

So Go The Ghosts of Mexico (Part One)
Matthew Paul Olmos
When Jonah and Adray cross the border into Tijuana for a quick vacation, they stumble off the beaten path and come face to face with a Mexican couple in an alley.
What ensues is a humorous and complex dance that explores and challenges notions of boundaries, safety and identity.
"What ensues is a complex encounter that challenges notions of boundary, safety, identity and what you would do for your family. It's a dissection of difference, of connection, of the borders and barriers we use to distance ourselves, and those dangerous moments when we cross over those borders and barriers." - Philip Himberg, Artistic Director - Sundance Institute“An American couple is taken hostage in Matt Olmos’ frightening trip through a real and imagined Mexico. Olmos’ writing is both hallucinatory and brutal. His story of an American couple’s nightmare is not at all different from America’s nightmare with its ever present neighbor."
— Rogelio Martinez, playwright
| Character |
|---|
| Juana mexican, 30 |
| Jonah güero, 34 |
| Vivia female |
| Efren mexican, 37 |
i put the fear of mexico in 'em is a play written by Matthew Paul Olmos and published by Samuel French .
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