Kelly Kerwin
producer
Curator
dramaturg
Oklahoma City Repertory Theater:
Artistic Director
From 2021 to 2024 I was the Artistic Director for OKC Repertory Theater. Under my leadership it became the resident theater of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. I successfully implemented a producing/presenting model to premiere international and national theater as well as locally produced contemporary plays. I created an ongoing annual partnership with the Under the Radar Festival in New York, currently in its fifth year.
I also creative directed the rebranding of the theater's visual identity, which included envisioning the identity for each season and the key art for every production.
OKC Rep Programming and Season Identity:





Graphic Designers: Toast Design Studio





Graphic Designers: Toast Design Studio










Graphic Designers: Alex Enterline
Lobby Activation:
As part of ongoing efforts to build community, I conceived and executed audience engagement experiences that took place in the lobby at every performances.
Rep Rallies: Rep Rallies were pop-up performances by local artists that took place before every show. The performances ranged from a bassoon battle, a tap dance trio, drag queens and kings, lion dancers, original movement pieces, and a choreographed sword fight of the swashbuckling variety.
Pre-Show Pastimes: Before every performance, creative activity stations were set-up in the lobby for each show (many of them themed for the production). Some activities included postcard writing, puzzling , coloring, having their face glitter-fied by a local make-up artist. These activities could be done solo or with friends, and they became a low pressure way for audience members to meet one another.

