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Title 

Rituals of Theophany 

Playwright 

Darrin Terpstra 

Director 

Vivian Bonde 

Category 

Reading 

First Rehearsal 

TBD, Rehearsals can be scheduled after April 6th.  (Readings may rehearse 20 hours total)

Performances 

Tuesday, May 5th at 1:30p 

Roles to be cast 

Age (Presentation) 

Gender (Presentation) 

Description 

ONE 

Early 20s 

F 

A dominant sadist. Looks like a toss-up between an outdoorsy lesbian and a homophobic Christian antivaxxer. Devout. 

TWO 

Mid- to late-20s 

M 

A submissive masochist. Cosplaying as a cishet man. Doesn’t believe in sin but still looks for absolution. 

THREE 

Any/ambiguous 

Any/ambiguous 

A voyeur. More concept than character. 

Stage Directions 

Any 

Any 

 

Synopsis 

ONE is looking for God. TWO is looking for absolution. They find both through BDSM. 

Notices 

The actor for TWO must be able to present as a cisgender man while having comfort with or ties to gender subversion, gender nonconforming presentation, and/or transgender identity. 

 

Content Disclosure: This play features frequent discussions of Christian fundamentalism and BDSM/kink. There are references to sexual assault (not experienced by either character) and transphobia. 

Important Dates/Holidays 

 4/1-4/9 Passover*, 4/2 Theravada (New Year), 4/3 Good Friday, 4/5 Qing Ming Jie, 4/5 Easter, 4/10 Good Friday (Orthodox), 4/12 Easter (Orthodox), 5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/1 Vesak - Buddha Day, 5/5 Cinco De Mayo

* Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) begin at sundown on the previous day.  

 

Intimacy Breakdown (Actions may be described but will not be staged for the reading.)

Page 

Stage Directions

Character(s) 

Notes 

 

Nudity, kink (needle play, impact play, crossdressing, religious roleplay), brief allusions to an orgy, sexual dreamscapes (fingering a wound), touching and removal of hair 

ONE, TWO, THREE 

ONE is doing most of these things to TWO, while THREE is either participating or observing. 

 

 

 

 

Cast List

Will be announced March 29th.

Contact

Questions or concerns?

Contact Darrin Terpstra, Playwright: darrin-terpstra@uiowa.edu 

or Vivian Bonde, Director: vivian-bonde@uiowa.edu