, ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁plays ▁which ▁cent ers ▁around ▁an ▁und ocument ed ▁ma id . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁later ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Theater ▁Center ▁made ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁well - known ▁produ ctions , ▁De ferred ▁Action , ▁possible . ▁ ▁Notable ▁produ ctions ▁ ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁opened ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁a ▁show ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁considered ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁original ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁year ." ▁The ▁show ▁essentially ▁saved ▁the ▁theatre ▁company , ▁as ▁Car a ▁M ía ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁closing ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁before ▁Ra ul ▁Tre v ino ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁L oz ano ▁about ▁a ▁potential ▁project : ▁a ▁play ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Mario ▁Tre v ino , ▁and ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁walk out ▁against ▁" une qual ▁treatment ▁for ▁Mexican ▁American ▁students ." ▁L oz ano ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁project , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁uncertain ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁" no ▁expect ations ▁other ▁than ▁to ▁just ▁tell ▁the ▁story ." ▁Through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁inter views ▁and ▁in ▁depth ▁research , ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 – – the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of