Whatever Works

Elise Bear

STAGE DIRECTIONS

Elise Bear (they/she) (Iowa of OK/Osage) is a storyteller from Pawhuska, OK and received their B.A. in Theatre & Performance from Oklahoma City University. They’re a director, performer, voice actor, dramaturg, and newly a poet. Recent projects include: The Mvskoke Project (Springer Opera House, Madison), Native Voices’s Short Play Festival (dramaturg), How to Smoke Three Cigarettes at Once (Co.Arts, co-writer), Bingo Hall (Campfire Rep, director/Mrs. Zuni) and working as a teaching assistant at the Chickasaw Arts Academy for the Intermediate On Camera Acting Classes. They can be found on Instagram @elise_bear or www.elisebear.com 

Keith Ferguson

BERNIE

Keith Ferguson (he/him) is an OKC Metro native. Previous performance credits include Dial M for Murder, Spamalot, A Portion for Foxes, Meet Me in St. Louis, Alchoholidays, and Drop Drag Gorgeous. Keith holds a B.F.A. in Drama with an emphasis in Costume Design from the University of Oklahoma.

Zach Kernal

CHRISTOPH

Zach Kernal (they/them) is a queer playwright, artist, and student researcher. They are currently pursuing their Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma. They presented their research, “How Did We Get Here? Queer History Told Through Playwriting,” at the 2025 National Conference for Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh. Zach has had two plays, “Things That You Or I Do Or Have Done,” and “Phone Tag!”, produced and performed during the 2023 and 2024 Theatre Crude Fringe festivals, respectively. They can be found on Instagram at @zed_art1 and on New Play Exchange.

Scotty Taylor

HENRY

Scotty Taylor (he/him) The Apple Tree (Jewish Theatre of OKC). Thank You, Places!, Bromeo & Juliet, The Kissing Booth, All My Ex-Boyfriends Are Gay, A Tribute 2 Grease 2!, Clipped!, Presley Tweed: One Night Only for Two Nights, Gypsies, Tramps and Tweed, Worthy Causes (Next Stage). Pageant: the Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease!, Pippin, Gypsy, Carousel, The Sound of Music (Lyric Theatre). The Normal Heart (City Rep). Lysistrata, The History of Tom Jones, Cabaret (Reduxion). Christmas with The Crawfords, The Golden Girls Live, Devil Boys From Beyond, Psycho Beach Party, Don’t Steal Magnolias: A Sequel, The Eight Reindeer Monologues, Silence! The Musical, Die, Mommie, Die! (The Boom!). The Little Dog Laughed, The Rocky Horror Show, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Expecting Isabel (Carpenter Square). Honk!, Aladdin, Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Oklahoma Childrens Theatre).  Southern Baptist Sissies, Drama Queens, Renfield (Robert JM Productions).  The Merry Wives of Windsor (OK Shakespeare in the Park).  Nunsense A-men, The Merry Widow, Gianni Shicchi, Baby (Mitchell Hall). The Fantasticks, Ruthless!, Falsettos (Pegasus Little Theatre).  Fiddler on the Roof (Rose State). Scotty is married to his favorite theatre artist in the world, Rodney Brazil. He spends his days (and the majority of his time) with the most talented stylists in OKC at Salon W.

Zachary Scalzo

PLAYWRIGHT

Zachary Scalzo (he/they) is a queer theatremaker, writer, and translator whose theatrical work has been developed and performed both in the United States and in Canada. They can be found at their website azachofalltrades.com, on Instagram at @zjscalzo and on New Play Exchange, as well as on most major podcasting platforms with his co-host Derek on Two-Player Theory.

Emily Comisar

DIRECTOR

Emily Comisar (she/her) is a playwright, producer, and now sometimes a director of new play readings. Her short plays have appeared in series produced by Lone Star Theatre Co., The PlayGround Experiment, aWe Creative Group, New York Madness, and Shiyr Productions. Emily’s recent full-length work includes The Family Business (Formerly Weird, But Good), The Campaign (Theatre Crude Fringe Festival), and Dumpster Fire (She NYC Festival).

Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies from Northwestern University, with specialties in critical studies, adaptation of narrative for the stage, and multimedia performance.  She also holds a Master of Arts in Italian Language and Media from Middlebury College and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Management & Producing from Columbia University. She is currently the Executive Artistic Director of Oklahoma City Repertory Theater.

Anevay Greenwood

TABLE BUDDY

Anevay Greenwood (she/her) is an actress, director, and playwright based in Oklahoma City. In 2024, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from UCO. In 2018, she performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The Gravel Road Show.  Anevay is from the Otoe Missouria tribe, and is the current Artistic Associate Director of The Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company. She is now a fifth year instructor for The Chickasaw Arts Academy for Theatre Performance. In 2025, Anevay had her play Native in America, produced by Theatre Crude Fringe Festival. She can be found on instagram at @ane.vay.

David Pilchman

PRODUCER

David Pilchman (any/all) was born and mostly raised in OKC.  He has worn many hats in his career: Production Stage Manager for The Crown Uptown Professional Dinner Theater (Wichita, KS) and Norwegian Cruise Line.  NYC Production Manager on World Premieres such as The View Upstairs, Small Mouth Sounds, Mike Birbiglia’s Thank God For Jokes, and Clinton the Musical.  OKC Production Manager / Producer with many local organizations, including OKC Rep and OCAC. Collaborator with Whatever Works, creating opportunities for local writers and performers to produce new plays.  David recently ran as the Independent candidate for OK-State Senate District 46. He wants to encourage you to VOTE at every chance you get.  Not just “the big ones.”  Thanks to everyone creating and supporting theater in his hometown.  You can check your Voter Registration and Sample Ballots at okvoterportal.okelections.gov.