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American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose

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6 Ratings: 3.5
Duration: 1H 38min
Language: English
Format
Category: Lyric & Poetry

In this wild satire, Mexican immigrant Juan José has a feverish dream while studying for his American citizenship exam. He meets a parade of characters ranging from Sacagawea to Teddy Roosevelt to Jackie Robinson, who take him on a mind-bending, hilarious, and poignant trip through American history.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast recording featuring:

Keith Jefferson as Ben Pettus/Others Richard Montoya as Juan José the First/Others Todd Nakagawa as Johnny/Others Sean San José as Juan José Kimberly Scott as Viola Pettus/Others Herbert Siguenza as Neil Diamante/Others Tom Virtue as Harry Bridges/Others Libby West as Mrs. Finney/Others Caro Zeller as Lydia/Others

Additional voicing by Devon Sorvari.

Original sound design by Cliff Caruthers.

Directed by Shana Cooper. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in May of 2014.

Release date

Audiobook: August 15, 2014