It addresses the unsolved murders of numerous women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a city that lies just across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Critic Nicolette Good writes of the production, "Among the Sand and Smog hits home and is a powerfully written show that cuts through the issue to expose both truth and heart".
Theater critic Karen Jean Martinson stated in her review, "As the characters sounded the battle cry in the final moments of the play, I felt the urge to yell out in solidarity with them, with the hope that we can forge such bonds across the lines that currently divide us".
The play is centered around the character Eugene, a young man who has recently moved to New York City and the people and experiences he encounters during his first year living there.
This coming of age story was described by critic Rachel Abrams as "an artsy, expressionistic love poem to a diverse and dynamic NYC, and to anyone who’s searched for their purpose and their people in a new city".
[10] The play was developed by Beto O'Byrne and Meropi Peponides, directed by Simón Adinia Hanukai, and produced by Radical Evolution.