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Full-Length Play, Satire/Political Satire / 3w, 6m
Richard Montoya
American Night: The Ballad of Juan José is a provocative, irreverent and hilarious mix of past and present, stereotype and truth.
As Juan José feverishly studies for his citizenship exam, his obsession to pass takes him on a fantastical odyssey through U.S. history guided by a handful of unsung citizens who made courageous choices in some of the country’s toughest times. American Night: The Ballad of Juan José is a provocative, irreverent and hilarious mix of past and present, stereotype and truth.
American Night: The Ballad of Juan José was originally commissioned by The Oregon Shakespeare Festival for American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle.
JUAN JOSE
MARIACHI BAND/ CROOKED COP #1/ CUOTO/ KYLE THE BEAR/ MEXICAN MAN/ HOBO 2 (LEFTY)/ BOB DYLAN/ ANOTHER MAN IN AUDIENCE/ICE/ MAN IN TURBAN/ SHARK/ FARM HAND/ JUAN CORONA/ RONNIE BURKE/ RABBI
MARIACHI BAND/ CROOKED COP #2/ BORDER PATROL OFFICER/ TEDDY ROOSEVELT/ DONA TENCHA/ HOBO 1 (PANCHO)/ FOLEY MAN (MR. KISHI)/ MAN IN AUDIENCE/ SHERRIF JOE/ SUMO WRESTLER/ CUBAN RADIO/ ABELARDO (JUAN JOSE'S FATHER)/ SECT WOMAN 1/ NEIL DIAMANTE
MARIACHI BAND/ LYDIA/CUEVAS/ SAKAJAWEA/ RIALA (MEXICAN WOMAN)/ RALF LAZO/ JOAN BAEZ/ YOUNG LATINA IN AUDIENCE/ ICE
SKINNY TIE 2/ HARRY BRIDGES/ NICHOLAS TRIST/ LEWIS (EXPLORER 2)/ MAN IN ROBE/ ANNOUNCER/ MADRIGAL SINGER/ ICE/ FIDEL CASTRO/ ABE LINCOLN
SKINNY TIE 1/ JOHNNY/ CALVARY OFFICER/ CALVARY OFFICER BLANCHARD/ ASIAN MAN IN AUDIENCE/ ICE/ GAME SHOW HOST/ SECT WOMAN 3/ WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINER
BEN/ SAINT ADRIAN/ PADRE/ HOP LING/ MADRIGAL SINGER/ JACKIE ROBINSON/ POSTAL WORKER/ AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE MEMBER 1/ GEORGE WASHINGTON/ SECT WOMAN 2/ STATUE OF LIBERTY
MRS. FINNEY/ CALVARY OFFICER/ CLARK (EXPLORER 1)/ WOMAN IN ROBE/ CAVALRY OFFICER SEGUIN/ WOODY (SINGER)/ ANGLO WOMAN IN AUDIENCE/ ICE/ SPOKES MODEL/ SHARK
VIOLA/ BORDER PATROL OFFICER/ MADRIGAL SINGER/ EMIT TILL/ AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE MEMBER 2/ ICE/ BEN FRANKLIN/ CELIA CRUZ
The Stage: A nearly open empty space.
“Clever, blazing, outrageous satire.” – Talkin' Broadway
“Richard Montoya’s American Night: The Ballad of Juan José... is a lovable hodgepodge of references, historical and pop-cultural, with a deadly serious message at its heart.” – New York Times
“Fast-paced, gleeful, and sly.” – Los Angeles Times
American Night – Yale Rep Featurette
American Night – Falcon’s Eye Theatre Trailer