▁the ▁school ▁walk out ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁on . ▁During ▁its ▁first ▁run , ▁the ▁show ▁sold ▁out ▁nearly ▁all ▁performances . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁success , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁grow ▁" from ▁a ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁bank ▁balance ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁$ 4 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁annual ▁operating ▁budget ." ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁the ▁Car a ▁M ía ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁president ial ▁election , ▁keeping ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁" Lat inos ▁and ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁justice " ▁alive . ▁ ▁The ▁Magic ▁Forest : ▁An ▁Amazon ▁J our ney ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Car a ▁M ia ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁produced ▁The ▁Magic ▁Forest : ▁An ▁Amazon ▁J our ney ▁by ▁Latin x ▁play w right ▁Jose ▁Gonz ale z , ▁a ▁story ▁based ▁off ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁real ▁imm igr ants . ▁The ▁family - friend ly ▁play ▁follows ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁three ▁moth ers ▁and ▁their ▁hard ships ▁as ▁they ▁travel ▁from ▁El ▁Salvador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁finding ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁themselves ▁and – – most ▁important ly – – the ir ▁children . ▁Its ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁fant ast ical ▁design ▁elements , ▁mask s , ▁pu ppet ry , ▁and ▁music ▁im pressed ▁many ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁critics , ▁including ▁Theater ▁Jones ▁critic ▁Ter esa ▁Mar rero ▁who ▁wrote ▁that ▁The ▁Magic ▁Forest ▁"