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A play in English and Spanish. It is Day of the Dead in The City of Bridges when THE KID, a near homeless orphan looked after by his older sister, makes an ofrenda to summon his parents. What he encounters instead is a VAGABUNDO; a tramp who mistakenly takes the kid’s offering for himself. As the kid chases after him, he ends up under a bridge, in a place called THE UNDERWORLD where the forgotten, the lost and the dispossessed lay down for a night’s rest [LOS OLVIDADOS]. Offering his innocent insight to each of his new, lonely friends, The Kid insists in building an altar, and lighting a candle to honor their dead. The Kid learns about stories, as they all reconnect, of those people or lives that hide under bridges—whether real or fake. In a highly theatrical and metaphorical way, we encounter traditions, through ritual, through song, and good old-fashioned story-telling, in this darkly-whimsical play.