Margaret/Rita
by Megan Keathley
Saturday, July 10 at 2:20 pm
Sunday, July 11 at 2:20 pm
Reynold Auditorium
Running time: 20 minutes
Rating: Mature (includes mature language and/or references)
Content Warning: Adult language and themes
World Premiere at the DOTS 2026 Fringe Festival
What to Expect
“A woman battles her own internalized, hilariously-conflicting narratives about modern courtship and sexuality.”
special Thanks
To the team
Megan Keathley
Playwright and Rita
Megan was going to get her MFA in Acting but stumbled into an experimental dinner theater in Seattle instead, and they didn’t let her out until the pandemic. On the way there she got waitlisted at The Theatre School at DePaul in Chicago, and the Stella Adler Studio in New York. She’ll finish her MA in Writing this winter (she really needs a job*). She’s worked professionally on multiple stages in Chicago; previous Springfield credits include “POTUS” (SCT), “12 Angry Jurors” (MSU), “As You Like It” (Sgf. Shakespeare Fest) and Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (SLT). In addition to originating one of the character roles, she has a writing credit on the comedy-parody “Titanish,” which sold out its two-year run in Seattle and recently had its off-Broadway premiere in Boston. “Margaret/Rita” is Megan’s solo playwriting debut.
*If you or someone you know is hiring a technical writer, editor, corporate trainer, content developer, admin/executive assistant, project manager, English/comms/theatre teacher, tutor or tour guide, please talk to her after the show.
megankeathley.com
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Valerie Bush
The Woman
Valerie is so excited to return to the DOTS Fringe festival! She was recently seen in SLT’s Anything Goes (ensemble), Sweeney Todd (ensemble), and Lady Saturday’s Creepy Cabaret (Boo). She is a proud 2002 graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Much love to her husband Daniel and their six wonderful kiddos!
Judy Luxton
Mary Margaret
Judy Luxton is excited to be a part of her first Fringe. She has performed in numerous productions at Springfield Little Theatre, Vandivort Centre Theate, Springfield Contemporary Theater, and High Tide Theatrical. Some of her favorite roles are Pennywise (Urinetown), Mother Superior (Sound of Music), Yente (Fiddler on the Roof), Cora (Mornings at Seven), Vernadette (Sweet Delilah Swim Club), and Berthe (Pippin).
STEFANY CAMBRA
DIRECTOR
Stefany is an actor, director, and playwright who returned to Springfield from Dallas in 2024. She is an Instructor of Communication at Drury University, where she earned her BA in Theatre and MA in Communication: Learning and Organization Change. She is currently working on her doctorate at Baylor University, studying Communication Accommodation Theory as expressed through dress in competitive performance settings. Directing credits include: The Dining Room (Resolute Theatre Project), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (North Texas Performing Arts), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (LIP Service), Parents Evening; The Submission; 52 Pick Up; The Dead Guy; In a Dark Dark House (Proper Hijinx Productions), and OMPF (Kitchen Dog). Acting credits include: POTUS (Springfield Contemporary Theatre), Next of Kin (Fort Worth Arts Center), Faith, Trust, & Allergy Dust; Smile, Princess; Bright Ideas (Tarrant Actors Regional Theatre), Marilyn, Pursued by a Bear (Lily & Joan), Boy Gets Girl (LIP Service), Cardboard Piano; Big Enough (Proper Hijinx Productions). Playwriting credits include Made of Honor (Theatre of North Texas), Faith, Trust, & Allergy Dust; Smile, Princess (Tarrant Actors Regional Theatre), Missed Connections (Festival of Independent Theatres), and Finding Myself in Bed (Proper Hijinx Productions). Stefany is so grateful for this opportunity to tell a funny, heartfelt story with an incredible group of women!
A Special Thank you!
DOTS would like to extend a very special thank you to Springfield Little Theatre Education Department at The Judy for your continued support of our efforts to produce original theatre in Springfield Missouri.
We are also grateful to Springfield Regional Arts Council for believing in our mission.
Devising Original Theatre Springfield is a 501c3 Organization.