cover art by Maryann Callery
San Diego Theater Critics Circle 2003 Award for New Play
“The
year is 2028. A massive earthquake has reconfigured Southern California, wiping
out Los Angeles and Orange County. The whole region has to be reconceived. In a
controversial move, a new city-state has been proposed, combining San Diego and
Tijuana into one cross-cultural community known as Nuevo California. This
imaginary world is at the center of a new play premiering at the San Diego
Repertory Theater.
So the wall
is coming down and there's a Mexican-American pope who comes to the region to
bless its demolition. What follows is a wild mix of fantasy and reality—chaos
and crisis, murder, mystery and a budding bicultural romance—all
played out by Mexicans, Anglos, Asians, blacks, Jews, Muslims and Kumi Indians."
Robert Siegel, All Things Considered, N P R News
originally produced by San Diego Repertory Theater
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