The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy De Las Rosas

A SteppingStone Theatre for Youth World Premiere!

by Ricardo Gamboa

Jimmy is just like every other boy on the block—except he can move things with his mind. It’s a power he hopes can make him rich, famous. So when his mom, who came to Chicago without proper documentation, lets him join little league, Jimmy performs miracles. Pretty soon, people are talking about him as much as they are about the disappearances plaguing the community. But, on his 13th birthday, when his mother also goes missing, Jimmy must learn to use his powers for something else besides cosmic home runs. He teams up with two super-powered siblings who have been avoiding living in shelters to rescue his mom, the other “disappeareds”, and discover who is behind the kidnappings. 

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Ricardo Gamboa is an award-winning artist and activist working in his native Chicago and NYC. 

In New York City, he is an alumni of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics’ EmergeNYC program, member of the NY Neo-Futurists, and Critical Collaborations Fellow at New York University. In Chicago, he is a member of Free Street Theater and the Southside Ignoramus Quartet, founding adult partner of the Young Fugitives, and creator and host of the live news show and podcast The Hoodoisie. He is the recipient of a MacArthur International Connections Award and Joyce Award amongst others. His current projects include the web-series BRUJOS and the play MEET JUAN(ITO) DOE. He is currently pursuing his doctorate degree at New York University’s renowned American Studies program. He has worked with over 5,000 young people in the United States and Latin America

Creative Team 

Director - Adrian Lopez-Balbontin

Assistant Director - Kivan Kirk 

Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de la Rosas was developed and received workshops with Free Street Theater, 2015 and
2018.

Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de la Rosas is presented by special arrangement with the Robert A. Freedman
Dramatic Agency, Inc.