© 2025 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Ixion Theatre brings local Latina playwright’s work to life, and death, in REO Town

Dia de los Muertos photo
pixabay
/
Talal Albagdadi
Dia de los Muertos provides the backdrop for the Ixion Theatre production of "The Amazing Jesus"

We attend a rehearsal of the Ixion Theater’s new production, “The Amazing Jesus,” a Latin-American fable from a Lansing playwright.

Around the same time as Halloween, there is a large celebration of Mexican heritage called Dia de los Muertos. It deals heavily with the remembrance of ancestors and loved ones who have passed on. It is that celebration which surrounds a new play in Lansing, courtesy of the Ixion Theater, although there’s also a good heaping of “The Wizard of Oz” as well.

The play is called “The Amazing Jesus,” and Current State’s Jamie Paisley attended one of the final rehearsals before the play opens this weekend.

Related Content
Every WKAR News story you read is rooted in fact-based, local journalism, produced without commercial influence and available for free to everyone in mid-Michigan. No paywalls. Ever.

But this work doesn’t fund itself. With significant cuts to federal funding, public media is facing a critical moment. If you believe in journalism that serves the public interest, now is the time to act. Donate today.