Pastor Elias and his wife Esther have returned to Delano to take over a congregation that is struggling: crumbling traditions, broken marriages and somebody keeps forgetting the salt for the tamales. In Part One of the This Golden State Trilogy, co-commissioned with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Magic’s beloved Luis Alfaro (Oedipus el Rey, Bruja) uses music, myth, and his undeniable mix of humor and heart to look at our search for meaning of faith and community.