American Night: The Ballad of Juan José

A fractured American history lesson bends the truth, boosts the laughs and breaks your heart. Time is running short. Juan José is frantically cramming for the U.S. Citizenship exam. Over the course of one magical night he receives some hysterical help from a rogue’s gallery of American luminaries like Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagawea, Jackie Robinson and Bob Dylan.

"This latest Culture Clash extravaganza... [is a] loopy, goofy odyssey through American history…lots of inspired comic burlesque… a whole lot of rollicking fun, with a nimble and chameleonic cast and polished staging…" - Union-Tribune San Diego

The nation’s premiere Chicano-Latino performance troupe, Culture Clash (Chavez Ravine; Water & Power; Aristophanes’ Peace) are like mambo-infused Marx Brothers. With American Night, they turn theatre – and history – on its ear.