Working Theater's new drama is both a love letter to the community spirit of Electchester and a cautionary tale about the difficulties of creating community in the face of increased diversity. More…
When two newly married electricians move to Electchester everything seems perfect: spacious apartment, low rent, friendly neighbors, and an incredibly close-knit community. But as they settle in, they discover how much they may need to give up in order to really belong.
'Alternating' Currents is part of Working Theater’s Five Boroughs/One City Initiative, and will be performed in each of the five boroughs. Consult Working Theater's website for a full list of performances and venues.
See it if Union housing in Queens welcomes interracial couple, but proves to be rife with prejudice. Electchester & Pomonok are real communities.
Don't see it if See it if you can. A poignant portrait of insidious prejudice in NYC
See it if THE PLAY WAS A DELIGHT.IT FOCUSED AROUND TWO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.THEN THINGS START TO HAPPE
Don't see it if IF YOU DON'T ENJOY A PLAY ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR STRUGGES.
Also N AND THEN THEY START SEEING CERTAIN THINGS WHICH RUN CONTRARY TO THEI... Read more Read less
See it if You want to see a play about housing in the nyc area and if you want to see select few good actors make bad writing so much more bareable
Don't see it if You don’t have an hour and a half to kill, you find annoying actor/narrators obnoxious like me, can’t ignore weak writing
Also If I have to see a male white actor narrate a play the whole entire ti... Read more Read less
See it if You enjoy plays about communities.
Don't see it if You want an elaborate production: this is simple.
See it if different personalities and inc readable cast
Don't see it if songs are a bit long
See it if you’d like to see an honest consideration of the Utopian ideal of cooperation across races & sexes, & the real obstacles standing in its way
Don't see it if the dog-eat-dog world has killed in you any hope that conditions could be materially different than they are now.
Also My background is white working class, early childhood in the Bronx, la... Read more Read less
See it if You are interested in the challenges of economic, social, and racial diversity that make it hard for communities to be functional.
Don't see it if You don't like small cast productions in small theaters. You like a more traditionally structured play.
See it if you have opinions on the NYC real estate mkt & the socioeconomic factors of building a secure future, don’t mind think-pieces, know Queens
Don't see it if Not to deter anyone, but if you're unaware of why labor unions rose & fell in influence, key parts of this will seem remote
Also Granted, this won’t speak to everyone like it did me but I must throw ... Read more Read less
See it if You want to see an interestingly, well acted, dramatic, well staged and funny play about a real life place in Queens, NY.
Don't see it if You want to miss out on a very good play.
Also I enjoyed the performers. I feel they did a good job in this performan... Read more Read less
See it if you enjoy farces, clever poetic rhyming and, at times, a very funny script and good acting.
Don't see it if you dislike farces, very confusing plot lines, extreme silliness and stretches of tedium between witty and funny wordsmanship.
See it if You like local story from NY, how the community is created, their interaction with each other, great acting, a relavant story to our day
Don't see it if Small production theatre, with few cast, analyzing community description, lear about how people around us effect our life, relation etc
Also They gave us a card with one question and before the play started you ... Read more Read less
See it if You either have lived in Electchester or are familiar with this community. The audience for this play is a narrow one.
Don't see it if You are looking for great theater with a clear message and theme. Actors did their best within the confines of a sub par script.
See it if you enjoy plays that make you think while portraying credible characters faced with life-changing decisions.
Don't see it if if serious plays that deal with today's crucial social issues are of no interest to you.
See it if you're interested in a show that reflects some of the issues brought out by the last election, the idea of communal living and utopias.
Don't see it if quirky, semi-autobiographical theater bores you.
Also It's an interesting play - shows how even in "utopias," (which literal... Read more Read less
See it if Very original, see if you like smaller theaters with terrific scripts and sets, plays about something you may now nothing about
Don't see it if You only like big shows, or musicals.
Also This is one of those gems we theatre lovers hope for. A wonderful ense... Read more Read less
See it if You enjoy excellent acting
Don't see it if You’re looking for a consistently well written script and a cohesive theme and message.
Also It was sometimes difficult to ascertain the playwright’s message.