BYTE

BYTE exposes the female queer body as horror’s favorite monster. It invites you to watch drag thing COL-OSSAL dissect a familiar trope at the intersection of glamor and gore within artifacts of film media. Part performance, part live investigation asking: how has horror always known what to be afraid of?

Duration: 50 mins.

Suitable for 18+

Content Notes: Contains horror imagery and themes, onscreen blood and gore, stage blood and gore, onscreen sexual content and nudity, prosthetic nudity, strong language, flashing lights, sudden loud noises, and
sustained loud audio.

Instagram: @col_ossalpresents

Creative Team:

Created by Colleen Bowes
Performed by COL-OSSAL
Costume Designer: Sophia Constance
Associate Costume Designer: Xristina Dionelli
Supervisor: Dr. Liam Jarvis
Personal Academic Tutor: Maja Milatovic-Ovadia
Mentor: Dickie Beau

Poster Photo: Aly Carter

Special thanks to:
My incredible 2026 MFA ATP cohort.
Gemma Leader, Molly Beth Morossa, and the entire Above Your
Nerve Alternative Drag & Cabaret Spring 2026 Cohort.
And to Arwen Scott and Sofía Sanchez-Gonzalez…for everything.

Colleen is a theatremaker, director, and writer from the U.S. They graduated with a BA double concentration in Directing and Writing for the Stage from Marymount Manhattan College. In the past, they have directed shows at Dixon Place, The Tank, and Dramatists Guild Foundation in New York City. They have recently directed NONE OF THIS IS SIMPLE for Side/Step Festival, performed in and assistant produced SPIN AGA!N for Voila! Festival, associate produced Cyborphic Theatre Company’s Talos Science Fiction Theatre Festival, and debuted their drag thing ‘COL-OSSAL’ at the Museum of Comedy as part of Above Your Nerve’s Alternative Drag & Cabaret Showcase. Colleen is interested in making work that combines all of the nerdy things they love with the many facets of their personhood.

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