Forest Hills Theater Group Performs Tech-Themed Play In The Age Of AI

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A popular Forest Hills theater group will perform a timely, fictional musical about children saving their parents from hackers at a time when the country contends with the risks of artificial intelligence.

The Garden Players, with actors ages 5 to 15, will take the stage at The Community House on Saturday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 21, at 2 p.m. to perform “Switch It Off.” A second showing on Saturday will take place at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Tickets for the performance at 15 Borage Place are priced at $15 to $20.

The musical poses a world where adults use new technology to enhance their brains, making them smarter and faster, but then the chips used for these upgrades stop working. The children embark on a rescue mission to bring their parents back to normal.

“We originally performed Switch It Off in 2018 and we have found it to be even more timely today so we decided to bring it back for an encore production,” said Betina Hershey.

The musical was inspired by an article in Wired Magazine.

Tickets are available here.