Well, we had 8 ushers for about 45 guests at the show, which was incredibly moving. A Mexican artist had designed the stage, which featured a wall of latex skulls that she had painted and then illuminated with lights under each. Overhead were five hot air balloons made out of paper. On them were projected animated images of people walking to suggest their migration. Around the walls were Mexican-style batik banners. You could walk around before the show and examine the works up close.
But the best visual of all was this stunning coup de theatre at the end, after the actors had finished telling their stories of the anxiety they face living in a world without papers, the back wall (actually a garage door-type barrier) was raised, bringing the world outside right into the theater. Really effective.
