s ▁the ▁ending , ▁it ▁mess es ▁you ▁up ." ▁She ▁also ▁said ▁that , ▁" I ▁found ▁the ▁plays ▁that ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁visual ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁people ▁liked ." ▁These ▁realiz ations ▁shift ed ▁Stewart ' s ▁primary ▁interest ▁from ▁the ▁play w right ▁to ▁the ▁director . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁pair ing ▁play w right s ▁and ▁direct ors ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁match maker . ▁She ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁play w right s ▁who ▁directed ▁and / or ▁were ▁solo ▁perform ers . ▁Stewart ' s ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁shift ▁in ▁focus ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁concurrent ▁historical ▁" end " ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁movement . ▁While ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁four ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁the at res ▁that ▁continues ▁to ▁function , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁has ▁evol ved ▁and ▁adapted ▁beyond ▁Stewart ' s ▁original ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁play w right . ▁▁ ▁Tom ▁O ' H organ : ▁first ▁art istic ▁director ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Tom ▁O ' H organ ▁joined ▁La ▁Ma Ma . ▁Direct ing ▁over ▁si xty ▁plays , ▁including ▁his ▁all - male ▁version ▁of ▁Jean ▁Gen et ' s ▁The ▁Ma ids , ▁O ' H organ ▁was ▁cru cial ▁to ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s