Immigrants, The Musical! (Part One)
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| Theater | The Institution Theater |
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| Stage Manager(s) | Sandra Ybarra |
| Music Director(s) | Tosin Awofeso |
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| Run | June - July 2017 |
Immigrants, The Musical! (Part One) was a mainstage show at The Institution Theater which explored the stories of immigrants into the United States through the cast members who were immigrants or children of recent immigrants.
Summary
Every immigrant story is different, but similar. The journey here, the confrontations, the communities that get formed, the many ways a name can get mispronounced, the homemade lunches that look different from every other kids school lunch. Every day is a story of their straddling that line between American assimilation and maintaining a cultural identity. It’s a balancing act that gets passed down from generation to generation.
IMMIGRANTS, THE MUSICAL! (PART 1) is a chance for the cast to tell their story (Hamilton-style!) through an improvised musical reaching from their varied backgrounds: Dominican Republic, India, Ireland, Nigeria, the Philippines, Vietnam. Each of them has personal experiences to pull from, guided by the audience, into a unique tapestry of what it truly means to be American, or at least try to blend in.
