LAFPI

Outside In Theatre Presents the World Premiere of

Jami Brandli’s O: A Rhapsody in Divorce

Directed by Jessica Hanna

What happens when the life you built suddenly collapses? O: A Rhapsody in Divorce, is not about a divorce, it’s a play about survival, reinvention, and becoming your own home.

Reimagining The Odyssey through a modern lens, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce follows O, a successful neurobiologist in her 40s whose world is turned upside down when her husband asks for a separation, but refuses to leave their home. Displaced and untethered, O embarks on a couch-hopping journey that blends memory, science, and surreal theatricality. She discovers unconventional and magical ways to reassemble the blown-up pieces of her life as she struggles to navigate her way back toward a “new home.”

Funny, bold, and emotionally grounded, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce explores heartbreak as a turning point rather than an ending. As timelines blur and inner voices emerge, O attempts to make sense of her unraveling through the science of love and loss. The play weaves in the neurobiology of heartbreak, from dopamine-driven reward systems to the brain’s response to emotional separation, revealing how our bodies experience lost love as both psychological and biological upheaval. As O moves from couch to couch and memory to memory, she navigates the knottiness of charting a course toward a new home and begins to piece together a life defined not by loss, but by what comes next.

The cast includes Tania Verafield as O, Donna Simone Johnson as Woman, Rose Portillo as Older Woman, Alexandra Lee as Young Woman, and Andrew Brian Carter as Man.

This production is supported by Big Little Theater Company’s Director-Driven Production Grant.

Previews May 9,10,11,12,16
Main Run May 17 – June 9

Regular performances take place Saturdays, Mondays, and Tuesdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 3:00 PM. There will be no performance on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Use Discount Code LAFPI20 for 20% Off Tickets – discount available for a limited time only. 

Outside In’s lounge & cafe, The Lobby, is open one hour before show time and for at least two hours after show for light bites and a full bar with signature cocktails themed to our productions.

Select performances will feature pre-show and post-show conversations designed to further explore the themes of the play. Pre-show talks will take place in the lobby on Tuesday, May 19, June 2, and June 9.

Post-show conversations will take place Sunday, May 31 – Directors of New Plays Panel led by Katie Lindsay of Big Little Theater Company, and Sunday, June 7 – Q&A with the cast and creative team. Two American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted performances will take place Sunday, June 7 and Monday, June 8.

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