A hidden chapter of Black and Mexican history, unbound by time.
Some stories are buried. This one breaks free.

In the fourth company commission of Latino Theater Company’s 2025 season, Circle of Imaginistas playwright Miranda González embraces her Mexican and African American roots to explore the untold stories of Mexico’s Underground Railroad.

Mascogos (Mahs-KO-gohs) is a bold, historical sci-fi drama exploring the untold stories of Mexico’s Underground Railroad that brought runaway slaves from Florida and Georgia to Múzquiz, Coahuila. Eighteen-year-old Jamari is fighting an unknown illness that takes him through worlds he’s never seen before, time-traveling from 1864 Mexico to today’s West Side of Chicago. Unsure of where he belongs, trapped in a historical cycle, Jamari and his loved ones seek answers as they try to break free from the shackles of time.