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The Whites
Theater for the New City (Community Space)
New York, NY
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The Whites
Being condemned to an underclass because of one's dark skin is all-too familiar to African-Americans.  William Electric Black's newest play, "The Whites," aims to illuminate the feelings that accompany this experience for the benefit of all the races. It's done with a unique concept of race reversal. He offers us a family drama in which the situation and characters are culturally Black but the cast is White.  Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., will present the play's world premiere run November 7 to 24, 2019, directed by the author.

"The Whites" takes us into a universe where the races are flipped and Whites are actually citizens of an ethnic underclass that is dominated by African-Americans.  We watch the Caucasian family of Harris and Rasheeda White contend with gun violence, school segregation and the aftermath of prison.  For this family and their surrounding community, the everyday experiences of economic, political and social injustice are imposed by Blacks.  

Harris is a bus driver who strives to keep the family together.  His wife, Rasheeda, is an activist who drives her children to succeed in school. Their son, Raymond, will possibly find basketball his ticket out of the neighborhood.  His twin sister, Taylor, crusades to rid the community of guns.  Harris' brother, Bunk, is a recovering alcoholic and ex-con who wants to make amends for his troubled past.  His son, G- Good, is an at-risk youth with gang ties. Surrounding this extended family are colorful neighborhood personalities:  Miss Martha, an advice columnist; Ujamma Man, a local street corner philosopher and Sugar Jefferson, a budding Spike Lee-type film maker.  The plot culminates in one life lost and one wasted, a neighborhood resolved to rebuild a church that has been burned, and a resolution by the young White people never to let Black people "put you in a box."

Location

Theater for the New City (Community Space) (View)
155 First Avenue
New York, NY 10003
United States

Categories

Arts > Performance
Arts > Theatre

Minimum Age: 7
Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: Yes!
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
On BPT Since: Jun 14, 2019
 
Crystal Field
theaterforthenewcity.net/w...


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