Press - La Posada Magica 2008

La Posada Mágica
written and directed by Octavio Solis
music by Marcos Loya
December 11 - 23, 2008
Julianne Argyros Stage

Performed in English with a Latin beat, this enchanting musical play for the entire family is about a young girl who joins her neighborhood posada on Christmas Eve. Along the way, Gracie and her companions encounter colorful characters, including chocolate-gobbling sisters, graveyard spooks and a heartthrob rock singer. Finally, the journey through her community commemorates Joseph and Mary’s search for lodging and becomes for Gracie a time of discovery, renewal and reunion.

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Miguel Najera and Gloria Garayua in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		Sol Castillo and Gloria Garayua in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		Sol Castillo in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

Miguel Najera and Gloria Garayua in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		Gloria Garayua in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

Musicians Marcos Loya and Lorenzo Martinez in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		Marcos Loya and Gloria Garayua in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

(l. to r.) Denise Blasor, Sol Castillo and Teresa Velarde in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		(l. to r.) Denise Blasor, Sol Castillo and Teresa Velarde in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

Octavio Solis (left) directs the script he wrote with jazz composer Marcos Loya. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.		The cast of the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica at South Coast Repertory. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.