Generation NYZ

See it if You want to think about the migrant experience in a new way, told by amazing teenagers. It's a small, but very efficient production.

Don't see it if Political theater is too much for you right now.

Also I found the whole setup amazing. The fact that the actors have the script in front of them gave it a feeling of "this is how we write our history". The characters are so well chosen and they make a lasting impression on you.
It's an ode to New York, too.... Read more Read less

See it if you would like to hear firsthand from a wide range of young New Yorkers what their lives are like.

Don't see it if you only want to see a play: these young performers have dramatic stories, but traditional drama is not the form they use to tell them.

Also This is the most encouraging theater piece I have seen in a while -- hopeful for the future of New York & for the future of the arts. Most of these 7 young performers were involved in theater or another art before they came together to make this community choral piece about the lives of young New Yorkers today. All of them are involved in theater now, & I hope they remain so. The rest of us need to hear what they are saying. Most of the performers were either themselves born outside of the mainland US, or are the children of parents who came from outside the mainland. All of them have felt what it is to be Other. But I think I express the feeling of most people in the audience when I say that, for the duration of the performance, they & we are only US. Now we have to make sure that this spirit lasts longer than the length of the show. But it felt like an exhilarating, hope-filled step forward.... Read more Read less

See it if You like honest stories told by the people who lived them. The 7 actors are all brave and thought-provoking.

Don't see it if You need multiple stimuli at the same time. If Wicked is your type of show, "Generation NYZ" might not be.

See it if Everyone should see! You are a human being interested in the trials we face individually and collectively. You care about your neighbors.

Don't see it if Gender identity, racism, bullying, parental abuse/neglect and overcoming adversity are issues that you think are “fake news”.

Also Do. Not. Miss. This.

See it if You want to hear about various problems that teens face with family and society that is very poorly directed and produced, making it difficu

Don't see it if If you want to see a well done production.