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Chapter 2 CrashRed Route - An intersection in Boyle Heights
Lucha and Jamson exchange information in the aftermath of their accident.
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Chapter 4 Lucha's Quinceañera SongRed Route - Mariachi Plaza, Boyle Heights
Lucha remembers the day she left her childhood behind.
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Chapter 6 Jameson PortraitYellow Route - The 2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown Los Angeles
Jameson contemplates the multifaceted nature of his personality.
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Chapter 7 The ReunionYellow Route - A Rehearsal Studio in the Arts District
Lucha and Jameson connect at Lucha's performance of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Chapter 8 First KissRed Route - Hollenbeck Park, East Los Angeles
Romance blooms on Lucha and Jameson's first date.
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Chapter 9 Angel's PointGreen Route - Angel's Point, Elysian Park
Lucha and Jameson share a passionate physical experience.
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Chapter 11 The Floating NebulaGreen Route - The Corn Fields, Los Angeles State Historic Park, Chinatown
The metaphysical peak in Lucha and Jameson's love.
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Chapter 12 WeddingYellow Route - City Hall, Downtown Los Angeles
On their wedding day, Lucha gives Jameson a fateful gift.
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Chapter 14 The Phone Call, Part 1Red Route - Traversing between the Arts District and Boyle Heights
Lucha receives a mysterious phone call from a voice she seems to recognize.
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Chapter 17 Orlando's FairwellRed Route - Evergreen Cemetery
Before leaving Los Angeles, Orlando pays his last respects to his wife.
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Chapter 18 Interlude (Car Wash)Green Route - AirStream Trailer, Elysian Park
Reflect on the impact of a location's geography on a person's psyche.
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Chapter 24 The Red NotebookRed Route - Utter darkness
In a state of darkness, Lucha is haunted by Jameson's red notebook.
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Chapter 25 The Other WomanYellow Route - The Bradbury Building, Downtown Los Angeles
Still submerged in darkness, Lucha dreams of Jameson's infidelity.
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Chapter 26 HadesGreen Route - Bowtie Parcel, Los Angeles River
Lucha descends to the underworld in search of Jameson.
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Chapter 28 Lucha and Orlando in LoveYellow Route - Historic Core, Downtown Los Angeles
After years apart, Lucha and Orlando reunite in Los Angeles.
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Chapter 33 Farewell From the Roof TopsRed Route - Rooftops, Toy Factory Lofts, Biscuit Lofts, Ito Building Tower, Arts District
Lucha makes peace with Jameson's disappearance.
A Fortune
Fortune Teller: Julia Aks
Violin: Madeline Falcone
Lovers: Kristen Choi and Ariel Pisturino
Flute: Sarah Wass and Christine Tavolacci
Text by Tom Jacobson
Music by Veronika Krausas
Director’s Notes:
“Mystified by the phone call, Lucha tracks down the fortune teller. ‘How did you know about the phone call?’ she demands. Instead of answering, the fortune teller offers her another reading. Lucha pulls the Lovers’ card, and as soon as she does so, the card springs to life around her.
The Lovers: Tarot Card meaning
Upright: Love, union, relationships, values alignment, choices
Reversed: Disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values
“Two lovers jump out at her in Chinatown Plaza and offer more riddles. Desperate for straight answers, the fortune teller gives her a music box. Alone in the car, Lucha plays this music box, and we sense that her life might be in an even greater crisis than she previously imagined. ‘What’s the next step in my life’ she seems to ask, and, ‘Where is life going?’
Is All Time Simultaneous
Excerpt from the Hopscotch album, Track 10. Composer, Veronika Krausas
“Like Chapter 12, this chapter had two different forms: in one direction, you start in the car with the Fortune Teller giving your audience group a reading, with a violinist in the front seat accompanying her.
“If you were coming from the other direction, you would start with Lucha in the car; arrive in Chinatown; and finish the scene with the fortune telling. It was one of the most confusing chapters to try and explain to the driver and artists, but eventually it worked.
“You would arrive at New Chinatown Plaza to see the Lovers and flute players. And then you’d return into the car to hear Justine as Lucha sing her mournful solo, ‘Is All Time Simultaneous?’
Julia Aks on the challenges and surprises of performing in public
“Julia and Madeline had to memorize twelve different short pieces to be prepared for whatever card the audience might pull. These fortunes constitute their own quite charming “song cycle” with some of Veronika’s most inventive music for Hopscotch.
“George Yu, the director of the Chinatown Business Improvement District, was an amazing supporter of this project and made it possible for us to use the plaza. He also convinced one of the restaurants to feed the Green Route cast on the day of our dress rehearsal, which was such a great reward for the heroic artists who were still trying to understand exactly what they signed themselves up for.”
– Yuval Sharon
Tom Jacobson shares what piece of Hopscotch impacted him the most
“Is all time simultaneous?
A billion universes precariously balanced, ready to fall forward or back?
The uncertainty principle is love.
When you know where you are
you don’t know how fast you’re going.
If you don’t know your speed
you can’t see where you are.
Alternate universes
Quantum universes
Parallel dimensions
Parallel worlds
Parallel hell
Alternate realities
Alternate timelines
What is my reality?
What is my hell?”