Nuyorican Poets Cafe present this world premiere political satire, which envisions a future when the downtrodden of the Alt Right realize they'd be better off Black. More…
The time is the future and the political pendulum has swung way back. Now the president is Jewish and the head of the FBI is a Black woman, presenting such a nightmare to the far right that they now miss the president they called The Muslim King. The government has enacted reparations to Black Americans for the unpaid labor of their ancestors. This inspires envy and desperation among impecunious members of the Alt-Right. But it also inspires them to a new, uproarious strategy of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
See it if you are a fan of Ishmael Reed's or would like to see a loose, sometimes entertaining argument in favor of working across the races.
Don't see it if you cannot tolerate non-actors on the stage, or loose plots, or a few didactic passages amid the political sketch material.
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See it if You happen to be way East in the East Village with time to kill.
Don't see it if You are looking for a polished production.
See it if you support small, semi-professional theatre companies and writers with good intentions, ideas, and effort albeit poor, amateur execution
Don't see it if you want polished show, memorized/realistic (not wooden) actors, formaltheatre/set/costumes;can’t sit 105 min raunchy, hard seat no interval
See it if You enjoy amateur acting and directing. You enjoy one-note cliches about various social classes.
Don't see it if you value your time..
See it if You don’t mind bad acting in a good play
Don't see it if You do mind be acting
See it if you want to support local theater even though sitting through this valiant attempt at current events humor fails.
Don't see it if you have other plays to see.
See it if You can just enjoy the heart w/which this production is staged. Be forewarned, it's a non pro cast just getting through! Go to support NPC~
Don't see it if U have to let SO much slide to enjoy this! Its uncomfortably amateur at times, but the message is good 1. Play itself needed to go further~
See it if you enjoy intelligent political satire and are willing to overlook the deficiencies of a first production of this thoughtful new play.
Don't see it if you expect a polished production or if you don't relish a satirical view of today's social antagonisms.
See it if You enjoy absurd political satire. The current political climate scared the hell out of you. Support community theater.
Don't see it if Be need a polished tight production. Can’t abide amateur actors (who forget their lines at times)
See it if you wish to support local theater and that's pretty much the only reason to watch this play.
Don't see it if you enjoy thought provoking pieces, good acting or care to enjoy your evening.
See it if You are willing to sit thru some slow bits to get to the very original main story. Some of it is hilarious and dazzling.
Don't see it if You are not patience with a cast that is very uneven - from terrific acting to non actors struggling mightily
See it if you want to see a theatrical exploration of race and politics in America today.
Don't see it if witnessing an actor frequently struggle with his lines would ruin the whole experience for you, or if you want escapist entertainment.
See it if Bold attempt at political relevance.
Don't see it if Acting was at a community theater level, at Best. Many actors did not know their lines.
See it if You want an in-your-face type of political satire.
Don't see it if You don't enjoy social and politcal commentary regarding our nation.
See it if want to support community theater & are want commentary on American politis today that references fake news, and the alt-right movement.
Don't see it if you are not interested the above.
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