Underneath the muzak version of "The Girl From Ipanema" and the idle gossip, something ugly is happening at the unnamed company in Adam Bock's chilling play
The Receptionist, now being presented by L.A.'s Evidence Room at the Odyssey Theatre, with a first-rate cast led by a virtually unrecognizable Megan Mullally.

Beverly Wilkins (Mullally) runs the front desk at a seemingly typical New England office. She spends her day jumping from phone call to phone call, interspersed with her own personal business, and chatting with co-worker, Lorraine (Jennifer Finnigan), who worries about her relationship with a narcissistic boyfriend.

The day-to-day monotony changes when Mr. Dart (Chris L. McKen[...]