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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.
Lucha Portrait
Music by Andrew Norman
Text by Yuval Sharon
Performance by Ashley Elizabeth Allen
–Ivan Chtcheglov, Formulary for a New Urbanism
Director’s Notes:
“This was Lucha’s ‘Portrait’ chapter, where Lucha is played by Erin McKibben on flute. Erin played Lucha in love with Jameson, with a recorded text offering a commentary from the Lucha who lost Jameson and now married to Orlando.
“The route this chapter took was pretty dramatic – over and alongside the LA River on its way to Chapter 26– and when they weren’t re-routed to use the 5 Freeway, I thought this drive was one of the most peaceful.
“The recorded text was the last writing done for Hopscotch; it was recorded by Ashley – who played Lucha in Chapter 12 – right before the first preview of the Green Route. It wasn’t until I could get a perspective on the entirety of Hopscotch and take stock of what was missing that I could sense what Lucha should say at this moment. She needed to offer a response to Jameson’s nihilistic comment from Chapter 19, also on the Green Route: ‘Hell is the place where nothing connects to nothing.’ From the stand-point of her future self, Lucha is able to say, ‘Now I know that love is the place where everything connects with everything.’ In this way, Lucha introduces the sense of a center and the interconnectedness of all things that shape the last chapters of the piece and lead to the Finale.”