About This Performance
A man departs for the US–Mexican border and vanishes before reaching his destination: Amarillo, Texas. Through stunning projected images, bilingual monologues and a sea of displaced objects and natural elements, this renowned company reconstructs his journey in a multimedia performance that travels imagined landscapes of both geography and cultural identity. The absent man takes on multiple faces and names as he comes to symbolize the thousands of disillusioned travelers who have suffered a similar fate. Amarillo touches on the complex nature of individual and national identity in a time of exodus—both for those who leave and those who are left behind.
Cast & Credits
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Creation & Cast/Creación Y Reparto | Raúl Mendoza, Alicia Laguna, María Luna, Vianey Salinas, Antígona González, Jesus Cuevas |
| Texts/Textos De | Gabriel Contreras |
| Poem/Poema | "Muerte" De Harold Pinter |
| Multimedia/ Dispositivo Multimedia | Kay Pérez |
| Lighting Design/Diseño de Iluminación | Kay Perez, Jesus Hernández |
| Space Design/Diseño de Espacio | Jesús Hernández |
| Original Music/Musica Original | Jorge Verdín – Clorofila |
| Voice, Music and Samplers/Voz, Música y Samplers | Jesús Cuevas |
| Sound Design/Diseño Sonoro | Rodrigo Espinosa |
| Technical Direction/Dirección Técnica | Jesus Hernández |
| Video Operation/Operación Video | Marina España |
| Technical Assistant/Asistencia Técnica | Antígona González |
| Lighting Operation/Operación iluminación | Ismael Carrasco |
| Mechanisms/Mecanismos | Raúl Mendoza |
| Altarpiece/Retablos | Juana Inés Luna |
| Technical Assistant/Asistente Técnico | Antígona Gonález |
| Production Assistant/Asistente de producción | María Luisa Montiel |
| Photography/Fotografia | Roberto Blenda |
| Graphic Design/Diseño gráfico | Roberto Betancourt |
| Executive Producer/Producción Ejecutiva | Alicia Laguna |
| Staging/Puesta en Escena | Jorge A. Vargas* |
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About The Artist
Teatro Línea de Sombra
Teatro Línea de Sombra is one of the most celebrated Mexican theater ensembles. Their roots in social and political theater and ensemble collaborations result in performances with visceral imagery, evocative soundscapes and rich storytelling. Twice awarded the Best Research Theatre in Mexico (2000 and 2005), they have toured in numerous countries in North and South America, Asia, Europe, and are often touring their home country. Their most recent productions are Amarillo and Roma Baths.
"…visually arresting and aurally hypnotic." – Stage and Cinema
