Mexodus at American Repertory Theatre
Final Loeb Drama Center Production
By: ART - Nov 06, 2026
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today that it will present the muti-award winning musical Mexodus written by Drama Desk Award winners Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson Friday, December 4, 2026, through Sunday, January 10, 2027. Mexodus will be A.R.T.’s final production at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge before moving to its new home in Boston. The live-looped hip-hop musical directed by David Mendizábal will celebrate its opening on Thursday, December 10.
A story reclaimed. A legacy looped. You know the story of the Underground Railroad that ran north—but what about the one that ran south, across the Rio Grande into Mexico? This hip-hop musical follows a freedom seeker and an unlikely ally as they forge a bond that transcends borders. With live-looped music as layered as our country’s past, this Helen Hayes Award-winning production reveals a hidden chapter of American history. The New York Times calls Mexodus, “A dazzling showcase not just for what music can be, but also for the ecstasy of making it.”
Mexodus was the most awarded Off-Broadway musical last season, recognized with four Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical, four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Music, three Helen Hayes Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, and a Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, making it the first Off-Broadway musical in 30 years to win the latter.
Tickets to Mexodus are available at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/Mexodus.
Ticketholders to select performances are invited to stay for an afterparty with sets performed by ReaL P, winner of the 2019 and 2025 Boston Music Award for DJ of the year. Admission to afterparties is free with a ticket to performances on Thursdays, December 17, December 31, and January 7.
The Mexodus creative team includes David Mendizábal (direction, costume designer), Tony Thomas (choreography), Riw Rakkulchon (scenic design), Mextly Couzin (lighting design), Mikhail Fiksel (looping systems architecture and sound design), and Johnny Moreno (video and projection designer). Alex Mendez is the music director. Hope Villanueva is the production stage manager. Casting is by Claire Yenson CSA. Mexodus is presented by arrangement with P3 Productions and Audible.
A.R.T. Season support is provided by Harvard University, The Barr Foundation, The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Barton & Guestier, and Meyer Sound.
A.R.T. TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets from $45 (including fees) are available at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/Mexodus. Discounts are available to full-time K-12, college, and university students and anyone under age 25; Blue Star families; Massachusetts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders; seniors, Harvard faculty and staff; and others.
Free tickets are available to the Thursday, December 10 7:30PM performance as part of Harvard ArtsThursdays, a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts. An RSVP is required at amrep.org/ArtsThurs for up to four tickets as space is limited.
A limited number of Take Five tickets will be available in November. Take Five invites community members who feel attending theater is financially out of reach or want to take a chance on something new to experience the A.R.T. with a $5 ticket. More information at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/Plan-Your-Visit/.