05/05/2026
As Needed For Pain CAST:
Kateri Daffron:
Kateri Daffron is enrolled in the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is also Kiowa and Comanche from Anadarko, Oklahoma. She comes from the Bates, Paddelty, Torralba, and Davilla families. Kateri is an upcoming fourth-year undergraduate studying psychology on a pre-medicine track at the University of Oklahoma. She is a Henderson Scholar and a co-founder and OU Kiowa Club president. She works at the Beacon Project, a non-profit pantry that serves local teens in need. She aims to earn her master’s in Public Health with an emphasis on tribal health and attend medical school to become a clinical researcher.
Bailey Huerta-Shaw:
Bailey Huerta is a proud citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Bailey is a freelance theater artist and poet currently based in Oklahoma City. She earned her BFA in Acting and minor in Directing from Oklahoma City University. Recent credits include cowriting and acting in The Mvskoke Project (Springer Opera House) and has worked in the art department for Other Plans (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Robin Williams:
Robin Williams is a Preservation Administrator/THPO, Wichita/Caddo artist, and curator working in cultural preservation, language revitalization, and community storytelling. She has curated exhibitions, participated in art shows, and served on artist selection boards supporting Indigenous and contemporary artists. Her performance experience includes earlier play readings of Neechi-itas and River of Blood. With a multidisciplinary practice informed by heritage and creativity, she brings curiosity and care to each project and is excited to return to theatre through staged readings.
Deanie Lucero:
Deanie Lucero is an educational advisor and dramatic artist from Anadarko, OK. She represents both the Kiowa Tribe and Rarámuri nation. Ms. Lucero previously studied Theatre Arts at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, spent time performing with Haskell Indian Nation University’s historic Thunderbird Theatre, and acted for Anadarko High School’s Drama Department. Deanie is thrilled to be working with the Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company again in As Needed For Pain. Ms. Lucero credits and thanks Susan FaGalde, Dianne Yeahquo Reyner, Dr. Mirna Cabrera, and Katie Davis for the years of direction and encouragement on the stage.
Lillian Vaughn:
My name is Lillian Rain Vaughn. I’m from Anadarko, Oklahoma & I’m a proud member of the Mississippi Choctaw band of Indians, but I’m Comanche, Caddo, Kiowa, & Cheyenne as well. I’m passionate about Art, Politics, history, and music. In my free time I enjoy spending time with friends & family, crocheting, & reading. Although I’m not very close to my Kiowa side, As needed for Pain has given me an opportunity to learn & experience that part of my culture I didn’t grow up with. I believe that no matter what age you are, it’s never too late to learn & embrace that side of yourself.
Elise Bear:
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 Ci******es 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 or www.elisebear.com
