▁development . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁theatre ' s ▁first ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁integral ▁to ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁international ▁t ours . ▁As ▁a ▁music ian , ▁O ' H organ ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C iv ic ▁Opera ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁had ▁professional ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁har p ist , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁trained ▁in ▁bal let . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁from ▁Second ▁City , ▁bringing ▁his ▁interest ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Vi ola ▁Sp olin ▁and ▁Paul ▁S ills ' ▁role - play ing ▁theories ▁of ▁human ▁behavior ▁and ▁games ▁adapted ▁for ▁theatre . ▁This ▁background ▁gave ▁O ' H organ ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁tot ality ▁of ▁theatre , ▁which ▁aligned ▁perfectly ▁with ▁Stewart ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁language ▁that ▁trans c ended ▁text . ▁This ▁interest ▁of ▁Stewart ' s ▁developed ▁primarily ▁from ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁international ▁tour ing . ▁O ' H organ ' s ▁direction ▁included ▁mus ically ▁driven ▁vocal ▁and ▁movement ▁techniques , ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁genre ▁of ▁theatre . ▁▁ ▁The ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Tr oupe ▁ ▁O ' H organ ▁and ▁Stewart ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁work shop ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁particular ▁type ▁of ▁actors ▁needed ▁for ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁produ ctions . ▁O ' H organ ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Tr oupe ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁This ▁decision ▁was