▁Event ually , ▁David ▁L oz ano ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Mor ality ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁the ▁D RE AM ers ▁imm igration ▁experience ▁and ▁drew ▁from ▁real ▁Latin x ▁activ ist ▁experiences ▁to ▁create ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁along ▁with ▁co - writer ▁Lee ▁Tr ull . ▁▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁the ▁Car a ▁M ía ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere , ▁during ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁For ▁this ▁rev ival , ▁the ▁production ▁tou red ▁through ▁several ▁Dallas ▁theatre ▁ven ues , ▁Houston , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ' s ▁En cu ent ro ▁de ▁las ▁Amer icas ▁International ▁Theatre ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Youth ▁out re ach ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁The ▁Car a ▁M ia ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁is ▁also ▁dedicated ▁to ▁posit ively ▁influen cing ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Latin x ▁youth ▁in ▁Dallas ▁through ▁after ▁school ▁programs , ▁res iden cies , ▁and ▁tour ing ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁YES ! ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁developed ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁YES ! – – an ▁arts ▁a cademy ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁giving ▁" you ng ▁people ▁the ▁skills ▁to ▁say ▁' yes ' ▁to ▁a ▁future ▁of ▁their ▁choice ▁rather ▁than ▁feel ▁press ured ▁into ▁a ▁future ▁defined ▁by ▁their ▁environment ." ▁The ▁four - week , ▁free ▁summer ▁program ▁allows ▁young ▁artists ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁profession als ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁well - res pected , ▁but ▁also ▁" look ▁like