Biography

 

Oakley Boycott is not a pseudonym.


Oakley Boycott is a multi-disciplinary artist.​

Born and raised in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains in Lander, Wyoming on Apsaalooké (Crow), Eastern Shoshone, and Cheyenne land, the majority of her childhood was spent touring with her parents, the Western music duo "The Grizzlies" to communities across the country.

Based out of New York City since 2007, she can be seen regularly on stage and screen and with consistent appearances and accolades in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera, the Town Hall Theatre, Feinsteins 54 Below, and Theatre Row as well as regional theaters across the country.

Their production company Boycott…the Production works to cultivate and foster creative connection between juxtaposed communities in order to foster empathy, growth and healthy risk-taking.

“Oakley Boycott is the kind of outlandish talent that Broadway used to harvest and write shows around; the sort of performer that has no better use for anyone but to be a musical comedy star.”

-Michael Dale ; Broadway World

​As an endurance artist, Oakley has performed:

SILENCE
based on Marina Abramovics
​ "The Artist Is Present"

Donations go directly to

"Not Our Native Daughters" ; an organization on the Wind River Reservation amplifying the
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children epidemic.

ECHO
perception is reflection

ECHO is a transcendent three-day endurance art performance that delves deep into the intricate relationship between perception and reflection. Initailly mounted in 2022, nestled amidst the awe-inspiring beauty of Sinks Canyon, Wyoming, alongside the tranquil Popo Agie River, this immersive experience unfolds within an open-air, transparent chamber and its surrounds.

At the heart of ECHO lies a profound exploration of our collective connection to mental health. Within the chamber, a two-way mirror serves as the boundary between the artist and their audience, providing a unique and thought-provoking twist to traditional performance art. As the artist engages in their unscripted journey, those who enter the darkened chamber bear witness to the artist's vulnerability without the artist being privy to their presence. ECHO's magic lies in the unspoken connection between the artist and their audience, an intimate dance of perception and reflection. The only way that the audience members and the artist can connect with each other is if the audience exits the darkened chamber just stand outside behind the artist, connecting via each other’s reflection.

Throughout this immersive experience, participating audience members are encouraged to document their thoughts and feelings, creating a tapestry of emotions and personal experiences related to mental health on the exterior walls of the mirrored chambers. ECHO transcends mere observation, inviting its viewers to become an integral part of the artistry, fostering a collective conversation about the complexities of the human mind.

ECHO unfolds over three consecutive days, with each day spanning eight hours, devoid of breaks and filled with moments of stillness and movement. Audience members have the freedom to come and go as they please, allowing the performance to adapt to the ebb and flow of their own lives and needs.

Intriguing, poignant, and transformative, ECHO challenges our perceptions, evokes introspection, and opens a window into the intricacies of our shared mental landscape. It is a testament to the power of endurance art to ignite conversations, inspire introspection, and offer a unique, unscripted, and deeply personal exploration of the human psyche. 

ECHO is a three-day long endurance art performance piece, rooted in community relationship to mental health.

Seated in an open air, transparent chamber alongside the Popo Agie River in Sink Canyon Wyoming is the artist.

The front facing side of the chamber will be a two-way mirror so that the artist will be reflected back to themselves. A darkened chamber is connected to the opposite side of the two way mirror so that those who choose to participate by entering into the darkened chamber are able to see the artist but the artist is unable to see who is on the other side; to be seen without knowing who is watching. The only way for the “audience” and artist, to engage with each other is if the participant exits the darkened chamber to stand behind the artist, connecting via their respective reflections.

On the exterior walls of the mirrored chambers, participating 'audience' members will be encouraged to document what they experience during the performance or in relationship to their own mental health.


ECHO will take place over the span of 3 days for 8 hours a day with no breaks and limited movement.


​Audience members may come for as long as they want or need.

Oakley currently resides in Lander, Wyoming and serves on the

Board of Directors for the Lander Veterans Community Resource Center.

Ongoing training:

Vocal coaching with Don Lawrence
​Meisner Technique ​at MCS Studio with Matthew Corozine

Proud member of Actors Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild.

​Pronouns:

she.her.they.them

Oakley Boycott (she.they) is not a pseudonym. 

Endurance art:  SILENCE based on Marina Abramovics "The Artist Is Present", endurance art mental health piece ECHO National Tour: Cabaret Off-Broadway: Bells Are Ringing, Hoi Polloi, Fade Out, Fade In, Silk Stockings, Early to Bed, Being Seen, Chomolungma Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina, Adriana LeCouvreur, Norma, Elektra, Mefistofele, Manon Lescaut, Rigoletto, Les Contes d’Hoffmann Regional: Comedy of Tenors, Clue, Chomolungma, Singin’ In The Rain, The Drowsy Chaperone, Boeing, Boeing, Statue in the Park, Midsummer Nights Dream, Much Ado…, Comedy of Errors Film: The Rider, Cruel Tale of the Medicine Man, Charlie,Trevor and A Girl…, Reflections, Carry Me, The Last Wash, White Briar Rose, BullThistle, Maktub:It Is Written, Before I Say Goodbye Documentary production: Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame  Production: Flappers to Fringe: History of Women's Fashion, Nervous Means Do It, REFLECTION: the Art of Being(on community mental health), mixed: the nail that sticks out, Code of the West: celebration of Western Art  

Gratitude to mom and dad, Don Lawrence, MCS, TPG. 

AEA. SAG

‘23 Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellow