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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

155 First Ave. (9th to 10th Sts.)
New York, NY 10003

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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY is a unique Cultural Institution that has earned a nationwide reputation for its dedication to nurturing established and emerging playwrights who experiment with new forms and to presenting other experimental and developmental theaters with a very active program of Community Art Services and Festivals which continue to expand theater accessibility.

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Lower East SIde Festival Of The Arts Set For Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2024

With the roster still building, Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 29th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which will be mounted May 24 to 26 in and around Theater for the N...

Tisch New Theatre Will Present ALICE BY HEART This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - April 06, 2024

Tisch New Theatre's production of Alice by Heart will take place at Theater for the New City from April 26th - April 28th, 2024. Directed by Juliette Markman, Choreographed by Erin Amstein, Music Direction by Chelsea Melnick, and Produced by Leah Frantz, this adaptation of Alice by Heart asks the qu...

Cast Set for WITHOUT GOD AS MY LOVER at Theater for the New City


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2024

The cast has been revealed for the Theater for the New City production of Without God as My Lover. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets! ...

Theater For The New City Will Host its 2024 Dreamup Festival This Summer


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2024

From August 25 to September 15, 2024, Theater for the New City (TNC), under the direction of Crystal Field, will present its twelfth Dream Up Festival, an ultimate new works festival dedicated to the joy of discovering talented authors of all backgrounds and original, innovative performances....

New Stage Theatre Company to Present IN THE COMMON HOUR This Spring


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2024

New Stage Theatre Company will debut The Common Hour at its New Stage Performance Space. Learn how to purchase tickets....

ISSUE #9 Comes to Theater For the New City in April


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2024

From April 4 to 21, Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of 'Issue #9,' an original musical written and directed by Briana Bartenieff, composed by J.H. Greenwell.  ...

Theater For the New City Will Host Memorial For Composer Joseph Vernon Banks


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2024

On March 16 at 3:00 PM, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Avenue (at East Tenth Street), will celebrate the life of Joseph Vernon Banks, the long-time composer of its Street Theater productions, who died of cancer at age 62 on November 11, 2023. ...

Mario Greiner is Playing 'Victor Frankenstein' in THE FRANKENSTEIN PROJECT Off-Broadway


by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2024

German actor and singer Mario Greiner is starring in Off-Broadway's The Frankenstein Project, playing the role of Victor Frankenstein....

Cast Set for Majkin Holmquist's STARGAZERS World Premiere at Page 73


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 29, 2024

Page 73 has revealed the cast and creative team of its upcoming world premiere production of 2024 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence at Page 73 Majkin Holmquist's Stargazers. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

The Cell Theatre Unveils 2024-2025 Season Featuring Over 20 Resident Artists


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2024

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring over 20 resident artists, as well as the official Off-Broadway premiere of Matthew LaBanca's Communion....

Past Shows

The Dybbuk
12/9


"The Dybbuk" is arguably the most well-known play in the Yiddish theater lexicon. It was premiered on DECEMBER 9, 1920 by the Vilna Troupe at ...


Inspired by its success November 14 of 'Open 'Tho Shut,' an afternoon of 'walk-by theater' staged in its set shop and visible from East Tenth ...


On Saturday, NOVEMBER 14 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will inaugurate "Open 'Tho Shut," a ...

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11/10 - 12/4/2011

A Song for Second Avenue
11/10 - 11/27/2011


Theater for the New City's Village Halloween Costume Ball, a revered Village tradition that frequently welcomes over 1,200 revelers, will be presented virtually this year ...

The Boxer's Son
10/13 - 10/23/2011

The Capitalist Ventriloquist
10/6 - 10/23/2011

Too Much, Too Soon
9/29 - 10/9/2011

Woody Guthrie Dreams
9/8 - 10/1/2011

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