Fly Me to the Sun at Fountain Theatre

Fly Me to the Sun

Fountain Theatre
5060 Fountain Avenue Hollywood

When Abuela Julia arrives from El Salvador to live with her family in a Chicago suburb, her grandson learns to see America through his grandmother's eyes - while also teaching her to enjoy simple American pleasures. Relaying the story in the style of a late-night talk show in which the young BQ is the host and Julia (magically portrayed as a hand puppet) is his special guest, Quijada weaves a beautiful, semi-autobiographical story about the moments that move us and what calls us home.

Thru - Oct 12, 2025

Mon, Oct 6: 8:00pm

Fri, Oct 10: 8:00pm

Sat, Oct 11: 8:00pm

Sun, Oct 12: 2:00pm

Price: $25 - $45

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 323-663-1525

www.fountaintheatre.com

Fly Me to the Sun Reviews

Average Rating based on 7 reviews

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Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

"...Quijada spins the simple narrative of a nine-year-old Salvadoran American living in Chicago whose world is upended by an epiphany of racial awareness when his class begins to study the history of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement. On the Kennedy Center stage, Quijada proved himself a dynamic and original wordsmith."

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- Ernest Kearney

LA Splash - Recommended

"...FLY ME TO THE MOON is a charming fairy tale story set in a sit-com clone of a television studio. The story is told from the perspective of the Quijada youngsters and their reminiscences about their beloved grandmother and so presents as rather two dimensional - but still gentle and loving. Navarro inserts the bulk of the energy and action into the narrative, and Caldwell clearly directed the show to keep things moving almost constantly."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Somewhat Recommended

"...Recent Carnegie Mellon grad Gerardo Navarro gives a charismatic, moving, star-making performance in Brian Quijada's Fly Me To The Sun, but at the very least this Fountain Theatre West Coast Premiere could use some major pruning."

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

"...The new artistic director of the Fountain Theatre, Raymond O. Caldwell, brings Fly Me to the Sun to Los Angeles. He first directed the play in 2024 in Washington, D.C. The play is a one man show about the playwright Brian Quijada and his grandmother. Apparently, in his childhood, the two would film themselves imitating television shows. Now, in his play, he uses a puppet as a stand-in for her."

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- Molly McLean

Larchmont Buzz - Highly Recommended

"...Fly Me to the Sun touches on the dangers that inspire migration-and the different dangers that exist in the new country. The messages are clear about immigration's multigenerational impact on families, but also about the importance of creativity in finding one's way, even through difficult circumstances."

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- Laura Foti Cohen

Nerds Of Color - Recommended

"...I do think there is an incredible play to be had here, once it goes through some more edits and revisions to help sharpen its potential. As it is currently though, it is a play worth watching even if it feels like it overstays its welcome before it kicks into higher gear. Above it all, it is a play that embraces Latino identity and heritage as a necessary strength in a time when such stories need to be amplified now more than ever."

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- Edward Hong

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...With the subject of immigration in the news daily, The Fountain Theatre's 35th anniversary Season appropriately opens with the West Coast Premiere of Fly Me to the Sun by playwright Brian Quijada, who co-created beats and remixes with his brother Marvin Quijada, to tell the story of how their family's journey from El Salvador impacted their upbringing in the Middle America."

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- Shari Barrett

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Fly Me to the Sun Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

LA Splash - Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Somewhat Recommended

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

Larchmont Buzz - Highly Recommended

Nerds Of Color - Recommended

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

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