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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.
The Red Notebook
Text by Sarah LaBrie
Horn: Allen Fogle
Soprano: Estelí Gomez
Percussion/Violin/Viola: Andrew McIntosh
Recording by Nick Tipp, Scott Worthington,
Mixed by Lewis Pesacov and Andrew McIntosh
Mastered by Justin DeHart
“Strange, the way a thought can send you reeling, everything you thought was the world suddenly dissolving, remaking itself into something new.” “Strange how we go about our lives inside our bodies like locked cars with all the windows up.”
Director’s Notes:
“This might have been the scariest chapter in Hopscotch: an electronic soundscape without a single live performer in the car for 10 minutes – and all the windows blackened out. The audience had no idea where they were going. This was the first of Lucha’s nightmare visions upon Jameson’s disappearance: the first one a deep void, the other two – the surreal Bradbury Building scene and the river to Hell – followed chronologically as Chapter 25 and Chapter 26.
Librettist Sarah LaBrie shares how writing for Hopscotch mirrored her own life.
“I’m not sure any chapter was more disorienting than this one: it was like putting on a blindfold and being abducted, only to re-emerge with no sense of where you are or how you got there. I think it was a crucial experience for Hopscotch, and at one point I debated making sure each route had a version of this.
“The car only had to stop once because of a panicked audience member – much less than I expected, actually! More people than I expected called the experience deeply meditative, even transformative, based on the beauty of Andrew’s electronic soundscape. But for those scared of the dark, we offered versions of Jameson’s red notebook that lit up when you opened them. The assistant stage manager asked audiences to open them only if absolutely necessary.
“As luck would have it, this was the one car pulled over by traffic cops – because of the limo’s expired registration! It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate car to be pulled over by the police: the audience couldn’t see what was happening. The assistant stage manager tried convincing the police to let the car continue on its route for the sake of art, but that didn’t work: the audience needed to leave the car and walk to their next stop. Amazingly, none of them complained about the disruption – that unexpected engagement with the uncontrollable aspects of everyday life delighted more often than it detracted.”
