Gone Fission, or Alternative Power September 12, 2010

Theater for the New City's Street Theater Company opens its 34th annual tour with 'Gone Fission, or Alternative Power, an Operetta for the Street.' The rip-roaring production will tour City streets, parks and playgrounds throughout the five boroughs. In the show, an out-of-work Account Executive takes a survival job as a Census Taker and he visits a fish restaurant. A hurricane transforms the place into a Louisiana Bayou, where Father Neptune is conducting a summit with the creatures of the sea over the horrible Gulf Oil Spill. The Census Taker learns to appreciate the powerlessness of his neighbors through the plight of the undersea community and transforms into a community organizer. The sea creatures are played by actors in gigantic fish costumes made by Hollywood special effects maven David "Zen" Mansley. There are seven production numbers, a live five-piece band and a company of 50.