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Please email info@okcrep.org with any questions or requests.
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Audition Information:
Auditions: September 5, 2025, 4:00-8:00pm | September 7, 2025, 10:00am-6:00pm
Auditions are by confirmed appointment only and will be held in a studio at Oklahoma Contemporary (11 NW 11th Street, OKC). Free parking is available on site.
Please be prepared to:
Read the side(s) for your desired role, which can be found by clicking the link next to the character description below.
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Please bring:
A hard copy of your headshot and resume.
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Contract Salary (Hourly):
Actors: $18/hour + a per performance fee of $102.
Up to 20 hours of rehearsal and two performances.
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About RepFest:
RepFest 2025 is OKC Rep's first foray into public play readings. The Festival will include two readings each of the three plays listed below.​
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Important Dates:
Exact rehearsal schedules are still being built. Rehearsals may begin as early as November 15th. Performances will be scheduled November 20-23.​
About PRIMARY TRUST:
A touching and inventive play about new beginnings, old friends and seeing the world for the first time. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he's long avoided – with transformative and even comical results.
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About THE COMEUPPANCE:
When a group of old classmates meet to pregame their twentieth high school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. Did their friendships stand the test of time, or will they realize they don’t have as much in common as they thought they did? Brilliantly witty, theatrical, and moving, THE COMEUPPANCE is a story of millennials and their reckoning with the world they will soon inherit.
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About JOHN:
An eerily supernatural take on ideas of mortality and the solitude of human experience. The week after Thanksgiving. A Bed & Breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A cheerful innkeeper. A young couple struggling to stay together. Thousands of inanimate objects, watching.
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Character Descriptions:
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PRIMARY TRUST:
Kenneth - male, Black, late 30s, a tender soul unsure of how to connect with others.
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Bert - male, Black, late 30s-40s, Kenneth’s best friend. A kind and caring source of support and advice.
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Corrina (+ others) - female, Black, 30s-40s, a new friend to Kenneth. Upbeat, inquisitive, and encouraging.
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Clay (+ others) - male, any race, 50s-60s, a mentor figure who offers Kenneth a path to new connections.
THE COMEUPPANCE:​​
Ursula - female, late 30s/early 40s, Hosting the pre-party on her porch. Physically fragile (sight loss from diabetes; wears an eyepatch). Gentle, vulnerable, but grounded. Resistant to going to the reunion.
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Emilio - male, late 30s/early 40s, A Berlin-based installation artist who seems to have “made it,” but carries deep cynicism and unresolved bitterness. Wry, intellectual, and sometimes confrontational.
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Caitlin - female, late 30s/early 40s, Married to a much older ex-cop influenced by far-right conspiracies. Torn between her domestic life and lingering nostalgia for her past, especially her history with Emilio.
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Francisco (Paco) - male, late 30s/early 40s, Kristina’s cousin, Caitlin’s ex, and not originally part of the group. A war veteran with PTSD, his trauma manifests in moments of seizure-like intensity.
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Kristina - female, late 30s/early 40s, A physician juggling the strain of motherhood, professional pressure, and hidden reliance on alcohol. High-functioning but fraying.
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Simon - A voice on the phone
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JOHN:
Elias Schrieber-Hoffman - 29, glasses. Passionate about the Civil War and history. Tightly wound and deeply emotional, Elias struggles with insecurity in his relationship.
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Jenny Chung - 31, no glasses. Elias’s girlfriend. In a somewhat fragile state, Jenny finds connection with the inanimate objects in the Bed & Breakfast. Although she appears gentle and open, she is hiding something.
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Mertis Katherine Graven - 72, no glasses. As the owner of the Bred & Breakfast, Mertis is a pleasant and welcoming caretaker of everyone on her property. Her unique quirks add a layer of mystery to the setting.
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Genevieve Marduk - 85, blind. A friend and frequent visitor of Mertis, Genevieve is perceptive and clairvoyant, often offering cryptic insights into the events and characters of the play.
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