Bo was the assistant director to Bart Delorenzo and the Sound Designer for The Los Angeles Premier of Hir by Taylor Mac at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
| Written by Taylor Mac Directed by Bart DeLorenzo Scenic Designer Thomas A. Walsh Lighting Designer Katelan Braymer Costume Designer Merrily Murray Walsh Property Master and Set Dressing Josh La Cour Assistant Director Bo Powell Stage Manager Beth Mack Graphic Designer Peter Simpson Cook Fight Choreographer Dane Oliver Produced by Beth Hogan |
Starring Ron Bottitta Zack Gearing Cynthia Kania Puppett |
Los Angeles Times
“CRITIC’S CHOICE… Humor tips into horror and back again, a seesaw experience fearlessly propelled by director Bart DeLorenzo and his actors.” — Daryl H. Miller, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Blade
“GRIPPING, CLEVER, SAVAGE, FUNNY. SHOCKING. ROUSING TRANSGRESSIVE… sure-handed direction and an immensely talented quartet of actors… one of those unequivocally superb evenings of theater that only come along once or twice per season.” — John Paul King, Los Angeles Blade
Theatre Notes
“BRILLIANT… GRIPPINGLY POWERFUL… [An] extraordinary black comedy free-for-all… The cast is simply and thoroughly marvelous… theatre of the highest caliber” — Paul Myrvold, Theatre Notes
LA Splash
“FUNNY, CLEVER AND OFTEN OUTRAGEOUS… explodes beyond its confines with dark humor and irreverence. The talented ensemble cast keep the story popping in unexpected and very funny ways.” — Elaine Mura, LA Splash
Messenger Mountain News
“An OUTRAGEOUS, BRILLIANT, HILARIOUS AND ENLIGHTENING evening of theatre.” — Annemarie Donkin, Messenger Mountain News
Paris/LA
“WONDERFULLY DISTURBING… get your tickets now” — Barlo Perry, Paris/LA
Broadway World
“DYSFUNCTION MAGNIFIED… will make your jaws drop… Kudos to the cast of four for their total commitment” — Gil Kaan, Broadway World
Ticket Holders LA
“OUTRAGEOUSLY DARK TO PITCH-BLACK COMEDY… richly thought-provoking and often poetic… [a] blistering indictment of the ways our society has marginalized the folks struggling to navigate and understand our existence in these troubling times” — Travis Holder, Ticket Holders LA
Gia on the Move
“A DARKLY HUMOROUS portrayal of a family in crisis… So sad is their collective condition that, yes, it’s hilarious. Except it’s not.” — Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move
U.S. Theater, Opera and Performance
“FUNNY [AND] TERRIFYING… Mac joyfully and quite humorously opposes the old world with the ‘new,’ mocking both.” — Douglas Messerli, U.S. Theater. Opera and Performance
Stage Scene LA
“WOW!… I relished every twisted second“ — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
Bo Powell 