Beck Center For The Arts Plays Ball With UNDER A BASEBALL SKY

Beck Center for the Arts has announced spring training has begun at the theater, in the form of the regional premiere of the play, Under A Baseball Sky.

Under a Baseball Sky, written by José Cruz González, the author of American Mariachi, is a new play about baseball's deep roots in the Mexican American community. When troublemaker Teo is put to work cleaning up a vacant lot belonging to his elderly neighbor, this unlikely pair forms a bond forged in history and America's favorite pastime. Inspired by a neighborhood in California, this new piece of vibrant theater celebrates communities and individuals coming together to find hope, healing, love, and the occasional home run. Under a Baseball Sky was commissioned by The Old Globe and underwritten by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

Director Eric Schmiedl writes, “In Under a Baseball Sky, José Cruz González embraces baseball and its place in Mexican American culture and 20th Century history as a catalyst to better understand the characters of the timeless old woman, Elí, and the troubled young man, Teo. Their story is a deeply important part of our American narrative, and it is an honor to have the chance to share it with audiences at Beck Center for the Arts.”

Presented with special arrangements by Susan Schulman Agency.

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