Somewhere Over The Border – World Premiere Musical at Syracuse Stage and The Geva Theatre
Written and Composed by Brian Quijada
Directed by Rebecca Martinez
Set Design by Tanya Orleanna
Costume Design by Asa Benally
Sound Design by Jacqueline R. Herter
Orchestrations by Julián Mesri and Yendrys Cespedes
Associate Lighting Design by Liz Schweitzer
Assistant Lighting Design by Domino Mannheim
Stage Managed by Laura Jane Collins (Syracuse)
Stage Managed by Katherine Thesing (The Geva)
Photos by Mike Davis and Ron Herkins. Junior
Starring:
Robert Ariza as Adán, Cruz
Gloria Vivica Benavides as Antonia, Leona
Tanya De León as Reina
Francisca Muñoz as Julia
Bobby Plascencia as Don Napoleon, Silvano
Arusi Santi as The Narrator
Inspired by the real-life journey of the author’s mother (Reina Quijada) from El Salvador to the US and by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Somewhere Over the Border embraces the factual and the fantastical in its depiction of one young girl’s pursuit of the American dream. As Reina travels north to the Mexican border, she gathers friends, faces down dangers, and holds tight to the memory of the little boy she left behind. Set in the 1970s and propelled by Cumbia, Mexican Mariachi Boleros, American Rock and Hip Hop, this new musical is both fable and family history—and a testament to the determination born of love.
