Audiobook1 hour
American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose
Written by Richard Montoya
Narrated by Richard Montoya, Keith Jefferson and Multiple Narrators
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
In this wild satire, a Mexican immigrant 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, Richard Montoya, Todd Nakagawa, Sean San José, Kimberly Scott, Herbert Siguenza, Tom Virtue, Libby West, and Caro Zeller.
Directed by Shana Cooper. Recorded before a live audience.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring Keith Jefferson, Richard Montoya, Todd Nakagawa, Sean San José, Kimberly Scott, Herbert Siguenza, Tom Virtue, Libby West, and Caro Zeller.
Directed by Shana Cooper. Recorded before a live audience.
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Reviews for American Night
Rating: 3.625 out of 5 stars
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8 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is about a Mexican man trying to become a US citizen. He's studying. He has all these dreams starring people from real life American history. It makes fun of everything racist and really focuses on it. It's sort of a performance piece/stand up comedy so I can definitely see how it wouldn't be some people's cup of tea. You might kind of get the feeling like okay I get it, but it's short and pretty funny so I mostly enjoyed it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun and thought-provoking.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hysterical. I regret only that I didn't get to see this insane LSD trip performed live before me.