T.J. and
Mr. Oaksite
by Ned Wilkinson
Friday, July 10 at 7:15 pm
Saturday, July 11 at 1:50 pm
Reynold Auditorium
Running time: 60 minutes
Rating: With Guidance (audience members under 13 will be admitted with an adult)
Content Warning: Religious discussions
Orlando Fringe Festival 2013 / Patrons Pick Award
What to Expect
TJ & Mr. Oaksite concerns a recently formed religious skeptics club run by two young men and T, a recently de-converted young lady who finds herself now at odds with her still faithful sister. A mysterious figure who calls himself Mr. Oaksite appears to TJ and raises questions she can’t answer skeptically nor faithfully.
special Thanks
DOTS
Ned Wilkinson for inviting us into his world.
Gretchen, Zach, and Charlie for their support.
TJ and Mr. Oaksite tackles a tricky topic: the divide between those who believe in God and those who don’t.
Ned Wilkinson, who comprised the frothy tunes for last year’s Fosgate, Ferret Loan Officer, here demonstrates he can craft a winning melody even when the topic is a cosmological argument on the creation of the universe.
Matt Palm, arts reviewer for the Orlando Sentinel
Ned Wilkinson
book, lyrics, and music
Ned Wilkinson obtained a degree in Commercial Arranging from the Berklee College of Music and has spent nearly four decades finding more interesting things to do than simply putting notes on paper. For 25 years he was the third wheel in a trio with Nick Sibley and Ruell Chappell. His original musicals Dawg Pound Blues and Julie Bunny Must Die were produced by Vandivort Center Theatre, and Julie Bunny received a revival production by OTC. (OPTIONAL: TJ & Mr. Oaksite won Patrons Pick in 2013, and The Impossible Club won Best Family Show in 2021, at Orlando Fringe.) His solo show Rhubarb The Bear: Maximum fuR&B and his Shakespeare spoof musical Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer were warmly received at the first and second DOTS Fringe. Most recently, his seventh full length musical Flaming Volcano Bed & Breakfast became the first musical to be produced in the 30 year history of Playwrights Round Table of Orlando, FL. https://www.facebook.com/NedWritesMusicalTheater/
Kyle Rickman
Zach
Bio Coming soon
Azzie Smith
Dil
Azzie Smith is excited to participate in his first fringe festival this year! He loves to make art with his friends, read, and spend time in his garden.
Autumn Stark
TJ
This is Autumn’s fringe debut! She is a recent high school graduate with a passion for theatre arts. Tj and Mister Oaksite is right up her alley!!
Nikki Boler
Alaina
Bio coming soon
Zachary Teague
Mr. Oaksite
Zach Teague is a recent graduate of the Ozark Tech Welding Program where he discovered how much he loves building things.
The 2026 Fringe marks the second time Zach has performed in a Fringe piece. Last year you might have seen him in Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer. This year you get two for the price of one because Zach will be returning to a Ned Wilkinson musical in TJ & Mr. Oaksite plus he will be living a life long dream of performing in Hamlet v. Zombies.
Outside of theatre, Zach loves games, music, food (and annoying his younger sibling, Charlie when ever he gets the chance.)
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.