On Thursday May 30th at 7 pm the world premiere of “Jackie & Julia” will grace the stage of Jackie Robinson’s alma mater, John Muir High School. A three scene, one act play, “Jackie & Julia” will feature both professionals and Muir Theatrical Studies students in a community of collaborators which includes Brian Brophy of Theater Arts at Caltech, M. Cantu of Lineage Performing Arts Center and Dr. Lawton Gray of John Muir HIgh School Early College Magnet.

A few years ago, award-winning filmmaker Pablo Miralles was struck by the number of biographies written about two local 20th Century icons, Jackie Robinson and Julia Child, and pondered if the two might have ever met while growing up a few miles apart in depression era Pasadena. The result was the fictional teleplay, “Jackie & Julia”. Upon the suggestion of Tom Costen of the Light Bringer Project, Pablo submitted the script as a theatrical piece to the City of Pasadena for their Arts & Culture Commission‘s Individual Artist Grant. To his surprise, Pablo received a grant that would cover a portion of the play’s projected budget.

Pablo is not only the writer, but has also decided to direct the play. To add to the special nature of this event, the play will be performed in the theater where Pablo had once been the Student Technical Director as part of the Muir Stage Crew. He has help from other former Mustangs, John Guth ‘81 will assist in Music and Sound and classmate Holland Milsap ‘82 will be leading the costume department. The play is being produced by one of Pablo’s earliest collaborators from his independent film work, Lu Cien Hioe.