TNC's 2nd Dream Up Festival Calls For Submissions

From August 14 to September 4, Theater for the New City (TNC), under the direction of Crystal Field, Artistic Director, will present its second "Dream Up Festival," a festival of experimental theater and dance featuring new works from across the country and abroad. The theater's Literary Manager, Michael Scott-Price will continue as curator. The submission period is January 15 to April 16, 2011.

Last year's "Dream Up 2010" was an all-premiere festival with 23 world premieres and two American premieres. "Dream Up 2011" will offer more wide-ranging and original theatrical visions.

For details and to download your festival submission application go to: http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/dreamup.htm

Tickets prices will range from $12 to $15 (nearly the cost of a movie ticket). Most of the productions will be staged at least five times.

Theater for the New City (TNC) maintains a distinctive commitment to high artistic values and community service. In an effort to make theater accessible to all, TNC presents an assortment of distinct, exceptional events each year, including the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which celebrates the artistic and cultural diversity of TNC's Lower East Side community; an annual Village Halloween Ball and an annual summer Street Theater tour that presents a free, live, original musical in thirteen neighborhoods in all five boroughs. Most of these are free of charge to the public.

The Dream Up Festival staff includes TNC's Executive Director, Crystal Field; the Festival Director/Curator, Michael Scott-Price;TNC's Administrator, Jonathan Weber and Festival Administrator, Roger Brown. Festival Publicist is Jonathan Slaff.

For past reviews of Dream Up 2010 and info on Dream Up 2011, go to: www.dreamupfestival.org.

Theater for the New City is located at 155 First Avenue, at the corner of East Tenth Street, in the heart of Manhattan's East Village. For more info see: www.theaterforthenewcity.net.