ing ▁theatre ." ▁After ▁opening ▁at ▁the ▁Wy ly ▁Theatre ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E lev ator ▁Project , ▁the ▁production ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁Cultural ▁Center . ▁It ▁received ▁pra ise ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁" a ▁high ▁water ▁mark ▁in ▁their ▁history ." ▁ ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁produ ctions ▁was ▁De ferred ▁Action , ▁a ▁powerful ▁drama ▁that ▁addressed ▁the ▁heavy ▁political ▁topic ▁of ▁imm igration ▁policy . ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁J avier ▁Me j ia , ▁a ▁child ▁of ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁his ▁journey ▁as ▁he ▁grows ▁up ▁in ▁America . ▁Although ▁his ▁life ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁many ▁success es , ▁and ▁his ▁disposition ▁seems ▁incred ibly ▁optim istic , ▁a ▁som ber ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁eventually ▁creates ▁a ▁need ▁in ▁J avier ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁change ▁or ▁a ▁" par ad ig m ▁shift ." ▁His ▁personal ▁conflicts ▁and ▁strugg les ▁are ▁unders cor ed ▁by ▁a ▁he ated ▁president ial ▁election ▁that ▁unf olds ▁throughout ▁the ▁play . ▁▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁was ▁born ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Kevin ▁Mor i art y , ▁who ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Car a ▁M ía ▁after ▁watching ▁their ▁earlier ▁political ▁drama ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁show ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Car a ▁M ía ▁production ▁called ▁Dream ers , ▁a ▁Blood line .