After a long work day in midtown Manhattan, an African-American man steps into an Uber car service.  He’s an investment banker for Goldman Sachs, at the top of his game, on the verge of closing the biggest deal of his life.  It all takes a sharp turn as he gets deeper into conversation with the car driver.  Turns out she’s far more interesting than the usual person who takes you from point A to point B.  She is from South America. She studied in Chicago, just like he did. She has a doctorate in economics. She used to be someone important. Upper management.  “Were you the president of a company?” he asks her. “No. I was the president of Ecuador.”
 
Middle of The World centers around the relationship between Glenn and Victoria. He is a man who grew up in the projects and now has everything he ever wanted. Yet somehow, he feels deeply unfulfilled. Conversely, Victoria was the leader of a nation, democratically elected as the one who would turn the country around. She now lives exiled in disgrace, with her assets frozen, her family estranged and her pride preventing her from moving on.
 
In flashbacks interspersed throughout the play, we visit the presidential palace in Quito, where we will get to know how Victoria was forced out of power and expelled from her own country.  In present day, we will witness her unwavering determination to clear her name and return home.  Through the two protagonists, we delve into conversations about social injustice, personal sacrifice and an unfettered love for country that supersedes morality.