PACKRAT: The Quest por la Abundancia
About
PACKRAT: The Quest por la Abundancia a visually crafted puppet-forward play that asks urgent questions about home, belonging, and responsibility at a time of global displacement and climate crisis. Inspired by the Comcáac, an Indigenous people of northern Mexico, the play embraces the language of dreams and the presence of ancestors to help guide us on our journey of taking care of ourselves, our planet and each other. PACKRAT: The Quest for Abundance, presented in English and Spanish, is a seamless blend of puppetry, projections and an original score, a new intercultural co-production rooted in Indigenous knowledge, ecological awareness, and cross-border artistic collaboration.
History
January 2026
Dixon Place, New York, NY
April 2024
a residency in Sonora, Mexico and the Comcáac territory, Xepe an Cöicoos Festival, with support from the Government of Sonora.
November 2024
a residency in Perry, New York with Shake on the Lake, with support from NYSCA and the Government of Sonora.
June 2025
a residency in Ithaca, New York with The Cherry Arts, with support from NYSCA.
Press
“The puppets, the music, the pure joy I felt! Such a magical show…like watching a storybook come to life…It really is a can’t miss show”
– Spoonfuls of Broadway
“The staging celebrates the cosmogony of ancestral peoples as one that privileges closeness to nature.”
– Reforma
“…a deep reflection on the relationship between humanity, the environment, and ancestral memory.”
– Mundo Ejecutivo
“Marvelous…Riveting”
– Theaterscene.net
Through puppetry, projections, scenography, and costumes, the work— inspired by the Seri people of the Sonoran Desert—addresses themes such as migration, cultural diversity, and the climate crisis.”
– El Heraldo de México
“A journey of rescue and redemption…Thoroughly mesmerizing … amazingly expressive”
– The New York Times
“Evocative dream sequences, overwhelming natural phenomena, and terrifying predators prod and impress us…”
– Blog Critics
Audiences love PACKRAT: the Quest por la Abundancia: “Heartwarming” “Gorgeous” “Magnificent Production” “Such moving, clever, and soulful work”
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