6M / 1W, 5-7 Villagers NS. Ages are open — 18 on up. The Chief would be the oldest. Simple sets: an indication of a row of corn; couple of stick huts or drawings of huts; bushes, imaginative use of scrim. Against an unusual backdrop, Machete presents an age-old conflict – youth’s quest for instant gratification without concern for the consequences versus the wise and prudent decisions of the older generation. In Machete, the elder Lacandon Maya Chief, striving to maintain the heritage and traditions of his tribe and preserve its natural resources, faces the rebellion of youth headed by his own disgruntled son, Bor Cain. Bor Cain, annoyed by his father’s generation’s lifestyle and values which have existed for thousands of years, wants more. Tired of working the corn field, eating tortillas, and living without electricity, he is lured by the action and lights of the city and the riches of modern life. When presented with an opportunity to get all the material things he desires, his myopic decision forever transforms his world and that of his father’s.